RAMBAN, SEPTEMBER
07: To promote sports culture amongst the youth, a tournament was
today inaugurated here at Gool under Khelo India “Sports for Peace and
Development" an integrated youth engagement programme of Government of
India.
District
Development Commissioner (DDC), Showkat Aijaz Bhat declared the event open
which witnessed Under 17 Boys Volleyball and under 14
Girls Kho Kho competitions at the local Government Higher Secondary School
(GHHS) Gool.
Also present were
SSP Ramban Anita Sharma, ACR Vevaik Puri, SDM Gool Pankaj Bagotra, CEO, A.H
Fani, DYSSO, Sukhdev Raj Sharma, ALC Ramban Rakesh Arora, Tehsildar Gool,
Principal of the host school.
In Volley ball
match Gool A team won by defeating Gool B team, while in Kho Kho competition
Girls High School Gool team won by defeating Girls Higher secondary team by 4
points.
Earlier, addressing
the participants, the DDC applauded the students for their efforts and
encouraged them to make the best use of such platform to display their sports
talent. He laid emphasis on the importance of games and sports for their
overall development. He advised the youth to take active part in the sports and
create a niche at State and national levels.
He said that the
Khelo India scheme has been launched with the objective to channelize the
energy of the youth in right direction, imbibe in them leadership qualities and
team spirit so that they can contribute in economic and social development of
the country.
He assured the
participants that district administration will arrange resources for creating
better sports facilities in the schools. He announced to provide
table tennis for GHHS Gool.
Post A Comment:
0 comments so far,add yours