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Jammu and Kashmir’s young boxer Mohammad Yasser, who won a golden medal astatine the Asia U-15 Boxing Championship successful Uzbekistan connected May 16, has enactment a choky spotlight connected the Khelo India Centres successful the Union Territory (UT).
Yaseer, 13, was a trainee astatine the Khelo India Centre successful Rajouri. This month, Jammu and Kashmir’s Chief Minister Omar Abdullah showered praise connected the young lad aft helium defeated boxers from Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Iran earlier overcoming big federation Uzbekistan by 4-1 successful the last to clinch the golden medal successful the 58-kg category. Mr. Abdullah said his occurrence connected the planetary signifier reflected the immense sporting endowment emerging from the region.
Over 100 Khelo India Centres acceptable up crossed J&K are emerging arsenic a game-changer in the UT. Buoyed by grassroots infrastructure and floodlit playfields, it has attracted endowment from different distant villages successful J&K.
“The J&K Government is committed towards strengthening the sports ecosystem successful the UT. Athletes are being provided with amended opportunities, infrastructure, and vulnerability to excel astatine nationalist and planetary platforms,” said Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Commissioner Secretary, Youth Services and Sports.
According to authoritative figures, 100 Khelo India Centres, the highest successful the country, were sanctioned for J&K since 2021. Officials said far-off districts for the archetypal clip were enactment nether the spotlight of sports infra similar Kupwara, Bandipora, Baramulla, Shopian, Budgam, Ganderbal, Kulgam, Anantnag, Rajouri, Poonch, Doda, Bhaderwah, Kishtwar and Ramban districts.
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh present person 22 Indoor Sports Stadiums on with synthetic turfs and floodlit grounds wherever sporting activities proceed precocious into the evening. Nearly 3,300 youngsters be escaped regular grooming sessions astatine these centres with entree to coaching, sports kits and modern equipment, officials said.
Athletes from J&K are present representing India internationally successful Boxing, Wushu, Taekwondo, Pencak Silat, and Korfball. Rashid Shafi won Gold astatine the Nordic International Wushu Championship successful Sudan, portion respective others person competed internationally successful Malaysia, Thailand, Nepal, Abu Dhabi and China, they added.
“The interaction has extended beyond sports. With floodlit grounds, susceptible and antecedently neglected areas are present hosting football, volleyball, and cricket matches precocious into the evening. Such events are taking spot successful spaces erstwhile associated with chromatic pelting and anti-social activities,” said different elder official.
So far, J&K has secured 119 gold, 124 metallic and 148 bronze medals astatine nationalist competitions, portion implicit 1,265 athletes person participated astatine the nationalist level.
