JAMMU, MARCH 10: The Lieutenant Governor, Shri Manoj Sinha has on the concluding day of the LG’s Rolling Trophy congratulated the players and winning team and urged them to continue to do their best to bring glory to the sports fraternity.
The Lt Governor said, the LG’s Rolling Trophy is an important initiative of the Mission Youth that aims to strengthen the roots of sports culture. The tournament enabled our players to demonstrate excellence on the field and promoted pride, camaraderie and the spirit of sportsmanship, he added.
“More than 42,000 players competed with the spirit of peace, friendship, equality, and respect. The players with their skill and endurance on the playing field have inspired the young generation, renewed the essential spirit of sports and made this tournament truly memorable,” observed the Lt Governor.
The Lt Governor reiterated the Government’s commitment to provide modern facilities and world class coaching to the sportspersons.
Under the guidance of the Hon’ble Prime Minister, we have created new infrastructures for the players in far-flung areas. It is being ensured that the youth living in villages get modern facilities and mentoring, said the Lt Governor.
He observed that the key to vibrant sports culture lies in the effective combination of talent hunt, mentoring and suitable platform. Not only we want to feed our sports culture with a steady stream of young talents, but we also want to inculcate sporting excellence and skill in our youth, he added.
Sports build character, infuse values of team spirit and bring diverse communities together. We are resolute to extend all possible support, facilities and resources to the sportspersons to safeguard their future and make their dreams come true, the Lt Governor observed.
This year, 104 projects under JKIDFC and 117 projects under CAPEX have been completed across the UT. More than 60 lakh children and youth participated in sports activities in the last one year. In many disciplines like gymnastics, judo, football, cricket, we have set up academies to identify & nurture the talents, the Lt Governor noted.
