The 27th National Junior Fencing Championship was inaugurated here on Saturday at TT Nagar Stadioum.
It was inaugurated by Director Sports and Youth Welfare SL Thoussen. The championship will be played till November 12.
A demonstration match was played on this occasion. Earlier, the game operator got the introduction of the players. Around 700 boys and girls players and officials from the under-20 category of 29 teams from different States are participating in the championship.
Sports Director SL Thoussen expressed happiness that Junior National Fencing Competition is being organized by Sports Department in collaboration with Fencing Federation of India (FFI) in the capital Bhopal. It is a matter of pride for Madhya Pradesh. He said that through such events, players get an opportunity to showcase talent.
The sports director welcomed the players from different provinces of the country and congratulated and congratulated them.
Addressing the inauguration programme, FFI Treasurer Ashok Dudhare appreciated the work being done by the Sports Department for the development of the Games and said that high level sports facilities are being provided to the players here. He informed that Fencing India Camp (National Training Camp) will be organized in Bhopal soon.
Joint Director Vinod Pradhan also addressed the programme. On this occasion, the founder member of FFI, KK B Aggarwal, Vice President SK Parashar, Joint Director of Sports Department, B S Yadav and other officials including sports coaches and a large number of players were present.