Excelsior Sports Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 27: The Department of Youth Services and Sports is hosting two National Level Sports Championships in the month of December this year and every effort will be made to make it a success.
This was stated by Minister for IT/TE/Youth Services and Sports, Molvi Imran Raza Ansari while chairing the meeting of Senior Officers and Officials of Youth Services and Sports Department at Civil Secretariat here.
The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary for Youth Services & Sports Department Hilal Ahmad Parray and Director Youth Services & Sports, Sheikh Fayaz Ahmad.
The National Level events are being organized by the Department of Youth Services & Sports under the aegis of School Games Federation of India at Jammu. Football tourney is being organized for under-17 years’ boys from December 11 to December 17, 2017 while as the National Level event in Wushu for U-17 and U-19 boys will commence from December 19 to December 23, 2017.
Ansari while expressing utmost joy over the participation of the state Youth in the 62nd National School Games said that it really gives me immense pleasure to learn that 1090 (boys) and 788 (Girls) have participated in various disciplines of 62nd National School Games (NSG) and the achievements of our young players in these events is something we all should be proud of.
“In different National events J&K state bagged 16 Gold, 30 Silver and 72 bronze medals during 2016-17,” Ansari said.
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