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CRPF celebrates National Sports Day, conducts volley ball matches across formation

CRPF celebrates National Sports Day, conducts volley ball matches across formation

New Delhi, Aug 30 (UNI) The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) celebrated 'National Sports Day' across its formation with befitting zeal and fervour by conducting Volleyball matches at more than 1600 locations across the formation, an official statement said here on Sunday.
On Saturday, to honour the Indian Hockey Legend Major Dhyan Chand, the Force DG AP Maheshwari inaugurated the 3-A side volleyball matches at its Academy at Kadarpur in Gurugram. Two time Olympian and Indian Sports Hero Sushil Kumar graced the occasion.
'It is the commitment of the force to physical fitness that CRPF has set a target of running one crore kilometers in the Fit India movement and has also taken upon itself to facilitate the participation of communities in proximity of the campuses', the Force DG said, adding that it has also an MoU with Aditya Mehta Foundation to train and skill its Divyang warriors in para-sports
CRPF takes pride that the league of its sport persons include two 'Padma Shri' awardees, a Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awardee, 16 Arjuna Awardees and a recent recipient of Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime awards.
The largest central armed police force gives great importance to the physical fitness of its personnel which translates into operational efficiency, productivity, and overall well being. The resolve to keep the force healthy manifests itself in the form of the mandatory PT and culture of games and sports that are part of the daily routine of the personnel, the statement added.
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