Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 22: Director General, Youth Services and Sports (YSS), Rajinder Singh Tara here today declared open the 68th National School Games (NSG) in Wushu U-17 Boys and Girls.
The event is part of the month long series of NSG in the disciplines of Judo, Fencing, Wushu and Football.
The programme began with National Anthem recitation which was followed by lighting of the ceremonial lamp by the Director General YSS along with Joint Director YSS Jammu, Ved Prakash; Deputy Director YSS Central, Jitendra Mishra; Chief Wushu Coach of India and Dronacharya Awardee, Kuldeep Handoo, District YSS Officers and Conveners of various committees-Sukhdev Raj Sharma, Jaffar Hussain and Harvinder Kaur.
Pertinently, 21 State/UT teams are taking part in this sporting extravaganza including Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, CBSE WSO, Delhi, Gujarat, Jharkhand, J&K, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Vidhya Bharathi and West Bengal.
Speaking on the occasion, Rajinder Singh Tara advised the participating players to give their best to vie for the top honours, setting a benchmark.
Kuldeep Handoo and iconic Wushu Player, Surya Bhanu Pratap Singh were felicitated by the organisers for their outstanding contribution in the field of sports.
Weigh-in and Draw of Lots were held today and the bouts will begin at the same venue tomorrow.
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