Jamshedpur: With summer vacations having started, city students now have a new place to chill out which involves a little dedication, enjoyment and full-on entertainment. Yes, we are talking about the summer camp organized by the sports department of Tata Steel. The long awaited camp for the students kicked off at JRD Tata Sports Complex on Tuesday.
Around 1400 children are participating in the 19 days Summer Coaching camp. There was a mad rush among children to get themselves enrolled on the opening day of the camp.
Students have a variety of disciplines to choose from starting from Archery, Athletics, Basketball, Boxing, Handball, Karate, Football, Volleyball, Yoga and Meditation, Chess, Table Tennis, Badminton, Roller Skating, Golf, Lawn Tennis, Cricket, Swimming, Special Athletes and Community Sportspersons. For every discipline a separate coach is provided and apart from Golf every other event is being organized at JRD Sports Complex, Golf is staged at Beldih Golf Ground.
Dadan Choubey, Director Sports, Govt. of Jharkhand, Ranchi was the Chief Guest for the occasion on Tuesday and inaugurated the camp at JRD Tata Sports Complex main stadium along with Farzan Heerjee, Chief (GR and Sports).
Charles Borromeo, Head Sports welcomed the guests and briefed about the camp. Parents in large numbered were present on the occasion. Satnam Singh, Bagicha Singh, Rajeev Mishra, Arif Imam, Coaches of all disciplines and employees of Sports dept. were present on the occasion. Dr. Usha along with medical equipments was present during the summer camp to provide necessary treatment to the students if any injury happens.
On the occasion sports department official said the objective of the camp was to create awareness about fitness and to encourage participation in sporting activities. The students will be trained by qualified coaches of sports department.
At the inauguration, a welcome dance was performed by Priya of Athletic Training Center on bhajan �Jago Mohan Pyare Jago�. The timing for the camp is 6.30 am to 8.30 am except swimming. The camp will conclude on May 31 at JRD Tata Sports Complex.
