DH NEWS SERVICE
JAMMU, may 25
General Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir Amateur Kabaddi Association Mr. Kuldeep Gupta suggested to all district President /Secretaries of affiliated units and advised them to support the youth of Sub Junior and Junior categories players to guide them to apply Passport Centre and to get Indian passport. Jammu and Kashmir Amateur Kabaddi Association is first of its sports association of J&K which will pay 50% Passport Fees to each youth, Sub Junior and Junior players for application in Passport Centre. Kabaddi Sports Association in Jammu and Kashmir has come forward to stop thevfraud in sports in which Government of India has also laid down draft of National Code against age fraud in sports (NCAAFS) 2025.
In the light of same Jammu and Kashmir Amateur Kabaddi Association has come forward to introduce passport for verification of age proof, the successful verification, the player’s age will be securely recorded and permanently locked in the dedicated database. The record will remain unalterable and serves as the definitive proof of age throughout the athletic’s sports career.The association will also launch a portal for Kabaddi players to registered them with passport number for long life and identity card will also be issue to them.
Mr Kuldeep Gupta General Secretary of the association said that objective behind to introduce passport to verify the age which will protect the integrity of sports and ensuring fair competition in all levels. Promoting ethical practices and reinforcing public trust in the governance of sports and protecting genuine athletes rights and fostering an environment of honesty and transparency. Moreover the president of association Mr. Anil Gupta said the association focus exclusively on maintaining integrity and fairness within sports governance. It’s primary aim is to prevent age fraud and ensure fair competition, safeguarding the credibility of sports in Jammu and Kashmir as well as in India. The association seeks to uphold the core values of Sports, Honesty, Fair play and Team spirit.
The age fraud undemines these principles, placing genuine athletes at an unfair disadvantage. It also result in sub-optimal level of performance of athletes committing such frauds, as they end up competing with their juniors and not there own age group.
The association explicitly links age fraud to the erosion of fair play, integrity and ethical competition, emphasizing the need to protect the rights of young, deserving athletes while promoting ethical conduct and restoring public trust in sports institutions
Further age fraud create a ripple effect of negative consequences and it allows older athletes to dominate younger categories, depriving deserving athletes of opportunities and recognization. The older athletes computing in younger age group face heightened risk of injury and health complication due to mismatch in psychological capacity.
The association feels the age fraud tarnishes the reputation of sports organisation and raises concern about the governance, Stick enforcement in essential to restore trust in institutions.
