The Hind Sporting Association’s ground, a sports ground located at lakhe Nagar in Raipur city would be developed into a full-fledged stadium in the days to come, Chief Minister Raman Singh announced on Friday.
The Chief Minister announced this while addressing at the concluding ceremony of the 72 th Inter-State Hind Challenge Shield Football Championship here. The Chief Minister handed over a shield, memorial, sports kit, and Rs 1 lakh cash to the winner team on behalf of the organisers. The Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal presided over the concluding ceremony.
The prominent among others who were present and spoke on the occasion include Association chairman Santosh Dubey, leader of Opposition in the municipal corporation Subhas Tiwari, Chhattisgarh Olympic Association vice chairman Vikram Sisodia and general secretary Gurucharan Singh Hora. The championship organised by Hind Sporting associations started on Jan 13. The final match was played between Nagpur team and Gondia city club on Friday. Nagpur team won the trophy.
The Chief Minister praised the Hind Sporting Association which was set up in 1901 for organising such tournament for the last 72 years uninterruptedly. The chief minister also congratulated association president Santosh Dubey and his team for organising the tournament successfully.