Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 31: Sports activities play an important role in personality development of youth, said Chairman Team Jammu Zorawar Singh Jamwal while inaugurating a Mega Dangal with theme ‘Say Not To Drugs’, organized at Government Middle School Nardiwala, Akhnoor, here today.
About 87 bouts in various categories having total money prizes worth 10 lakh were held. Two heavy bouts having money prizes worth Rs 1.5 lakh were the main show of the event and were respectively won by Wrestlers Sonu from Delhi and Ghani from Malerkotla (Punjab).
In his address, Team Jammu chief appreciated the Dangal Committee especially its chairman, DySP KD Bhagat, for arranging such a mega event. He said that Dangals play an important role in keeping the youth on the right track and away from drug abuse and suggested to promote wrestling among females as well, so that girl students can also shine and bring laurels for J&K in wrestling events.
He further said that there is a lack of proper sports policy in J&K due to which youth are unable to exhibit their calibre despite having capacity and talent.
Chairman Dangal Committee Nardiwala and DySP KD Bhagat said that such type of events revives our culture and are a beautiful example of communal harmony.
Prominent persons including Headmaster Surjeet Singh, Bodh Raj, Kasturi Lal, Suraj Parkash, Ashok Kumar Targah, Sarpanchs Shamsher Singh, Rashpal Sharma, Tarlok Chand Sharma and many others were present during the event.
Large number of spectators from different parts of Jammu, Samba, Udhampur and Kathua witnessed the Dangal and appreciated the bouts played and efforts of organizers for holding this mega wrestling event.
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