“The meet provides an opportunity to the veteran athletes for maintaining their health and happiness", said the Chief Minister. He said that it was good to see a large number of veterans running and participating in the event. He congratulated the most elderly Mr Ramachandra Reddy aged 93 years from Telengana State for participating in the meet.
The Chief Minister said that state Government was committed to harness the energy of youth towards eradication of social evils besides motivating them to work for the progress and prosperity of the Nation.
With a view to provide more sports facilities to the sports person, the Government mulls to develop sports fields and provide more facilities and open sports hostels at different places in the State, said the Chief Minister.
He announced a sum of Rs. 10 lakh for the State Masters Athletic Association for carrying out its activities in efficient manner and also assured adequate funding for wash rooms and acoustic (sound proof) hall in the sports complex at Dharamshala.
The Chief Minister also inspected the site of Central University in Kand Kardiyana gram panchayat near Dharamsala and held discussions with Registrar of the University Brig. Rangra.
Veterans athletes, numbering approximately 2000, in both men and women category from Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Chandigarh, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Kerela are participating in the four day long Athletics meet.
President, Kangra District Masters Athletic and MLA, Mr Sanjay Rattan welcomed the Chief-minister and other guests present on the occasion. He said that the State Government was giving due importance to sports activities in the state. He demanded construction of more such synthetic tracks in the State for the benefit of sportspersons and the veterans athletes of the State.
The selected participants/ winners of this event would further participate in World Masters Atheletics Championship to be held in Lyon in France from 4th to 16th August, 2015. The team had represented India in Pan-Pacific Masters Games in Gold Coast Australia and won seven gold medals.
Col (Retd) S. Sharma, President of Masters Athletic Federation of India welcomed the Chief Minister.
Later Mr Virbhadra Singh also laid foundation stone of residential complex of Forensic Department to cost Rs. 3.30 crore at Sidh-Bari in Dharamsala.
Urban Development Minister, Mr Sudhir Sharma, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Mr Jagjeevan Pal, MLA’s Mr Ajay Mahajan, Mr Sanjay Rattan, Mr Manohar Dhiman and Mr Pawan Kajal, Chairman HP education Board, Mr Balbir Tegta, Chairman KCC Bank Mr Jagdish Sapehiya, Vice Chairman HP State Forest Corporation, Mr Kewal Singh Pathania, EX MLA Mr Bodh Raj, Mr Ramphal Sharma General Secretary, Col. Arvind Jha, Sports Psychologist and international athlete and Mr Satnam Retd DIG Border Security Force, members of the national Body, Deputy Commissioner, Mr C. Paulrasu, SP Mr Kapil Sharma were also present on the occasion amongst others.
With a view to provide more sports facilities to the sports person, the Government mulls to develop sports fields and provide more facilities and open sports hostels at different places in the State, said the Chief Minister.
He announced a sum of Rs. 10 lakh for the State Masters Athletic Association for carrying out its activities in efficient manner and also assured adequate funding for wash rooms and acoustic (sound proof) hall in the sports complex at Dharamshala.
The Chief Minister also inspected the site of Central University in Kand Kardiyana gram panchayat near Dharamsala and held discussions with Registrar of the University Brig. Rangra.
Veterans athletes, numbering approximately 2000, in both men and women category from Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Chandigarh, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Kerela are participating in the four day long Athletics meet.
President, Kangra District Masters Athletic and MLA, Mr Sanjay Rattan welcomed the Chief-minister and other guests present on the occasion. He said that the State Government was giving due importance to sports activities in the state. He demanded construction of more such synthetic tracks in the State for the benefit of sportspersons and the veterans athletes of the State.
The selected participants/ winners of this event would further participate in World Masters Atheletics Championship to be held in Lyon in France from 4th to 16th August, 2015. The team had represented India in Pan-Pacific Masters Games in Gold Coast Australia and won seven gold medals.
Col (Retd) S. Sharma, President of Masters Athletic Federation of India welcomed the Chief Minister.
Later Mr Virbhadra Singh also laid foundation stone of residential complex of Forensic Department to cost Rs. 3.30 crore at Sidh-Bari in Dharamsala.
Urban Development Minister, Mr Sudhir Sharma, Chief Parliamentary Secretary, Mr Jagjeevan Pal, MLA’s Mr Ajay Mahajan, Mr Sanjay Rattan, Mr Manohar Dhiman and Mr Pawan Kajal, Chairman HP education Board, Mr Balbir Tegta, Chairman KCC Bank Mr Jagdish Sapehiya, Vice Chairman HP State Forest Corporation, Mr Kewal Singh Pathania, EX MLA Mr Bodh Raj, Mr Ramphal Sharma General Secretary, Col. Arvind Jha, Sports Psychologist and international athlete and Mr Satnam Retd DIG Border Security Force, members of the national Body, Deputy Commissioner, Mr C. Paulrasu, SP Mr Kapil Sharma were also present on the occasion amongst others.
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