Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 18: The Three -day 16th State Matsogi-Do Championship concluded at Indoor Complex, MA Stadium here today.
On the occasion, Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment Choudhary Lal Singh was the chief guest.
About 700 players from Jammu, Samba, Udhampur, Kathua and Srinagar districts took part in the tournament. Samba district emerged as the winner of the tournament while Jammu was first runners-up and Udhampur as the second runner up.
Addressing the gathering, the Minister said that the promotion of Matsogi-Do tournaments was important for the society. He said that development of sports infrastructure has been flagged as an important component as it’s the priority of present government, adding that various steps have been initiated in this regard to upgrade the sports infrastructure in the state and boost the sports activities.
The Minister said that the Government has prepared a comprehensive plan for construction and up-gradation of stadia and sports fields all around the State and that Government has made a policy under which every block in the State would be provided with both indoor and outdoor sports complexes.
He said co-curricular activities are essential for making the children physically and mentally fit.
He appealed the students to participate in sports activities in a big way besides pursuing academic education.
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