Laban Sports Club celebrate 110 years of journey

From a Reporter

SHILLONG, Dec 30: The Laban Sports Club today celebrated 110 years of journey (1906-2016) of its existence at U Soso Tham auditorium in the city on Friday. In his speech as Chief Guest, Minister of Arts and Culture, Ronnie Lyngdod said, “Sports unite a country and does not discrimite the people on the basis of caste, creed or ethnic background and the citizens of the country should not allow divisions even on religious lines.”

Expressing concern that the present generation is not too involved in sports, he said, “Youth should take up sports for the love of it. Nowadays, it is difficult to motivate the youth to take up sports whereas the former generation was active in sports. It is a lucrative career, however, rewards come later.”

Referring to the 2022 tiol Games to be hosted by the state which will coincide with the 50th Meghalaya Day celebration, Lyngdoh said, “Laban Sports Club which is the oldest club should lead the way by motivating the youth to participate in the event.”

Further he said, “I urged the president of the club to work in tandem with the sports department to see that young people are given the training to  prepare them for the event as we should not only host but bag medals as well.” During the celebration, prizes were distributed to different individuals who excelled in various competitions conducted by the club.