Thirty teams to participate in Judo Nationals
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 13: Director Youth Services and Sports J&K, Subash Chander Chibber chaired the meeting of Officers of the Department and Conveners of various Committees constituted for smooth conduct of the 67th National School Games to review the arrangements at his Office Chambers here today.
Chibber said that the recently held 67th National School Games in the disciplines of Football and Volleyball at Srinagar set an example, adding that the officers and officials need to work with the same spirit, enthusiasm and fervour to make the upcoming event in U-14 boys & girls Judo and U-19 boys & girls Fencing a historic one.
“The Coaching Camps in Judo and Fencing are going on and the Department is hoping for a good haul of medals in both these sports disciplines. I reckon, the field staff of the Department is doing a great job,” maintained Chibber.
He further said that it was for the first time, the Department is hosting four National events in a particular season, the grand opening ceremony of which was held in Srinagar on October 31 and the closing ceremony will be held in Jammu after the conclusion of the Fencing event on November 24, 2023.
Chibber advised the Conveners of various committees to leave no stone unturned in ensuring the successful conduct of the 67th National School Games in the disciplines of Judo U-14 boys and girls and Fencing U-19 boys & girls, commencing from November 15, 2023 at Gymnasium Hall. University of Jammu.
Chibber was accompanied by Joint Director Youth Services & Sports (J), Suram Chand Sharma, Deputy Director Youth Services & Sports (C), Jitender Mishra, Deputy Director Youth Services & Sports, Planning, Ravi Kumar and Accounts Officer of the Directorate, Sunil Kumar.
The Conveners or Assistant Conveners of all the 13 Committees attended the meeting. The Committees constituted for the smooth conduct of the events include Reception Com-mittee, Control Room, Boarding & Lodging Committee, Transport Committee, Ceremony Committee, Press & Publicity Committee, Technical Committee, Medical Committee, Liaison Committee, Disciplinary Committee, Security Committee, Equipment Committee and the Jury of Appeal.
Meanwhile, 30 teams of various States/UTs drawn from across the country are expected to take part in this sporting extravaganza, out of which six teams have already reached Jammu.
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