By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh 04th
December:- 16
young athletes were shortlisted at the Chandigarh district trials of NYCS
GAILRAFTAR season II held today at the Sports Complex Sector-7, Chandigarh.
The selected athletes will compete in the Zonal Trials to be held early next
year. The event was part of the initiative taken by National Yuva Cooperative
Society (NYCS) as part of nationwide campaign to find out athletes for
2020/2024 Olympics.
A total of 600 kids from Chandigarh and nearby places
participated in the trials out of which 16 qualified (12 Boys & 4 Girl) for
the Zonal Trials.
The event was graced by Chief Guest Sanjay
Tandon, (Independent Director of the Gas Authority of India Ltd
(GAIL) and BJP City Unit President and Dr. Subhas Sharma (Secretary,
BJP, Punjab).
Speaking on the occasion, Sanjay Tandon said that this is a great initiative providing
a huge platform to the deserving young talent. The extensive outreach programme
this season will help scout the hidden talent from the interiors of the
country. He is sure that long term grassroots programme such as this, will help
generate a talent pool which will potentially bring glory for India in track
events at the highest echelon of sporting events-the Olympics 2020/2024 and
beyond.
NYCS GAIL Raftaar is a Pan India Athletic Talent Scouting for
Olympics 2020 and 2024, supported by GAIL (India) Limitedand executed by
the National Yuva Cooperative Society among the age group of 11-17 years in 100m, 200m and 400m track
events. National Yuva Cooperative Society has tied up with M/s Anglian Medal Hunt Company as
its Technical Partner for the project.
At the initial stage of selection process, trials at district
level are conducted in 100 shortlisted districts under the guidance of coaches
and selectors appointed by the committee and selection will be based on talent
identification and criteria set by the committee. The district trials will
be followed by Zonal Trials and then National Trials from
which top 9 athletes will be selected who will be provided with a world class
coaching with an ultimate objective to prepare them to represent India at the 2020/2024 Olympics.
The National Selection Committee for this season will be headed by the
legendary P.T. Usha and Sriram Singh along
with other eminent members like Olympians Rachita Mistry, Anuradha Biswal,
Asian and Commonwealth Games medalist Kavita Raut and V. Murlidharan. The committee will beresponsible for
creating the selection criteria for the program and developing the training
plan and module for the selected athletes at the National Level.
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