 Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 23: 13th J&K State Wushu championship was concluded today at MA Indoor Stadium where Minister for Forest, Environment and Ecology, Ch. Lal Singh was the chief guest on the occasion.
The minister also distributed medals to the winners in the Sub-Junior Weight categories boys and Girls. The Jammu district remained overall champion where as Samba and Srinagar district stood at 2nd and third place in the championship. The Technical Committee of the Wushu association declared Bhaikhtan (SGR) the best player of the tournament in Girls category whereas Sahil Bhaun (Jammu) in boys category was declared best player.
Pertinently Junior Boys and Girls and Senior Men and Women category players played for the Yellow Petal.
The Minister also congratulated winners of the Wushu championship who made nation proud by winning the medals at the international arena including Bhanu Partap Singh, Rajinder Singh and Kuldeep Handoo, Chief Coach of India.
Earlier, Ranjeet Kalra, Vice President of the association presented the welcome address and apprised the Minister of the achievements of Wushu for the current year and appealed him to encourage the internationally acclaimed persons in this combat sports in order to boost the morale of the Wushists.
Kuldeep Handoo, General Secretary of the Wushu Association of J&K presented vote of thanks. Deepak Handa VP, Sunil Sharma VP were the Special guests on the occasion.
In his speech, Handoo said that 800 participants from 17 Districts participated in the 4 day State Wushu championship.
The other dignitaries present during the function were, Jt Secretary Sporst Council Jammu Shiv Kumar Sharma, Chief Sports Officer Haji Abdul Qayoom, Manager Indoor Satish, Riyaz Ahmed, Ajay Paul Gill , Daljeet Singh, Faisal Ali, Muhammad Maqsood, Ajaz Hassan, Nissar, Aijaz, Arun Singh, Lalit Singh, Ruchi, Ashi, Sheetal, Kalyani (SAI Coach) and Atul Sharm. |
