STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Only a few days after the cash awards were transferred into the accounts of the outstanding performers both at the International and National level, the Sports Council on Friday distributed sports kits among the registered trainees of its Khelo India Centres.
The function was held at the M.A. Stadium Jammu, in which the trainees of district Jammu from the disciplines of Soft Tennis, Table Tennis, and Hockey received new sports kits.
The kit distribution function was held after following the proper verification of individual NSRS and KID numbers. The function was supervised by Muhammad Hanief, Chief Sports Officer; Baljinder Pal Sing, Divisional Sports Officer Jammu, Nodal Officer of KIC and High-Performance Coaches and other coaches besides many officials of Sports Council were also present on the occasion.
More than one hundred brand-new sports kits which included a tracksuit, shirt, shorts, stockings, shoes, and a kit bag were presented to the trainees. Similar Sports kits will be distributed among trainees from the Khelo India Centres belonging to other districts as well.
Speaking on the occasion, Muhammad Hanief, Chief Sports Officer said that all the Khelo India Centres are functional in J&K. He said J&K holds the distinction of surpassing other states and union territories in the number of such centers and becoming the first to achieve the milestone of crossing the hundred figure mark in the entire country.
The Divisional Sports Officer Jammu, Baljinder Pal Sing said that besides a hundred operational Khelo India Centres, two Khelo India Centres of Excellence in Water Sports and Fencing are also functional, adding that more than 120 former athletes have been hired to train potential youth in these centers in last few years.
