Urges Govt. to employ sports achievers

Mysuru :

Achievers in sports must be given employment in Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), said former International Athlete Ashwini Nachappa here this morning.

She was speaking after inaugurating the three-day BSNL Employees All-India Athletic Championship 2015-16 at Chamundi Vihar Stadium here under the aegis of Mysore Telecom District, Mysuru.

Providing jobs in the PSUs for those who excel in sports will inspire others to take to sports which in turn will help the country progress in the field of sports, she observed.

Ashwini further said that sports persons should be encouraged in their endeavours to come out with flying colours and added that there was no age limit for sports as anyone could take up sports whenever they developed interest.

Earlier, Ashwini Nachappa was introduced to the athletes from Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Kerala, Manipur, NRT-Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and other States who are in city to take part in the event.

P. Nagaraju, Chief General Manager, Karnataka Telecom Circle, presided. Principal General Manager and Championship Chairman K.L. Jayaram, International Referee A. Bricto Joy and BSNL officials V.K. Singh and Sampath Kumar were present on the occasion.

More than 500 athletes are competing in various track and field events to be held during the three-day championship which includes100 mts sprint, 200 mts sprint, 400 mts race, 800 mts race, 1,500 mts run, 3,000 mts run and 5,000 mts run, discus throw, shot put, hammer throw, javelin throw, long jump, high jump, triple jump and pole vault.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Wednesday – January 20th, 2016