Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 6: Minister for Medical Education, Youth Services and Sports, Taj Mohi-ud-Din, assured Sports Associations of all possible help from the Government for the promotion of their activities.
Chairing the interactive session of the Sports Associations of Jammu province here, he described Sports Associations as critical facilitators in the conduct of sports activities in the State. He assured them of taking up their issues with the Chief Minister, who is also the President of the council.
Minister assured the representatives of revisiting the SRO-349, Governing jobs to sportspersons in quick time frame. He assured them that strengthening sports infrastructure in the State would be his top priority and soon two Sports Colleges would be set up at Jammu and Srinagar.
The meeting was told that this year the J&K Football team has reached the quarterfinals of prestigious Santosh Trophy. It was given out that J&K teams have won 11 gold medals in judo, 19 gold medals in gymnastics and a silver medal in Korfball whileas J&K has got 70 medals in team events in Handball so far ever since the first medal the State got in 1973.
The meeting was also told that 38 clubs in Football and 30 clubs in Hockey are under affiliation of respective State Associations. It was told that senior national championship in Badminton was held at Srinagar last year besides some high profile matches J&K Football team played with Mohun Bagan and Mohammadan Sporting, Kolkata.
The meeting was also told that a wrestling hall at RS Pura and a kabbadi field at Jammu are coming up which would be ready in few months.
Secretary, J&K Sports Council, Dileep Thusoo, President, J&K Olympic Association and former Minister, Rangil Singh, representatives of Sports Associations and officers of Sports Council were present in the meeting.
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