PREPARATIONS on for holding 61st All India Police Games on March 18
Author(s): Arvind SharmaFinal touches being given to the venue where 5-days 61st All India Police Games are to commence on March 18. City Air News photo: Arvind Sharma Dharamsala, March 16, 2013: A record number of 1,497 sportspersons...
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Mar 16, 2013 12:30
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Final touches being given to the venue where 5-days 61st All India Police Games are to commence on March 18.
City Air News photo: Arvind Sharma
Dharamsala, March 16, 2013: A record number of 1,497 sportspersons and131 officials are gathered in Dharamsala for 5-days 61st All India Police Games beginning on Monday.
Organising secretary-cum-IG North, Himachal Pradesh Rakesh Aggarwal said, “It is the biggest contingent in this cluster of games in india, which contains 30 teams, which show the popularity of Dharamsala after ODI Cricket.”
He said that Dharamsala is hosting the same cluster of police games after a gap of 9 years.
He added the teams from Andaman Nicobar could not report due to unfavorable sailing conditions there.
He said all teams are participating in volleyball, 26 each in basketball and kabbadi and 21 in handball.
All the teams are divided in 8 groups for league level.
IG said there are many players of international level and Arjun awardees’ are participating in the event.
SSP Kangra Balbir Thakur said, “The participants shall be severed with traditional Himachali Dham on the day of Bara Khana, this will proved them test of different parts of the state.”
He said that all the arrangements are being made for the smooth conduct of the tournament.
Governor of Himachal shall inaugurate the event on March 18 while Chief Minister will be the chief guest of the closing ceremony on March 22.
