Leo Club of Karimganj Youth celebrates Sports Day, conducts variety of sporting events

August 30: Every year on August 29, India celebrates its National Sports Day. The day is celebrated to honor the legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand Singh. The day is observed to spread awareness on the importance of sports and daily activities in everyone’s life. In upholding the significance of the day, Leo Club of Karimganj Youth, the youth wing of Lions Club of Karimganj, celebrated it in a befitting manner.

On the occasion of National Sports Day, Leo Club of Karimganj Youth paid floral tributes on the portrait of Major Dhyan Chand Singh. They then paid tribute to the legendary player Dhyan Chand by organising sports events among school children. The youth volunteers of the club were found to be full of enthusiasm.

The sport events were organised among the students of Class I to V of Maharishi Vidya Mandir, Karimganj. A number of events, such as, Chocolate Race for students of Class I & II, Maths Race for Class III & IV, Balance Race for students of Class V and so on. A total of around 200 students participated in various sport events. Later on, prizes were distributed among them.

Present during the occasion were Leo Srinath Banik-President of Leo Club of Karimganj Youth, its Project Chairman Rahul Biswas, Bithika Choudhury, Rimu Kumar Deb, Aparna Dey, Anirudh Nandi and Anuradha Paul.

Later on, while speaking to way2barak, Leo Srinath Banik, President of Leo Club of Karimganj Youth said, “We have tried to offer our heartfelt tribute to Major Dhyan Chand Singh in our own humble way. I would like to thank all the members of the club and also the authority of Maharishi Vidya Mandir, Karimganj for their wholehearted cooperation. We would continue to be beside the society in our future strides also.”