Excelsior Sports Correspondent
SAMBA, Oct 28: Amritsar Volleyball Club defeated Dorha Mansar Volleyball Club and lifted the title trophy of the Baba Hasaldev Memorial Volleyball Tournament, played at Gurha Slathia in Vijaypur district Samba.
Speaking at the concluding function, former Minister and State Secretary National Conference Surjeet Singh Slathia expressed happiness over youth evincing immense interest in the competitions like volleyball, football and traditional youth sports.
Slathia said the history is repeating itself with youth getting drawn in a big way towards traditional sports like volleyball, which used to be passion during the yester years in rural areas. Since the rural landscape used to be ideal for various games due to availability of play-fields, these games had become part of the rural life, he added.
He complimented the organizers for holding the volleyball competition alongside other sports, hoping this will go a long way in inspiring budding youth towards sports, which he described imperative for overall growth of the youngsters.
Among others present were President Bar Association Jammu BS Slathia, Retired DIG Anoop Singh Slathia, DySP Sagar Singh and SI Ram Singh.
Later, Slathia presented trophies to the winner and runner up teams.
A large number of sports lovers of Gurah Slathia and its peripheries witnessed the finals of volleyball and acclaimed the players for their performance.
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