STATE TIMES NEWS
KATHUA: A programme for encouragement to J&K team players from different games like cricket, badminton and boxing was organised at Sports Stadium Kathua on Saturday by Youth & Sports Promotion Association of India, registered under Indian Government Act XX1 of 1860.
A total of 12 players from district Kathua out of 22 players selected for J&K team to participate in the second National Championship to be held at Mathura.
State Vice President BJP SC Morcha, Tilak Raj Bhagat was the Chief Guest in the programme who flagged off a team of 12 players to participate in National.
A lot of enthusiasm was witnessed among the players belonging to different games who have come to participate in the National Championship.
Bhagat said that there is a dire need to promote sports activities among the younger generation, not only for a healthy Lifestyle but more importantly to keep them away from the drug-related activities.
“Youth excelling in the field of sports can also adopt it as a lucrative career” Bhagat said.
Main participants in the flag-off programme included Aupam Verma, Sanjay Bajrange, Ravi Andotra, Kuldip Singh, Ajay Sigh and S.P Majootra.
The programme was organised by Ajay Kumar Sharma, Coordinator J&K Youth and Sports Promotion.
