Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur meets and felicitates Khelo India Kabaddi Champions

Haryana as a venue is very apt since the culture of sports is so strong here. We have a huge number of talented athletes who are performing very well and all they need is the right opportunities which we are providing constantly.- Anurag Singh Thakur 

Khel Today Bureau

Panchkula: Honourable Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) Shri. Anurag Singh Thakur on Tuesday,  met and felicitated the young Kabaddi champions of SBI Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) 2021.

Honourable Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur shares a light moment with the winners of Khelo India Youth Games Kabaddi Girls team in Panchkula.

The sports minister gave a surprise visit to Panchkula’s Tau Devi Lal Stadium, where he not only enjoyed watching the girls’ final Kabbadi match between Haryana and Maharashtra but also gave away medals to the winning Kabaddi teams of KIYG.

After meeting and facilitating the young Kabaddi players, the Union Sports Minister also saw the finals of the KIYG women’s volleyball match and met and motivated the young women volleyball players who participated in the finals.

Speaking at the event Shri. Thakur said, “Haryana as a venue is very apt since the culture of sports is so strong here. We have a huge number of talented athletes who are performing very well and all they need is the right opportunities which we are providing constantly.”

Winners of the KIYG Volley Ball girls category – Tamil Nadu.

The Honourable Union Minister was accompanied by the Sports Minister of Haryana Shri Sandeep Singh and veteran Long Jumper and Athletics World Championships Bronze medalist Anju Bobby George.