T7S Lawn Tennis C’ship commences in Jammu

Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 5: A 3-day lengthy T7S Lawn Tennis Championship commenced at Maulana Azad Stadium, right here at present which was inaugurated by Secretary, Sports Council, Nuzhat Gull.
The nationwide degree championship was organised by Jammu and Kashmir Lawn Tennis Association (JKLTA) in collaboration with J&Okay Sports Council beneath the aegis of All India Tennis Association (AITA).
Secretary, Sports Council, Nuzhat Gull stating that the Jammu and Kashmir administration is absolutely dedicated to remodel the Union Territory right into a vibrant hub of sports activities. She emphasised that sports activities alone has the potential to counter drug abuse and redirect the youth’s vitality in direction of constructive endeavours.
“We want our youth to excel in different sports disciplines for which the Government has prepared a roadmap and major initiatives are being taken to nurture the talent,” Gull mentioned.
According to the Secretary, Jammu and Kashmir have been granted 100 Khelo India Centres, with 94 of them at present functioning. These centres are run by enthusiastic mentors and serve round 4500 athletes throughout totally different sports activities.
Gull said that our athletes are receiving top-notch infrastructure, amenities, kits, and gear to compete with athletes from different States. According to her, these efforts are yielding constructive outcomes as athletes from Jammu and Kashmir are profitable medals and attaining nice feats within the area of sports activities.
She said that sports activities have the potential to information our youth away from participating in anti-social actions and drug abuse, main them to turn into self-sufficient and competent people. The Secretary additionally ensured that the Lawn Tennis infrastructure will additional be enhanced and be properly outfitted with further courts to make this sport extra in style amongst gifted youth of Jammu and Kashmir, including, “we will definitely be hosting one such event in Srinagar as well.”
Former Minister, R S Chib, expressed that although he had beforehand served because the president of the affiliation, there have been sure obstacles that prevented him from advancing this recreation prior to now. However, he regarded it as a supply of satisfaction for J&Okay that such a high-level event was being organized. Additionally, he emphasised the necessity for extra tennis courts to be established, as he believes this recreation has nice potential.
President, JKLTA, Murti Gupta additionally hailed the AITA for the celebrated Championship at Jammu and expressed gratitude to the Sports Council for the logistic assist. Meanwhile, budding gamers in each girls and boys classes, appreciated the organisers for internet hosting the occasion stating that it’ll not solely hone the expertise but in addition assist professionals to enhance their rankings on the nationwide degree competitions.
Results of the day had been Mohammad Qais beat Shashank Reddy (8-7, 9-7), Dixit beat Bhavyam (8-2), Abyam Verma beat Shivansh Koul (8-3),Vinamr Gupta beat Ayan Jain (8-4) and Anahad Dogra beat Saksham Amla by (8-1).