Six-day long event Central Coalfields limited Inter Area Table-Tennis and Badminton Tournament concluded at CCl Gandhinagar Club on the occasion of National Sports Day. The mega sports event is organised annually by sports department of CCl.
More than 107 players of Central Coalfields including female players have participated in the mega sports event. Players represented 12 areas of CCl, Barka-Sayal, CRS Barkakana, Charhi(Hazaribagh), Argada, MRS Ramagarh, Kathara, B&K Kargali, Piparwar, Rajrappa, NK Area, Magadh-Amrapali and CCl Headquarters.
In Men’s Open Singles (TT) – Gautam Singh won the match while in veteran’s single, Sunil Sahay grabbed the trophy. Team Championship title was won by Rajrappa Area whereas in Badminton Final Match, Nikhil Kumar – CRS Barkakana won the Men’s Open Single’s whereas Manju Devi won Women’s open Singles. Event Championship in Men and Women category was clinched by CRS Barkakana.
Chief Guest Alok Kumar in his address said that that CCl is known for promoting sports in the country and the present management has taken several measures to promote sports not only among employees but among the budding players by nurturing young talents especially those residing in rural areas of Jharkhand.
Kumar further said that players of Table-Tennis and Badminton have shown their highest level of sportsmen sprit during the final match. He congratulated each player, who participated in different categories in badminton as well as TT. Kumar extended his best wishes to the winners as well as the runner-ups for showing their skill.
In the inaugural speech Rashmi Dayal said that players of Table-Tennis and Badminton showcased their best skill during the matches. Dayal further said that the company is committed to promote sports among the employee so that sporting talents among them are nurtured and they keep participating in other events too.
Deepak Kumar, HOD (PR), briefed about the contribution of players of Jharkhand in sports at national and international level. On Wednesday, CCl has organized football match between Ranchi Eleven and Rest of Jharkhand at Gandhinagar Football ground in which former won the trophy by 1-0. General Manager, Rajrappa Area Alok Kumar was the Chief Guest of closing ceremony. General Manager (legal) P Bhattacharjee, Senior Manager (Finance) Sanjay Kumar Singh, Sports Manager Adil Hussain and others were present during the concluding ceremony.