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National School Games: J&K DG YSS unveils U-17 Girls Cricket official uniforms

Jammu, Nov 14 (UNI) The Director General, Youth Services and Sports, Jammu and Kashmir, Anuradha Gupta, on Saturday unveiled the official uniforms of the J&K U-17 Girls Cricket Team here at an impressive and colourful ceremony held at Khel Gaon, Nagrota, ahead of the announcement of fixtures for the 70th National School Games U-17 Girls Cricket Championship.
The unveiling ceremony was followed by a fixture announcement meeting at Kalika Dham, the official lodging centre for visiting contingents, where the technical committee of the organisers, in consultation with the representative of the School Games Federation of India (SGFI), finalised the tournament schedule.
The championship is among the four national-level events allotted to Jammu and Kashmir by SGFI for the current season.
Addressing the gathering, Gupta highlighted the Department’s outstanding performance in hosting national sporting events and expressed confidence that J&K would maintain its winning momentum.
She noted that J&K had already emerged champions in the Wushu and Taekwondo championships held earlier, and voiced hope that the union Territory would clinch the title in the U-17 Girls Cricket Championship as well.
The Director General interacted with the players, encouraging them to compete with discipline, determination and sporting spirit.
She enquired about the facilities and arrangements extended to the contingents and urged the players to give their best performance and bring laurels to Jammu and Kashmir.
Gupta was accompanied by Joint Director, Youth Services and Sports, Jammu, Inderjeet Singh Parihar; Additional Secretary and Deputy Director, Youth Services and Sports (Central), Tina Mahajan; Deputy Director, Planning, Megha Baogia; and Accounts Officer, Directorate, Vishesh Kapoor.
Several District Youth Services and Sports Officers (DYSSOs) and conveners of various organising committees were also present on the occasion.
Before the draw of fixtures, a detailed discussion was held on the rules and regulations governing the tournament.
The SGFI representative also briefed the participants on the federation’s guidelines and procedural requirements for the championship.
The tournament is scheduled to be held in Jammu from November 15 to 20, bringing together young cricketers from across the country for one of the premier school-level competitions under the aegis of SGFI.

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