Excelsior Sports Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 3: Secretary Youth Service and Sports, Sarmad Hafeez kick started the 29th Junior National Thang-Ta Championship 2023 at Multipurpose Indoor Hall, Polo Ground here today.
The event, being sponsored by the J&K Sports Council, has been organized by the J&K Thang-Ta Association under the supervision of Thang-Ta Federation of India.
Around 530 participants fielded in 25 teams from different parts of the country are participating in the event being played over three days. Secretary J&K Sports Council Nuzhat Gull was the guest of honour at the event.
The senior officers were flanked by H. Prem Kumar Singh, Grand Master of World Thang-Ta Federation and Vinod Sharma, Secretary Thang-Ta Federation of India along with other distinguished guests from other parts of the country and union territory.
Sarmad Hafeez said that this event is an extension of the policy wherein J&K pitched for bringing more and more national and international events to the union territory. For this event, J&K Sports Council collaborated with the J&K Thang-Ta Association and Thang-Ta Federation of India, he added.
Sarmad Hafeez said that the administration has always been at the forefront in providing a platform to youth and supporting them to follow their goals by organizing different events across J&K.
Secretary Sports Council expressed her admiration for athletes, highlighting their ability to inspire others with their passion for the game. She said that the championship promises to be a platform where emerging talent in Thang-Ta can shine. Meanwhile, the J&K Sports Council has also constituted a committee headed by the Divisional Sports Officer (K) to monitor the event and register all the participants.