Srinagar Aug 24: The basic training in Fencing for the 1st batch of Girl students of district Srinagar completed at Youth Hostel today.
It’s for the first time that school students are being trained in the Olympic sport at Srinagar by the Department of Youth Services and Sports.
Director Department of Youth Services and Sports J&K Gazanfar Ali distributed certificates amongst the participants. He also inaugurated the second phase of training for Boy students at the same venue.
Director YS&S while interacting with the trainees of the course expressed his utmost satisfaction
over the joyful participation of young boys and girls in such programmes. He assured that such training courses in other games and sports would be organised in a phased manner at all the 20 districts of J&K.
District YS&S Officer Srinagar Balbir Singh and senior officers and officials of the Department were also present on the valedictory and felicitation ceremony of the training programme.(KNB)