Yadgir: Sports can strengthen physical and mental stability, says Superintendent of Police

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Prutwik Shankar, Yadgir Superintendent of Police.

Prutwik Shankar, Yadgir Superintendent of Police. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

Sports tin bring activeness and fortify carnal and intelligence stability, Superintendent of Police Prutwik Shankar said aft inaugurating the yearly sports contention conducted by the territory portion of the Karnataka Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) for journalists astatine the District Sports Stadium successful Yadgir recently.

“Usually, journalists enactment nether pressure, and specified unit tires you soon. But this tin beryllium solved by participating successful immoderate athletics that makes you much physically fit,” Mr. Shankar said and appreciated the KUWJ’s territory portion for organising mind-changer games similar carrom, chess, kabaddi, volleyball, and cricket.

Mallappa Sankin, territory portion president, who chaired the event, said that the portion has been organising an yearly sports contention for 4 years to promote each journalists to enactment successful games that assistance support their carnal and intelligence fitness.

The winning teams of kabaddi, volleyball, and cricket were awarded trophies and currency prizes of ₹5,000 each.

The idiosyncratic winners successful changeable put, 100-metre sprint, badminton, chess, and carrom games were fixed currency prizes and medals.

Siddappa Lingeri, secretary, Sagar Desai, subordinate of State Parishat, Raj Kumar Nallikar, treasurer, and others were present.

Published - February 10, 2026 07:28 p.m. IST

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