Lucknow: Sardar Jaspal Singh, a veteran sports organiser and promoter, was felicitated following his appointment as Co-Convenor of the Sports Cell of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Uttar Pradesh.
The felicitation ceremony was jointly organised by Sports Network India and the SNI Centre for Sports Excellence at the centre located in Modern Academy, Vinay Khand-2, Gomti Nagar.
Atul Agnihotri, president of the Boxing Association Lucknow, attended as the chief guest and felicitated Singh, congratulating him on his new responsibility. He said Singh’s experience and contribution to sports would help strengthen sporting activities across the state. Eugene Paul, secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Fencing Association, was present as the guest of honour.
The programme was presided over by Dr Anand Kishore Pandey, director of Sports Network India. He said Singh’s extensive experience in sports organisations could play an important role in promoting sports, safeguarding players’ interests and strengthening the sporting culture.
Expressing gratitude, Singh said his priority would be to take sports to wider sections of society, encourage youth participation, nurture talented players and create better opportunities for their growth.
Singh is an experienced sports administrator with significant contributions to martial arts and karate. He is a lecturer in the Physical Education Department at Khalsa Inter College, general secretary of the Karate Association of Uttar Pradesh and joint secretary of the Karate India Organisation.
Several sports personalities and officials attended the event, including Sunil Joshi, director of the SNI Centre for Sports Excellence and a retired Regional Sports Officer; T.P. Haveliya, president of the Karate Association of Uttar Pradesh; Sahdev Singh, secretary of the Boxing Association Lucknow; sports promoter Sanjeev Swarnkar; Rajesh Kumar Verma, secretary of the Lucknow Kho Kho Association; Santosh Jaiswal, organising secretary of the Karate Association of Uttar Pradesh; Krishna Avtar, secretary of the Karate Association of Lucknow; and martial arts instructor Anurag Singh Chauhan.
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