Football players exhort college students to excel in arena of sports.

The Punjab Sports Department organised Under-17 Football tournament among the players.

The tournament was held at Lyallpur Khalsa College ground in which former football players Jatinder Singh Tandi and Bhupinder Singh were the chief guests. In the final match, Sports School Jalandhar defeated Doaba Khalsa Senior Secondary School by 2-1.

Addressing the young players, the chief guests asked them to play the game with utmost dedication and work hard to excel in the arena of sports. They said under the mission, the state government had already given a major boost to the sports in the state, which was really appreciable. Lauding the players participating in the tournament, they said the sportspersons were blessed with several qualities and one of them was that it helped them develop a team spirit during the game, which could help them to excel in their lives.

The chief guests said during the competition, the players exhibited a remarkable cooperation and harmony to defeat their rival team adding that the same spirit should be replicated for constructing a progressive and a harmonious society.

They also said sports played an important role in an individual’s life. They also lauded the efforts of the Sports Department Punjab for organising the tournament to provide a platform to the budding players.