Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali has said government is keen to promote sports among youth as participation in games can save them from falling prey to drug abuse.Addressing sportsmen and sports lovers here at the concluding ceremony of power lifting championship, the Minister said that if engaged in sports, youth will never go after drugs. He said that sports play vital role in surpassing negative thoughts and develop a positive attitude towards life.The event, State Bench-Press and Deadlift Powerlifting championship, was organized by Sports Powerlifting Association here at RKM Gym Jammu. Over 200 sportsmen participated in this championship.Referring to sports events like Powerlifting Championship being organized in the state, he appreciated sports bodies for engaging the youth in healthy competitions. The Minister said that J&K Government is keen to boost sports activities in the state by providing world class infrastructure at all levels.General Secretary Rajan Jain of the J&K Sports Powerlifting Association along with Rakesh Jain (President) were also present.
The Minister also felicitated the winners of different categories and other participants of the championship.Narender Pal Singh was declared Powerman whereas Surmeet Kour Soni as Powerwomen of J&K State.In women category, Achint Kour, Surmeet Kour Soni , Neha, Sunita Devi, Anjana Rajput won Gold Medals.Among Men Rhubham Sharma Won Gold and Vijay Choudhary Won Silver in heavy weight category. The other winners include Sahil Chib (Gold), Jagbir Singh (Gold), Raza Rabbani (Gold), Imran Mirza (Gold), Shivam Gupta (Silver and Bronze), Harsh Dev Singh (Gold and Silver), Vikrant Singh ( Bronze), Tarun Dev Singh (Gold), Akshay Gupta (Gold), Bobwillis (Silver and Gold), Vikas Manhas (Gold), Sandeep Kumar (Silver), Tarlok Singh (Gold), Vikramjeet Singh (Gold), Ansh Arora (Silver) , Sunil Dogra (Gold), Vishdeep (Gold), Sumit Chouhan (Gold), Ajay Verma ( Silver) , Mohit Chib (Gold), Narender Pal Singh (Gold), Yogesh Singh (Gold), Rahul Motal (Bronze), Archit Raina (Silver), Shaheryar (Silver), Nikhil (Gold), Yogeshwar (Gold), Rajeev Singh (Bronze), Aslam (Silver), Waqaar Ahmed (Gold), Akhil Mehra (Gold), Nageshwar (Gold), Vishal Singh Manhas (Gold and Bronze), Shubam Gupta ), Shashank (Silver), Shubam Aryan (Gold) , Ankit Kumar (Silver), Gourav Chib ( Silver).