3-Day Hockey tournament commences at Udhampur

Udhampur:  A three day Hockey tournament in the age group of 19 to 35 years under “My Youth My Pride” initiative was organized Saturdayby Sports Council unit Udhampur here at Subhash Stadium here on Saturday. PreetiKhajuria, Councillor  Ward number-1 and President Hockey Association District Udhampur were the chief guests at the opening ceremony as they declared the tournament open. District Information Officer, UdhampurRajinder Kumar Digra  was the guest of honour, while Chief Cricket Coach (Former Ranji Trophy Player) and Manager SubashStadium,Udhampur  Naveen Sharma presided over the function. Addressing the gathering, the chief guest & Guest of Honour interacted with the participants and extended their  best wishes to players & inspired them to give their best performance in the competition. They said that sports activities help the youth to channelize their energy in a positive way and inculcate the spirit of sportsmanship & brotherhood. Later, Manager Subash Stadium presented Cricket Bat as  token of love  to District Information Officer RajinderDigra (JKAS )for his love for cricket and contribution towards promotion of sports.