Excelsior Sports Correspondent
SAMBA, Oct 21: Former Minister and BJP Vice President, Surjeet Singh Slathia hailed the growing interest among youth for wrestling.
“Wrestling is a traditional sport in the country whose past is enriched with glory and I have no doubt that it holds promise for the future as well”, Slathia said at the concluding ceremony of the Peer Baba Chatala Wrestling competition at Bari Brahmana in Vijaypur Assembly Constituency.
He described the performance of the participants as great and hoped that the wrestlers would impress the competitors by their bouts at the national events too. He said the event being held at regular intervals emerges like a festival, with a joyous mood in the crowds who celebrate victories of their favourite wrestlers.
He said wrestling continues to remain a passion for its practitioners and fans whose number is substantial, notwithstanding the challenge being posed by other popular games speak about a great future for the sport. He said J&K has no dearth of talent but the need is to identify and coach them in their respective sport.
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