Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 10: Jammu District Table Tennis Championship got underway in indoor complex MA Stadium, here today.
The chief guest on the occasion was Dr Naseem Javaid Choudhary, Secretary J&K State Sports Council, whereas Yasir Arafat, Chief Accounts Officer J&K Sports Council and Haji Abdul Qayoom, Chief Sports Officer J&K Sports Council were also present.
Dr Choudhary declared the Championship open and in his speech, he encouraged the young players to play in the right spirit of the game and give their hundred percent to achieve their goals.
Over 150 players from different age groups will be taking part in this 4 day Championship from today to November 13.
Among others present were Satbir Singh, Rajan Sharma, IP Singh, Satish Gupta, Ajay Sharma, Vasu Dewan, Sandeep Khadotra, Narinder Singh, Sheetal Gandotra, Sanjeev Gupta and Vikas Magotra.
On the first day today, the matches were officiated by Vasu Dewan, Sandeep Khadotra, NIS Table Tennis Coach, Gurvinder Singh Sasan, NIS Coach, Meenu Rajesh, Asad Sharma Coach, Manandeep Singh, Ritvik Gupta, Ketan and Anuj.