The Governor Krishan Kant Paul inaugurated the first All-India Ecole Globale Uttarakhand Squash tournament at the Ecole Global International Girls’ School on Saturday.
Speaking on the occasion, he said that Squash is a fascinating and challenging sport and it strengthens the mind and body.
The Governor congratulated the Ecole Gloabale school as well as Uttarakhand Squash Rackets Association (USRA) for organising the tournament. He wished the players all the best and hoped that they would exhibit their sport well. In the four- day tournament, more than 350 players from different schools would participate. Noted players like Ravi Dixit and Uma Chaudhury are also participating in the event.
The national level event is being supported by the USRA which is the governing body for professional squash in Uttarakhand and The Doon School. The ceremony was attended among others by the director Ecole Globale Tarunjyot Singh, senior vice- president of USRA Sanjay Verma and general secretary USRA, R K S Dagar.