The Pauri District Magistrate Sushil Kumar has instructed the various departmental officials concerned to make full arrangements for conducting the block level 800 metres athletics competition for boys and girls aged upto 19 years. The event should be publicised properly so that the interested girls and boys from both urban and rural areas can register themselves for the competition. The DM said during chairing of a meeting at the Pauri district headquarter on the weekend.
Following the successful organisation of the Khel Mahakumbh contest, the DM has turned his focus to encouraging youngsters interested and talented in athletics.
He said that the 800 metres athletics competition for girls and boys aged upto 19 years will be heldat the block level in the district on February 10 and 11. The registration of the participants will be done in the blocks up to February 6. The departments concerned should ensure proper publicity for the competition so that a large number of youngsters are able to participate in it. He said that this competition is being held to provide an opportunity to the sporting talent in rural and urban areas of the state. One boy and one girl participant selected from each block of the district will participate in the state level competition slated to be held on February 15 at Dehradun. The Government will present two-wheelers to the first position winners and Rs 51,000 cash prize to the participants achieving second position.
The Pauri sub divisional magistrate KS Negi, Police circle officer Dhan Singh Tomar, DOPRD Mukesh Chandra Dimri, DPRO MM Khan and other officials were present in the meeting.