-Speaker appreciates Rajya Sabha MP Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal for promoting Kayaking and Canoeing in Punjab
-Felicitate winners on the concluding day of Water Sports Games at Sultanpur Lodhi
SULTANPUR LODHI, October 13: Punjab Legislative Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Tuesday said that Punjab would soon emerge as a leading state in water sports, particularly kayaking and canoeing, at both the national and international levels.
Presiding over the concluding day of the Water Sports Games organised at the Kali Bein in Sultanpur Lodhi under Khedan Watan Punjab Diyan, the Speaker, accompanied by Rajya Sabha MP Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal, appreciated the enthusiastic participation of a large number of youngsters in the sporting event. He said the encouraging response showed the growing popularity of water sports among the youth and spoke that Punjab has immense potential to excel in these games.
The Speaker also lauded Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal for taking the initiative to organise the games and for his sustained efforts to promote water sports in Punjab. He said Punjab had immense potential to develop kayaking and canoeing. With sustained efforts to promote such games at the grassroots level and provide opportunities to budding players, Punjab would soon establish itself as a leader in water sports at national and international competitions.
In his address, Rajya Sabha MP Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal said that the Water Sports Games at Sultanpur Lodhi were aimed at encouraging youth to take up sports and providing a platform for budding talent to showcase their abilities. He said that promoting kayaking and canoeing would open up new avenues for young people and help Punjab regain its prominence in the sporting arena. He also emphasised the need to organise more such events to identify and nurture talented athletes from rural areas and prepare them for national and international competitions.
Later, Speaker and Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal along with Baba Sri Pargat Nath Singh Ji also felicitated the winners of the Water Sports Games and encouraged them to continue working hard to achieve greater success in their sporting careers.
On the occasion, Sultanpur Lodhi ASP Dhirendra Verma, SDM Jasjit Singh, District Sports Officers Kulwinder Singh, Coaches Gurpreet Singh, Sunita Devi, Inderjeet Kaur, Amarjeet Kaur, Sunil Kumar Jasvir Singh, Amanjeet Singh Sandhu, Rajan Mattu, Priya Saini, Lakhwinder Singh and Amandeep Singh Khaira from Education Department, along with other officials of the Sports Department, were also present on the occasion.
