![SSP Mubassir Latifi and Ranjit Kalra inaugurating UT level Bench Press Championship at Jammu on Saturday. SSP Mubassir Latifi and Ranjit Kalra inaugurating UT level Bench Press Championship at Jammu on Saturday.](https://cdndailyexcelsior.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/page12-3-3.jpg)
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 10: Mubassir Latifi (SSP) Commandant IRP 15th inaugurated UT level Bench Press Championship at Sports Council’s Indoor Stadium Bhagwati Nagar, here today.
Ranjeet Kalra Member J&K Sports Council and Member Governing Council (Sports) Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board presided over the inaugural ceremony, while Khushwinder Singh was the guest of honour.
Teams from eight districts are taking part in the championship.
Mubassir Latifi appreciated the J&K Sports Council and the organising committee for organizing the championship. He also called upon the players to be focused and to work hard in pursuit of excellence. Events like these not only build a healthy society but also keep the youngsters away from drug abuse, Latifi said.
Latifi also highlighted the initiatives being undertaken by J&K police to fight the menace of drug abuse and for the rehabilitation of victims of drug abuse.
Ranjeet Kalra in his address outlined the various sports initiatives being undertaken by the Sports Council under Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s flagship programmes ‘My Youth My Pride’ and ‘Nasha Mukt Abhiyan’. He also congratulated and conveyed good wishes to the organisers on behalf of Secretary Sports Council, Nuzhat Gul.
Prominent persons including Ajay Sharma, general secretary, Rahul Sawhney, senior vice president, Deepak Jyoti, Suresh Pal, and Anshuman Sharma organizer secretary were present during the event. The championship is being sponsored by Absolute Nutrition.