Silambam C’ship held

Players posing with dignitaries during Silambam Championship at Jammu.
Players posing with dignitaries during Silambam Championship at Jammu.

Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 22: Silambam (Indian Martial Art) Association of Jammu organized a two day long Silambam Championship at Sacred Heart College, Roopnagar, Jammu. Nearly 300 students from different schools, colleges and clubs participated.
Chairperson of the College, Rajni Bala was the chief guest and Bhanu Pratap Singh of the Silambam Association of Jammu district was the guest of honour. Rajni Bala said that a lot of enthusiasm was witnessed among the children belonging to different private as well as Government schools and colleges who have come to participate in the two-day championship. She said that there is dire need to promote sports activities not only for a healthy citizenry but more than that to divert the youth from the path of indulging in drug related activities.