{"id":228116,"date":"2023-11-08T00:24:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T18:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=228116"},"modified":"2023-11-08T00:24:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T18:54:06","slug":"veteran-football-tourney-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2023\/11\/08\/veteran-football-tourney-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran football tourney begins"},"content":{"rendered":"

Natung assures futsal ground at Yazali<\/strong><\/h2>\n

YAZALI, Nov 7:<\/strong> Sports & Youth Affairs Minister Mama Natung has assured to expand the badminton courts and establish a futsal ground at Yazali in Lower Subansiri district in a bid to promote a healthier lifestyle.<\/p>\n

He was speaking at the opening ceremony of the fourth edition of the Veteran Football Cup & Winter Carnival, organized by the Hangover Group here.<\/p>\n

Natung said that “it is important to remain active to stay healthy.” He lauded the motive of the organisers to promote sporting culture beyond the youth.<\/p>\n

He said that people must indulge in any form of exercise to stay healthy, especially after reaching 50 years of age.<\/p>\n

Natung also said that the current general ground will be upgraded with better facilities to improve the playing and viewing experience.<\/p>\n

He also said that the state has produced several athletes who have garnered national and international glory.<\/p>\n

Co-founder of Hangover Group, Baath Vicky Paar, thanked the minister for his commitment to improving the sports infrastructure in the region.<\/p>\n

State sports director Tadar Appa lauded the efforts of the organisers and called for a competitive event.<\/p>\n

In the opening match, the defending champions took the PHED team to the cleaners, trouncing them 4-0.<\/p>\n

Three of the goals came in the first half itself with strikes from Gyamar Tala, Toko Poliam, and a brace from Bamin Tadu. Tala was adjudged ‘Hero of the Match’.<\/p>\n

Eight teams will be participating in the tournament for glory and a cash prize of Rs two lakh. The runner-up will receive Rs one lakh.<\/p>\n

The ‘fair play team’ will be awarded Rs 50,000, while three outstanding individual players will be given Rs 20,000 each.<\/p>\n

The tournament is not restricted to football alone, as several side events will be organized including dance competitions & pageants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Natung assures futsal ground at Yazali YAZALI, Nov 7: Sports & Youth Affairs Minister Mama Natung has assured to expand the badminton courts and establish a futsal ground at Yazali in Lower Subansiri district in a bid to promote a healthier lifestyle. He was speaking at the opening ceremony of the fourth edition of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":228127,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-228116","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228116\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}