Monday, 23 September 2013

Government should prioritized sports infrastructure right from block level: Saroori




Wrestling competition held at Sarthal

Sarthal, September, 23: - Underlining the importance of sports activities as vital for shaping overall personality of the youth, Senior Congress Leader and MLA Inderwal Ghulam Mohammad Saroori today stressed the need for promoting sports culture by holding regular championships and tournaments especially in remote and border areas of the state.

Mr Saroori who was chief guest at a wrestling competition, organized by the Dangal Committee Sarthal, said that the state government should prioritized creation of adequate sports infrastructure right from block level to revive the sports culture in the state.

“Being one of the oldest sporting discipline, wrestling remains a passion with its practitioners and fans whose number is no less, notwithstanding the challenge being posed by other popular games”, Saroori said while wrestling competition at his hometown Sarthal in Block Drabshallah.

Mr Saroori urged the youngsters to participate in the game in a big way and prepare for various national and international events with a sense of commitment. “Like any other sports, the youngsters can take wrestling as a profession”, he said adding that this calls for resilience, devotion and hard work.

“We have no dearth of talent but the need is to identify and sharpen their skills in a professional manner”, he said and urged the youngsters to benefit from various facilities being offered by the government.

Mr Saroori wished the participating wrestlers success in their chosen field and exhorted them to take away time for giving necessary tips to the budding sportspersons in the field.

Mr Saroori said such events also help in promoting friendly relationship among the people of different culture and traditions adding that sports were vital for a healthy society. He hoped that the Committee will continue to hold such type of contests to encourage the local talent in the area.

The first bout winner wrestler Taraq Hussain was awarded 5,000 and gifts and the runner up Aashiq Hussain got Rs. 3,000 while the second bout winner wrestler Shameem Ahmed was awarded Rs.2, 000 and runner up Shah Din Hussain got gifts- and the third bout winner wrestler got only the gifts.

Those who were present on the occasion prominent among others including Senior Congress Leaders and Ex Army Officer Haji Ghulam Mohammad Lone, Rakesh Kumar, Thakur Surinder Singh, Mohd Aslam Saroori, Abdul Subhan Hajam, Mohd Shafi Saroori, Sher Singh, Mohd Aslam Saroori, Gh Nabi Lone, Zakir Khan, Sanaullah Butt, Kailash Kumar, Dalinder Kumar, Master Mohd Amin, Janki Nath, Chowdhary Ibrahim, Ghulam Mohd Kohli, Chowdhary Sarwar, Chowdhary Baji, Ikhlaq Dev, Sarpanches, Vice Sarpanches, Panches, prominent citizen and members of the Dangal Committee.

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