India Army
Indian Army hosts badminton event for school girls, participants appreciate initiative
Srinagar: The Indian Army recently organized a Badminton tournament in Boniyar region of Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir to give an opportunity to school girls to showcase their talents.
Thirty-two girls from various Army Goodwill Schools of the Uri sector villages participated in this tournament, reports ANI.
The girls, who participated in the event, appreciated the initiative taken by the Indian Army.
"I represented my school AGS in the match. I won the match and I am really happy. Thanks to the Army for this. Everyone must participate in this, it is beneficial for everyone. A lot of girls are playing. It will help us make our schools and parents proud and this will only help us. This initiative by the Army is really good. 5-6 children from our school took part in the tournament and we won the final today. These programs must happen, it will only benefit us. There is a lot of talent that does not get chances, only the Army gave us the chance. It happened for the first time here," Tufiya Fayaz, a player who won the Badminton finals, todl ANI.
Mehreen Mushtaq, another participant in the tournament, told the news agency: "I am a student of AGS Boniyar. Today, the Army's 25th Battalion organized this event for girls and I participated. I'm happy that my school won the competition. I encourage all the girls to participate in these events to show off their talents. It is very beneficial for our mind and health."
Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Baramulla District President Mushtaq Mir thanked the Army for hosting the event.
"I am very thankful of the Army that they could make girls aware of such an event which helped our girls move ahead. I request the administrator that an indoor stadium must be here at any cost. I'll talk to the Governor regarding this too ," Mir told ANI.
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