Badminton team flagged off

TAWANG, 26 Sep: Tawang MLA Tsering Tashi and Deputy Commissioner Kesang Ngurup Damo on Monday flagged off a 40-member team to participate in the 10th Greater Kameng Badminton Tournament, to be held in Dirang, West Kameng district.

Addressing the team members, the MLA said that “badminton is gaining popularity in Arunachal Pradesh and many people are coming forward.”

Many youngsters are taking serious interest in games and sports, and I hope the youngsters will bring laurels to the state and the country, he added.

The DC said that, “like badminton, we can promote basketball and other indoor games among the willing youths, since we have shortage of fields for outdoor games like football and cricket.” (DIPRO)