West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner inaugurated Khelo India Centre at Tura
TURA: West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner Swapnil Tembe on Wednesday inaugurated the Khelo India Centre at the Government Girls' Higher Secondary School, Tura, in the presence of the District Sports Officer, Saljagring M Marak, the school principal Arlinda M Marak, teachers, students and other dignitaries.
While inaugurating the centre, the Deputy Commissioner said that sports are as important as studies for the students and urged them to grab the opportunities being provided through the Khelo India Centre. He also informed that there are two such centres in West Garo Hills, out of which one has been given to the school. For encouraging the athletes in the district, he said that Turathon, covering a distance of 42 km, will be organized on December 12 next and urged the students to participate in the event.
The District Sports Officer, while highlighting about the Khelo India Centre, said that with the inauguration of the centre, the district is hopeful of producing an Olympian from amongst the athletes, informed a press release.
The principal of the school, while delivering the welcome address, informed that Khelo India is a national programme for reviving sports culture in India at the grass-root level by building a strong framework for all sports played in the country and establish India as a great sporting nation. She also informed that 30 students from the school have been selected to undergo training and Rosina Ch Momin, a national athlete and the former student of the school, has been appointed as the coach for the school.
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