Five-day long inter-battalion athletic championship of Central Reserved Police Force Jharkhand sector, concludes here on Saturday 1st July.
This year it was hosted by 22nd Battalion at its Hazaribagh headquarters. Around 193 athletes from different battalions serving in Jharkhand sector participated in the championship.
The chief guest of the closing ceremony was KA Ningam, commandant of 203 Cobra Battalion. The vice-president of Jharkhand Olympic Association, Sudhanshu Suman, was the guest of honor along with Kuldeep Kumar, ASP operation Hazaribagh.
During the five-day long championship different events were organised under the supervision of Commandant of 22nd Battalion Vishnu Gautam and his associates. The participants gave their best in this championship and won the hearts of the sport lover denizens of Hazaribagh who watched the events going on in the battalion premises since last 27th June.
In the closing ceremony the chief guest and the guests of honor presented medals to the winners of different events. 157 battalion was declared the winner of the championship. Sepoy Makkhan Singh of 157 Jat battalion was felicitated with the award of best athlete of the 2017 championship.
In their addresses chief guest and guests of honor said sports not only kept a man fit and healthy but also developed the sense of being disciplined. It was a necessary part of the job in which all the participants were serving and wished everyone good luck for better performance in all India-level championship. Second in command of 22nd battalion Prem Kumar presented mementos and plant samplings to the guests and all others who worked hard in making this five day long program successful.