Excelsior Sports Correspondent
PULWAMA, Aug 21: DDC Pulwama Ghulam Mohammad Dar today inaugurated the Divisional Level Inter District Under-17 and Under-19 boys Softball and Throw Ball tournament here at Police Lines Pulwama ,which is being organized by the Department of Youth Services and Sports.
Teams from all the districts of Kashmir province are participating in this Tournament.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony, DDC Pulwama said that organizing such events are very important to channelize the energies of the youth in positive direction.
He said that such events will be organized on a regular basis to harness their sporting talent. DDC further said that these activities help in cultivating leadership qualities, values and discipline among the youth.
DDC added that time and again sports have acted as fillip and passport to a better life, adding that such tournaments will give opportunity to budding players for participating further at State and National level tournaments and called sports as an emerging career in the modern world.
He said that there is no dearth of sports talent in the district and many players from the district have represented at national level adding that the need of the hour is to hone the skill of the talented players
On the occasion, SSP Pulwama, Aslam Choudhry, ADSP Chandan Kohli ADC,182 CO CRPF and concerned officers of Sports Department were present.
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