Punjab U-19 team has again
put up an excellent show in the 61th National School Games,
being held at Srinagar by retaining the Gold Medal after the team defeated
Maharashtra 1-0. Earlier Punjab thrashed Rajasthan in Semi Final by 4-0 to get
berth in Final. In quarter final Punjab beat Kerala by 11-10 in penalty
shootout. This achievement is the result of consistent hard work the players
had put in.
The
Department of Sports and Youth Department, Punjab is responsible for the
administrative control of Director Sports & Youth Services. The function of
the Department of Sports is to promote the sports in the state by implementing
the sports policies of the Government and the function of the Department of
Youth Services is to develop overall personality of youth and to involve youth
in Nation building through various activities by channelizing their energy in
positive directions.
The
fact is that Punjab had always enjoyed a pre-eminent position in the field of
sports. Under the able guidance of the Deputy Chief Minister, Sardar Sukhbir
Singh Badal many athletes of Punjab have given a par excellence performance and
achieved laurels to make us all feel proud.
A
re-organisation of the sports set up was done by merging the Sports Wing of
Khed Parishad, Sports Wings of Education Department into the Directorate of
Sports to give a uniform direction to sports in the State of Punjab. At
present, Punjab is only state which is having maximum numbers of Astro Turf
hockey fields and synthetic tracks and ultra modern sports infrastructure in
the country. The Award money was also hiked alongside opening up of more
promotional avenues to sports persons recruited in the state to give added
incentives to sports persons. This is showing results in various events
held in recent past.
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