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Port Blair, Aug 30: In a vibrant celebration of National Sports Day, Shri. Kuldeep Rai Sharma, the Member of Parliament of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, today organised a special event that aimed to honour and acknowledge the remarkable talents of the local sportspersons.
The event was graced by the presence of renowned Martial Art Masters, Shri. Selvam, Shri. Murugan and Shri. Anand Amritraj, who, through their dedicated efforts, have nurtured numerous sportspersons bringing national and international glory to the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Additionally, the gathering had the privilege of hosting the exceptionally talented young chess prodigy, Miss Kasthuri Bai, an International Chess Player.
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Prothrapur, Aug 30: On the auspicious occasion of National Sport’s Day, a spirited one-day Football Knockout Tournament was hosted by WITH YOU in collaboration with the A&N Football Association and the Youths of Bird Line. The event took place at the Bird Line Ground in Prothrapur on 29th August 2023.
The tournament witnessed an exhilarating showcase of sportsmanship, as 22 enthusiastic teams participated in the football competition. Shri Sanjay Meshack, Secretary of the A&N Football Association extended a warm welcome and narrated the achievement and works of WITH YOU (NGO) to the esteemed Chief Guest and other dignitaries present. He highlighted the remarkable teamwork and dedication displayed by the participating teams.
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Port Blair, Aug 30: The Maiden Open Badminton tournament organised by the Ambitious Badminton Club Dairy Farm (ABCD) concluded successfully at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indoor Badminton Court Dairy Farm, here today. The badminton tournament was organised in connection with National Sports Day 2023 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Hockey Wizard, Major Dhyan Chand. Around 50 players participated in two different categories viz. Men’s Single and Men’s Double.
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Enthusiasm Among the Youth for Sports Lauded
Diglipur, Aug 30: The heavy rain overnight in the North Andaman region did pose challenges to the organizers at Diglipur, in the morning to conduct sports’ activities to join the Nation in the celebration of National Sports Day. But the rains could not lower their enthusiasm.
The Subhash Gram Panchayat’s organizing team under the leadership of Pradhan Shri P.R. Singaram had ensured all the preparations were ready and the sportsmen too were eagerly waiting for the downpour to stop for a while at least. The sports lovers in and around Diglipur area came out of their homes in the morning around 5.30 AM when the rain stopped and the marathon got started by the chief guest, the Deputy Education Officer, Shri S. Suresh Kumar.
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Port Blair, Aug 30: To mark the National Sports Day, the Member of Parliament, Shri Kuldeep Rai Sharma organized the ‘MP CUP’' Knockout Football Tournament at Guptapara and Manarghat villages of South Andaman today.
In the Football Tournament organised at Guptapara, total six teams participated and the final match was played between Guptapara and Wandoor. The Wondoor Team finally won the Tournament.