Spalbar inaugurates archery training camp cum workshop

Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, Mar 18: The Chief Executive Councilor, LAHDC, Leh Rigzin Spalbar today inaugurated five days traditional archery training cum workshop at Shenam Gongma Community Hall. The workshop was organized by Traditional Archery Society of  Ladakh in collaboration with culture Academy,  Leh   funded by LAHDC Leh.
Appreciating the organizer for reviewing the centuries old traditional archery sports, CEC announced Rs fifty thousand financial assistance from his CCDF  fund for promotion  of the sports and said that traditional archery is not an expensive sport, it  can be organized easily at community levels but such initiation is required with enthusiastic attitude. Said CEC. Spalbar urged TASOL to act as an apex organization by encouraging and helping other archery organizations of Ladkah so that this popular game will once again flourish at its peak.
During the workshop International level archery players like Tsering Motup Tangtse, Nawang Deleks and Skarma Tundup of Durbuk will impart basic traditional archery along with modern archery skills to the participants from 22 villages around Leh.
Earlier, Culture Academy Special Officer Tsewang Paljor in his welcome speech said that purpose of organizing the event is to impart basic knowledge about archery so that the participants can disseminate the knowledge at village and community level to spread the awareness particularly among the younger generation to review the centuries old famous sports of Ladakh the traditional Archery.
On the occasion Executive Councilor for Tourism Gurmet Dorjay also spoke on the occasion.

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