Maharashtra State Police Sports championship from today
The Maharashtra State Police Sports Championship will kick off at Wanowrie’s State Reserve Police Force grounds 1 and 2. The event, which begins on Saturday, will feature 2,833 state police officers competing in 18 different sports.
This competition will feature 18 sports, including wrestling, boxing, swimming, weightlifting, bodybuilding, outdoor sports, football, and bodybuilding.
“As a host city, Pune police has done a lot of hard work for the success of the tournament, and every minute detail has been taken care of,” said police commissioner Ritesh Kumar.
“We have made adequate arrangements for all athletes, referees, umpires, and other support personnel,” he said.
Police officers from Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad will form a single squad to represent the district.
On January 11, Chief Minister (CM) Eknath Shinde will officially launch the tournament. The competition will be concluded on January 13 with Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in attendance.
This competition has been organized under the guidance of Director General of Police Rajnish Seth.
The 18 sports including field games, football, wrestling, boxing, swimming, weightlifting, headbuilding are included in this competition. The competition will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on January 11 and the conclusion ceremony will be done by Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on February 13, he added. The Players who have excelled in different sports at national and international level will also participate in this tournament. It includes Deputy Superintendent Vijay Chaudhary and others.
The tournament is being held for the first time since January 2019. The competition was not organized during the Corona period, therefore, for the first time after the 2019, the state level competition is being held in Pune.
We are happy about the preparation of the competition, said additional Director General of Police (Administration) Anup Kumar Singh.
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