Chandigarh, Mar 19: Women players of Haryana have brought laurels to the state by winning the overall trophy in the National Women Sports Festival for 2012-13 organised by the the Union Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs.
Stating this today, Director General, Sports and Youth Affairs Department, Sudhir Rajpal said that women players of Haryana has bagged seven gold, two silver and one bronze medals in this competition.
He said that last year too, the women players of the state had bagged four gold medals, four silver and one bronze medal. He said that last year 28738 women had participated in this festival whereas during the current year its number has reached to 29872.
Mr Rajpal said that as a result of cash prize, training facilities and other employment guarantee schemes being given to the players of the state under its sports policy, the women are also making their mark in sports alongwith men. (UNI)