Srinagar: Starting their sports calendar in the summer capital, Jammu and Kashmir Police is organising two major sports tournaments in the month of June. The first event Inter Battalion Tournament would commence from June 12, and conclude on June 16, 2014and the second tournament viz Inter Zone Tournament will start from June 18, which will conclude on June 21, 2014.
According to a statement issued to KNS, this was announced by the Director General of Police (DGP), K. Rajendra Kumar in a statement issued to press here today. He said that all Battalions of IR and Armed Police, besides SDRF would participate in the Inter Battalion Tournament. Accordingly sports person representing different Zones and Wings of the Organization would participate in the Inter Zone Battalion being conducted at Bakshi Stadium and other venue in Srinagar city.
Sports persons, (men, women) would be participating in different games including Basket Ball, Volleyball, Football, Handball, Tug-of-war, Boxing, Judo, Wrestling, Weightlifting, Kabaddi, Hockey and shooting. Besides, Athletes of different Zones and Battalions would excel in 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 1500 metres, 5000 metres, 10,000 metres, 4X100 metres relay, Shotput, hammer throw, Javelin throw and discus throw, DGP added. The DGP has asked the ADGP (Armed), S. M. Sahai, who is also the Organizing Secretary of the tournaments to supervise the arrangements personally, being made by the Managing Committee, to conduct the events in a befitting manner. He has also stressed for better coordination among different committees under the leadership of Sahai.