Sports build connection, camaraderie among youth: Rana

Excelsior Sports Correspondent
NAGROTA, July 3: Abdul Gani of Punjab beat Shamsher Khan in the final of Banyal wrestling competition held at Bamyal and witnessed by hundreds of sports lovers on Monday at Bamyal.
Appreciating the wrestlers, National Conference Provincial President and MLA Nagrota Mr Devender Singh Rana said he was happy to see them performing well and excelling in the traditional sport. He said the discipline and skills shown by the participating wrestlers would inspire the young people to participate in wrestling, which has gained international recognition and huge fan following despite dominance of cricket, soccer and other sports.
Mr Rana said wrestling, like any other sport, builds connection and sense of togetherness among youth, which is imperative for harmonious growth of the society, free of tension and commotion being promoted by peace inimical elements.
The MLA appreciated the organisers for this event, saying wrestling is a traditional game that needs all the infrastructural facilities to flourish.
Mr Rana described sports imperative for overall personality development and urged the youth to participate in the games in a big way, alongside pursuing academics. He complimented youth for showing keen interest in traditional games, adding that due to lack of avenues their talent generally remains confined to local confines only.
He expressed happiness over the enthusiasm of rural youth in traditional games like wrestling, saying these still retains the sheen of yester years. “We have to maintain this momentum by giving fillip to these activities in a big way”, he said and hoped that the rural sportsmen will prove their mettle and make big in various state and national level event.
Prominent among those present on the occasion included Dr Chaman Lal, Kuldeep Jamwal, Abdul Ghani Telli, Vijay Lochan, Bashir Ahmed, Dr Manzoor, Ram Singh,.Showkat, Chairman Rehmat Ali, Mumtaz, Liaqat Ali, Bhag Hussain, Randhir Singh, Habib Hussain, Sandeep Singh, Ashok Kumar, Rajesh Kumar, Mohd.Sadiq, Tilak Raj, Sanjay Kumar, Master Parshotam, Ali Hussain and others.

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