The teams of West Bengal, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand were awarded prizes for securing ranks in two categories of the OORJA CRPF Youth Under-19 Football Talent Contest -2017 that concluded on June 22 at Mega Sports Complex, Ranchi. Both in the Boys and girls category the WB team won the first prize getting Rs 1 lakh reward and trophy to each team.
Finals were played today at the Birsa Munda Athletic Stadium, where in the girls category West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand bagged first, second and third prize respectively. In the boys category West Bengal, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh won the first, second and third prize respectively.
Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Director General of CRPF was the Chief Guest of the event who gave away the orizes to winning teams and the players who performed well. The event had more than 6000 viewers including State DGP DK Pandey; ADG BB Pradhan; ADG, KS Meena, ADG (Central Zone ), CRPF, Kuldeep Singh; IG (Training), CRPF, Atul Karwal; IG (Operations), CRPF Sadanand Date; IG CRPF Jharkhand Sanjay Anand latkar; Brand Ambassador of the event Saurabh Tiwari alongwith other senior officials of the central and State government.
The second position received a cash prize of Rs. 60,000 along with a trophy and a silver medal whereas the third position received a cash prize of Rs. 40,000 along with a trophy and a bronze medal.
In addition, in the competition category, Dolly Kumari of Jharkhand who performed well and West Bengal goalkeeper Satyavrat Tamanna, who performed best in the boys category, were awarded Rs 10,000 and a trophy. In his address, the Chief Guest congratulated the Jharkhand Sector for the successful completion of the first and second phase of the competition. The successful organization and operation of the competition is a vivid example of the multi-functioning role of the Central Reserve Police Force, said the Chief Guest. The force is playing a leading role in maintaining law and order in many regions of the country, he added.
Bhatnagar congratulated all the teams and their players for displaying excellent sports spirit and wished their bright future. At the end of his address, the Chief guest in the second phase of the competition, also conveyed best wishes to the winners for the the third phase, which is proposed in New Delhi from July 08, 2017.