Sportsman spirit is required in all walks of life to nourish a healthy society” stated Chhattisgarh Assembly Speaker, Gaurishankar Agrawal. He was speaking at the concluding ceremony of the state-level Open Senior Badminton Championship as chief guest on Sunday.
As many as 175 players from 13 districts of the State participated in the competition.Agrawal congratulated the winning players and honoured them with awards.While addressing the gathering, Agrawal said that there was no infrastructure available for development of players and games in Chhattisgarh before its constitution around 14 years ago.
“Now, we have international cricket stadium in Naya Raipur and international hockey stadium in Rajnandgaon and Raipur, courtesy to the continuous efforts made by Chhattisgarh Government. We will create more facilities for the players in the times to come” he claimed.Agrawal urged the players to work hard and bring laurels to the State with their outstanding performance in national and international sport events.
The member of Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) National Committee, Vikram Sisodia informed that IOA is making efforts with Chhattisgarh Badminton Association to establish a Badminton Academy in the State. The Union Club’s President, Narendra Tiwari and the Secretary, Gurucharan Singh Hora also addressed the gathering.