J&K U-14 football tournament begins

Excelsior Sports Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 3: The Inter-District UT Level Football Tournament for Under-14 boys commenced at Khel Gaon Nagrota and Sainik School Nagrota, with around 275 young footballers from different districts of Jammu and Kashmir taking part.

Parveen Kumar, Administrative Officer, Sainik School Nagrota, was the chief guest at the opening ceremony, while Sukhdev Raj Sharma, District Youth Services and Sports Officer (DYSSO), Jammu, was the guest of honour.

The tournament is being organised by the Department of Youth Services and Sports under the patronage of Director General, Youth Services and Sports, J&K, Anuradha Gupta, guidance of Joint Director, Youth Services and Sports, Jammu Division, Inderjeet Singh and overall supervision of DYSSO Jammu, Sukhdev Raj Sharma.

The event aims to provide young footballers a platform to showcase their talent and gain exposure at the UT level. Various committees, including Technical, Organising, Medical, Registration and Equipment Committees, have been constituted for the smooth conduct of the tournament.

On the opening day, at Sainik School Nagrota, Jammu defeated Rajouri by 7-0, Baramulla defeated Shopian by 17-0 and Budgam defeated Kulgam by 8-2. At Khel Gaon Nagrota, Pulwama defeated Doda by 10-1, while Samba and Doda played a goalless draw and Bandipora defeated Poonch by 2-0.