JAMMU- Director Youth Services and Sports, Subash Chander Chibber on Thursday flagged off a 108-member contingent to Bhopal for National School Games in an impressive function at Youth Hostel Nagrota.
The contingent comprising of the athletes from four sports disciplines is proceeding for Bhopal to participate in 66th National School Games, being held under the aegis of School Games Federation of India (SGFI).
The Director Sports who was the Chief Guest on the occasion, was accompanied by Deputy Director Central, Jitender Mishra and a galaxy of dignitaries..
A total of 90 athletes (Under-19 boys and girls) and 18 officials across Jammu and Kashmir are taking part in four sports disciplines in this mega sporting event to be held at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh from June 10, 2023 to June 13, 2023.
The sporting disciplines include Football, Volleyball, Judo and Table Tennis.
Two football teams comprising of 36 players, two Volleyball teams of 24 players and two Judo teams of 20 players, and 10 players in Table Tennis were a part of the contingent.
Speaking on the occasion, Director YSS said that it was great to see athletes participating in the sporting events at the national level after a gap of three years. He hoped that J&K contingent will do well in all the sports disciplines.
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