Excelsior Sports Correspondent
ANANTNAG, Nov 24: The Indian Reserve Police (IRP) 11th Battalion took a poignant step towards honoring fallen heroes by hosting the Police Martyrs Memorial Volleyball Tournament at District Police Lines (DPL) Anantnag. The tournament featured four local and four police teams inaugurated by Commanding Officer (CO) of the battalion Sandeep Mehta, SSP.
Eight teams including the local sports clubs are participating in the event. The prominent persons present on this occasion were A.R. Ahanger, Sports Person; Abdul Ahad Shah (Vice-President J&K Volleyball Association), civilians and Police officers, officials including the family members of police martyrs attended the ceremony and witnessed the matches with great interest. The local sports persons participated with a lot of enthusiasm. The tournament will be held on knock out basis and the final match will be played on November, 25.
Sandeep Mehta highlighted the sacrifices of the Police Martyrs and paid glowing tributes to them. He stressed the participants to maintain the physical standards and participate in the event with full zeal on the mantra “healthy mind stays in healthy body”.
He also emphasized that health plays an important role in the overall personality of a human being and stressed that parents should encourage their wards, particularly the youth, to participate in outdoor sports activities so that their energy is channelized in a positive direction.
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