Joint Director Sports kick-starts 'Khedan Watan Punjab Diyan 2024 Season-3' in Ferozepur
HARISH MONGA
Ferozepur, September 21, 2024: The Punjab government flagship programme under 'Khedan Watan Punjab Diyan 2024 Season-3', in collaboration with the district administration and the Sports Department, was today inaugurated by Joint Director of Sports today,
The events were held across various venues, including athletics, football, kho-kho, kabaddi (circle style), kabaddi (national style), volleyball (smashing), volleyball (shooting), handball, judo, gatka, kickboxing, netball, and wrestling at Shaheed Bhagat Singh State University, Ferozepur. Chess, lawn tennis, and badminton competitions were conducted at Das & Brown World School. The basketball and boxing events took place at Shaheed Bhagat Singh Stadium, along with table tennis competitions in the indoor hall and hockey matches at the hockey astroturf. Softball matches were hosted at Adarsh Senior Secondary School, Hardasa. The competitions featured participants from under-14, under-17, and under-21 categories.
Balwinder Singh, Joint Director of Sports, Punjab, was the chief guest at Shaheed Bhagat Singh State University, where he encouraged athletes to participate actively in sports, emphasizing their importance for both physical and mental development.
Rupinder Singh Brar, District Sports Officer, Ferozepur, provided further details, highlighting the winners in various categories. In the under-14 kho-kho competition, the team from Village Jand Wala secured first place. The same village's team also won the under-17 category, followed by Village Chak Nidhan in second place and Village Gunder Dhundi in third. In the under-21 category, Village Sohangarh clinched first place, Village Gunder Dhundi came second, and Village Mamdot took third place.
In athletics, Kulvir Singh won first place in the long jump under-14 category, followed by Dharampreet in second and Jashandeep in third. In the javelin throw under-14 event, Gurpreet Waljot secured first place, Abhinav Singh took second, and Sagar claimed third. In shot put under-14, Jaskaran Singh took the top spot, followed by Dilraj and Armandeep in second and third places, respectively. In the 600-meter under-14 race, Sajan came first, Sahajdeep second, and Jashandeep third. In the 60-meter under-14 sprint, Gurshandeep won first place, Sumit came second, and Jashandeep secured third.
The event was attended by coaches from the Ferozepur Sports Department, DPE/PTI representatives from the Education Department, health department teams, security personnel, village council members, and other prominent guests.