Seven students from southern districts of the State mainly Dantewada and Bijapur will soon play in an international football event in Paris, the capital city of France.
Chief Minister Raman Singh met the students at his residence on Sunday and wished them for an outstanding performance in Paris and hoped that they bring laurels for the State from the sporting event. The trophy, which will be handed over to the champions of Football World Cup 2014 to be organised in Brazil, will also be unveiled during the event. The sporting tournament is being organised by Federation of International Football Association. Budri Sodi, Jogi Madvi, Manisha Madkam, Bhagwati Netam, Santosh Gali and Balkrishna lekam will go to the sporting event. They were selected by a France-based organisation ‘A Cup of World’.
The travel arrangement of these students to Paris is being looked after by a non-profit organisation ‘Tomorrow’s Foundation’ that operated in Bijapur district. Also present on the occasion were member of Indian Olympic Association Vikram Sisodia, President of Chhattisgarh Nagrik Sangharsh Samiti Vishwajeet Mitra, President of Raipur District Football Union Mustak Ali, Organiser of ‘Tomorrow’s Foundation’ Mohammad Naeem and KK Rathore and member of Shera Kreeda Samiti Shirish Yadav.