Baghmara : A 3 day Five A-Side Day & Night Baghmara Futsal Challenge Cup, 2016 got underway on Tuesday evening at the District Sports Playground, Baghmara. The Tournament is being organised by the Baghmara District Sports Association in collaboration with the District Sports office, Baghmara, District Administration and Superintendent of Police, Baghmara.
The tournament is sponsored by the ICFAI, University Tura, Meghalaya. Altogether 23 teams are participating in the tournament.
Deputy Commissioner, South Garo Hills District, Smti S. N. Marak while expressing happiness towards the participating teams for their zeal and enthusiasm said that the motive behind organising the tournament is to improve the skills of footballers as youths have lots of potential for such games.
She also welcomed the teams from West Garo Hills District, North Garo Hills, and East Garo Hills District for taking interest in participating and joining the Futsal Tournament. “Sports is not always about winning, it is about participation, we should enjoy the game and let the best team win,” she added. She also informed the gathering that tournaments for Badminton, Basketball etc will also be organized in the coming months.
In the opening day, four matches were played between Baghmara Police vs Jaksongram Blue Hills, Dopagram vs Nikjagring, Shining Club vs D.C. Matgrik and Rangdokram Club vs Upper Rongdotchi.(MIPR)
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