JAMMU, Sep 12: The Directorate of Youth Services and Sports (YSS), J&K, continued its Capacity Building Programme for Fencing Referees at Khel Gaon Nagrota, aimed at enhancing the knowledge and technical skills of officials associated with the sport.
The programme is being organised under the patronage of Director General Youth Services and Sports Anuradha Gupta. The course was inaugurated by Assistant Director YSS Varinder Kumar Sharma, in the presence of DYSSO Jammu, fencing experts and other officials.
The training programme is being conducted by experts including Rashid Ahmed Choudhary, Expert and International Referee (FAI), Bishan Singh Salaria, Referee, and Anthony Mattoo of the J&K Fencing Association, along with other departmental officials.
Around 162 trainees from across Jammu and Kashmir are participating in the week-long course being held at Khel Gaon Nagrota. The programme focuses on familiarising referees and officials with new techniques, rules and technical aspects of fencing, which can subsequently be passed on to students and participants during sporting activities.
The capacity-building initiative is intended to strengthen the technical expertise of fencing officials and ensure better conduct of competitions at various levels. The trainees are receiving practical and theoretical inputs from experienced fencing officials and experts.
The Directorate of Youth Services and Sports has also arranged boarding, lodging and refreshments for the participating trainees at the Training Camp, Youth Hostel Nagrota.
The programme concluded for the day with a vote of thanks delivered by Sukhdev Raj, DYSSO Jammu, who acknowledged the contribution of the experts, officials and participants towards the successful conduct of the training programme.