Mangalore, Jan 25: Congress leader B Janardhan Poojary has called upon the athletes to develop qualities of dedication, determination and vision so as to taste success.
Inaugurating District-level Kabbadi tournament (primary, high school, pre-university college and degree level) organized by Dakshina Kannada Amateur Kabbadi Association in collaboration with various other organizations, he said that despite the fact that India's population has swollen to 130 crores, at the Olympics, India manages to bag just one or two medals.
“In this situation, there is a need for the governments at the Center as well as states to give impetus to sports and encourage sportsmen,” he said.
Lauding new entrant to Congress Vijaynath Vittal Shetty for organizing rural sports fest every year, Poojary said that such efforts must be made in every village.
Poojary also announced a personal prize amount of Rs 3,000 to the first place winners.
The programme was presided over by Sridevi Education Trust President A Sadananda Shetty.
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