Jashn-e-Gurez: District Wushu Championship Bandipora commences
Bandipora: A two-day Wushu Championship commenced on Friday in the Dawar area of Gurez in Bandipora district.
The championship is being organised by District Wushu Association Bandipora under the guidelines of J&K Wushu Association.
The Mega Sports event was declared open by Principal Higher Secondary School Dawar, Abdul Majeed Dar who was the chief guest at the occasion.
Director Mountaineering Institute Bandipora ASA (International Mountaineer) Abdul Qayoom Bhat was the guest of honour at the occasion.
The Championship is the part of Mega Sports Festival Gurez 2022 (Jashn-e-Gurez) in which more than 290 players including boys as well as girls are participating.
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Guest lauded the efforts of District Wushu Association Bandipora and J&K Wushu Association for providing the opportunity and a platform to the youth of Gurez Valley to prove their mettle at the national and international level in Wushu.
He said the Youth of Gurez Valley are immensely talented and they deserve more opportunities to exhibit their talent and bringing events to Gurez Valley shall help in realising the dream of players waiting in wings.
The event witnessed overwhelming participation of people from Gurez Valley and locals thanked District Wushu Association Bandipora and J&K Wushu Association for creating such Sports atmosphere and opportunities for this sport in Gurez Valley.
On behalf of District Wushu Association Bandipora, Padma Shri, Faisal Ali Dar thanked all departments for their cooperation, coordination and sports-friendly measures adopted by the district administration, Indian Army, Department of Youth Services and Sports, Education Department and JK Tourism to make the event successful.
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