Winning and losing are part of sports. One should not be disheartened after defeat and should put in all their efforts for a better result next time, said Bastar Collector Ankit Anand at Indira Priyadarshini stadium, Jagdalpur, as he inaugurated state-level school sports competition on Friday.
Chief guest Police commissioner Ajay Kumar Yadav said since the time Chhattisgarh became a state, more and more sports events are being organised in Bastar. This has provided better opportunities to sportsperson and also encouraged participation.
“Sportsperson need to be very focussed and hardworking,” Yadav said.
The competitions will be held from November 22-24. Deputy collector and district education officer said 1,000 sportsperson from seven zones of the state will take part in this event. Students will compete against each other in archery, baseball, volleyball and judo.
Students of age group of 14, 17 and 19 will take part in archery; participants in baseball will compete in 17 years’ category, volleyball in 19 years category and judo in 17, 17 and 19 years’ category.
Raghuvanshi said sports are an important part of our lives and both mind and body benefit from it.