Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal on Thursday said the SAD-BJP Government has changed the face of Punjab in all spheres especially in terms of sports by creating a culture and environment most conducive to sports which has put the state well on course to become a sports power house.
Declaring the 6th World Cup Kabaddi closed, Sukhbir said that kabaddi occupied the prime focus in his scheme of things as it is the traditional and mother game of all Punjabis.
He also said that this time around 14 teams participated in the kabaddi cup, next time he would ensure the participation of more than 20 teams. He said that the state government has initiated Kabaddi league and furthermore soon enough Punjab Kabaddi Cup would be organized which would give further filip to kabaddi in the state.
He also felicitated the winners and runners-up teams of India- both men and women section, England in men section and United States of America in women section respectively.