Punjab Deputy Chief Minister, Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday said that world class arrangements have been put in place at the Punjab Institute of Sports (PIS) to train budding players from young age which would make Punjab the sports powerhouse of the country.
He said an agreement has also been inked a prominent university of Australia to provide training in different sports disciplines to these players in order to enable them to compete at world level.
Speaking at the function on Baba Fakar Dass memorial kabaddi cup at village Dhimawali as chief guest, the Deputy CM said the State Government would bear the cost of training expenses of players at Punjab Institute of Sports. He said the game of kabaddi has reached dazzling heights of popularity around the globe today and at the world kabaddi cup to be held in November, 2016, teams from 19 countries would compete in men’s section while the teams from 9 countries would be competing in the women’s section. He also announced that in October 2016 world kabaddi league would also commence.