Sunday, November 22, 2009

Deepender's plea to open wrestling academy


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by Harnananewswire(Balbir)
Chandigarh, November 22

Member of Parliament from Rohtak, Mr Deepender Singh Hooda, today said that the State Government has decided to open a wrestling academy in Jhajjar district to promote this discipline. He said that he would propose to the chief Minister to open the academy at Bahadurgarh sub-division of the district.
Mr Deepender Singh Hooda was addressing the gathering in a function organized to felicitate wrestler Praveen Tehlan at village Jassorkheri of Bahadurgarh who had brought laurels to the country by winning the bronze medal at Canada World Cup Wrestling Championship. The Jassorkheri residents gave a warm welcome to the wrestler for excelling at an international event.
Congratulating Praveen Tehlan for this achievement, the young MP said that it was a matter of extreme pride for the people of this area that Praveen had achieved success at the international arena. He said that wrestler of village Asodha, Rajanish Dalal had also been victorious in this championship, thus both of the had made the people of the area and country proud.
Mr Deepender Hooda said that today, the players of Haryana like boxer
Vijendra, cricketer Joginder Sharma and hockey player Mamta Kharab were gaining fame at international events. The Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda was also of the view that the sportspersons should be given due honours which had led to making a conducive environment for the sportspersons in the state and they were also
provided all the facilities to excel in their field. Process had been started for boxing academy at Bhiwani and cricket academy at Jhajjar.
He said that there was no dearth of talent in traditional games in Haryana. Even in the smallest of the villages of the state, the youth were highly enthusiastic for wrestling. The wrestling academy at Bahadurgarh would give further impetus and prove a milestone for encouraging the young and budding talent to grow in a safe and supportive environment.
He said that on the initiatives of the State Government, sports stadia, equipped with sufficient number of coach and other sports paraphernalia, were being constructed in the villages of the state.
It was due to the honour given to the sportsmen that they feel proud to belong to Haryana. Recognizing their talent, they had been given high-post of Deputy Superintendent and appointed on government jobs. He hoped that the players would also play exceptionally well in the ensuing Commonwealth Games.

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