Tripura, 22 May 2025: The South Tripura Summer Sports Camp and the State-level Kho Kho Coaching Camp 2025 were inaugurated yesterday at the Old Town Hall in Belonia. While inaugurating the event, Cooperation Minister Sukla Charan Noatia stated that sports can protect students from addiction, child marriage, and going astray. He emphasized that these camps will greatly contribute to the physical and mental development of students. The minister also said that the Summer Sports Camp will help in identifying budding sports talents.
Among others present at the event were Deepak Dutta, Chairperson of the South Tripura Zilla Parishad; South Tripura District Magistrate Mohammad Sajjadh P.; Padma Shri gymnast Dipa Karmakar; social worker Dipayan Choudhury; District Sports Officer Mihir Shil; and District Education Officer Subir Majumdar. The event was chaired by Nikhil Chandra Ghosh, Chairperson of Belonia Municipal Council.
It is noteworthy that the Summer Coaching Camp will be held in 55 locations across the district, covering 17 disciplines and continuing until June 7. The state-level Under-14 Kho Kho camp will also run until June 7 at the BKI ground, with participation from 70 students. During today’s program, a total of 16 medalists gold, silver, and bronze winners from the national-level Kung Fu championship were felicitated by the dignitaries.
