Beating Jammu United in the final, MA Sports Club today lifted the Ist Kabaddi Gold Cup which was organised by Arun Sharma Sports and Social Welfare Trust in collaboration with J&K Amateur Kabaddi Association (JKAKA) and Kreeda Bharati J&K and supported by the J&K Sports Council (JKSC) at Kabaddi Arena, MA Stadium, here.
Legislator, Yudhvir Sethi was the chief guest, who presented the winners and runners-up trophies as also other individual and Cash prizes. He appreciated the efforts of the Trust in promoting sports and sportspersons across different disciplines. He was all praise for legendary Handball coach, Arun Sharma for producing international stuff from J&K.
The MLA assured financial and related support for the development of Kabaddi Stadium as a National level venue.
The chief guest also felicitated kabaddi coaches for their contribution in promoting the game and also technical officials for the successful conduct of the three-day Kabaddi Gold Cup.
Important to mention here that Arun Sharma Trust, besides running a Handball Academy in the city, has been engaged in organising different sports events thereby engaged the youth in constructive activities.
“It is our endeavour to guide and engage youth in sports and physical fitness activities on a regular basis. In addition to annual events on birth and death anniversary of celebrity player and coach, Arun Sharma, the Trust holds different activities around the year,” informed member trustee of Arun Sharma Sports and Social Welfare Trust, Ashutosh Sharma.
General secretary of JKAKA, Dr Kuldeep Gupta expressed his gratitude to the Arun Sharma Trust for making Kabaddi part of the annual calander of activities. He declared that Kabaddi Gold Cup in under-23 age group will be made a regular feature.
In the valedictory function, Rajesh Gupta and Zoralwar Singh Jamwal (spokesperson BJP) were guests of honour. Among other distinguished gathering were Shakti Dutt (vice president Vishwa Hindu Parishad), Dr Kishore Sharma (Principal SRML Higher Secondary School), R C Vaid (senior vice president Kreeda Bharati), Raj Kumar (joint secretary Kreeda Bharati) , Surinder Mohan (ex-Secretary JKAKA), Akshay Sharma (DySP), Pawan Suri, Anil Modi, S S Gill, Tejinder Singh, P P Singh, Sanjit Kumar, Rajesh Sumbria and Atul Pangotra.
Members of Arun Sharma Sports and Social Welfare Trust and J&K Amateur Kabaddi Association were also present.
