Sports progress in haryana

 

Sports Progress In Haryana

Bhupinder Hooda hails Yogeshwar Dutt for bagging gold at Asian Games

 

Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday congratulated international wrestler 
Yogeshwar Dutt for winning the gold medal at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, Korea.
Yogeshwar ended India's 28-year-old wait for a wrestling gold medal in Asian Games by emerging champion in men's freestyle 65-kg category at the Dowon Gymnasium.

Yogeshwar, who hails from Haryana, defeated Tajikistan wrestler Zalimkhan Yusupov in 65-kg category in free-style wrestling.

Hooda hoped that Yogeshwar would continue to prove his mettle in coming world events.
Yogeshwar had also brought laurels to the state and nation by wining gold medal in the recently-held Commonwealth Games at Glasgow.

Haryana wrestler lifts Kesari Dangal title in JK

Parvash, a wrestler from Haryana, today lifted the tittle of fifth Annual Mathwar Kesari Dangal, defeating Abdul Gani of Punjab.

The Indian style Dangal was held at the Mathwar village in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district.

The Dangal was organised by the Mathwar Dangal committee in association with the Jammu and Kashmir Indian Style wrestling association in which 34 bouts were played by 67 participating wrestlers.

Minister for PHE Irrigation and Flood control Sham Lal Sharma and Minister for Horticulture, Housing, Culture and Youth Services and Sports Raman Bhalla were the chief guests.

Haryanvi in Asiad, Hooda Govt praised for their performance

After shining the name of haryana(Hissar) in Glasgow, now number of players  from Haryana are going to play asian games  in China with the strong hope of medals for haryana and their country. Haryana players are competing in wrestling, Boxing, hockey and other games also.

Hooda Govt said, winners of gold, silver and bronze medals at the Asian Games would get Rs two crore, Rs one crore and Rs 50 lakh respectively instead of Rs 25 lakh, Rs 15 lakh and Rs 10 lakh earlier.

The Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda  announced that winners of gold, silver and bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games, the award money has been raised to Rs one crore, Rs 50 lakh and Rs 25 lakh from Rs 15lakh, Rs 10 lakh and Rs five lakh respectively.

He said that for Olympics, the state government has already announced to give Rs five crore for winner of gold, Rs three crore for silver and Rs two crore for bronze medal.

The Chief Minister also announced the decision of the State Government to give employment to outstanding sports persons.

He said that Sajeev Rajput, an outstanding shooter, has been appointed as Inspector in Police Department.

Constable Ramesh Kumar, Kabbadi player has also been appointed as an Inspector while Anil Kumar, wrestler, has been appointed as Inspector.

Parmila Devi has been appointed as Sub Inspector in recognition of her outstanding contribution in the field of sports as a Kabbadi player.

How farmhouses in Haryana makes successful business statement

Farmhouse vacations in Haryana, in Faridabad, Gurgaon and Rohtak, are utilising the concept of back to roots to attract city-dwellers. This concept gives them a chance to spend a weekend with their family and friends, eat organic food, feed the chicken, milk cows and offer grains to squirrels as well as experience rural living with modern amenities.

Surjivan Resorts and Farms in Gurgaon district offers its visitors a chance to do exactly this. "We have a 50-acre property where we grow organically cultivated crops such as wheat, corn, grams, bajra, seasonal vegetables, etc. Everything is cooked in a clay oven. Our visitors are offered to choose whatever they want to eat from our farms," said Deven Srivastav, owner of Surjivan Farms.

He said young city kids do not even know where milk comes from. "They say it comes from Mother Dairy! They have never seen a cow being milked which has become a rare sight in metro cities these days with increasing number of milk booths," he added.

ENGAGING THE RURAL

Mr Srivastav said he has 50 people working in his farmhouse out of which 25 stay at the property. The other 25 who come from nearby villages are rural people who get employment from this venture. "We do not employ anyone from the hospitality sector because they only have plastic smiles while our people offer warmth and human touch," he said.

"We have a camel rider, pottery maker, churiwaali, etc who work in our farms to entertain our guests. These villagers earn at least Rs 2,000 a day. Hence, there is no fight between village farmers and local people. These farmers have direct access to our farm," the owner of Surjivan Farm and Resort explained. Mr Srivastav said that their peak season is from October to February. However, he said he also let his property for conferences and marriages.

FARIDABAD EXPERIENCE

Sheilma Farm in Faridabad operates in the same line as Surjivan. Harsh Rampal, its owner said, "Farmhouse vacations is a new trend and it is catching up as one enjoys country life at its best. It is ideal for families and children to enjoy and learn about our country life and how and where the food we eat is produced. It is an opportunity to watch at close quarters a variety of farm activities."

Mr Rampal said the main business season starts from October till March and the peak is November to February. "Weekends and holidays are otherwise preferred, "he added. Sheilma, unlike Surjivans, does not rent the farmhouse for weddings."

However, we do organise corporate, group picnics and events," he added. For Mr Rampal, the best part of the deal is that the local population also gets business and employment because of cultural and rural activities offered to the guests.

Khel me bhi aagey apna haryana

Haryana has produced some of the best Indian players in a variety of sports. In the 2010 Commonwealth Games at Delhi, 22 out of 38 gold medals that India won came from Haryana. During the 33rd National Games held in Assam in 2007, Haryana stood first in the nation with a medal tally of 80, including 30 gold, 22 silver and 28 bronze medals. In team sports, Haryana has been the national champion in men’s volleyball and women’s hockey. Haryana is a traditional powerhouse in games like kabbadi, kho-kho,judo, boxing, volleyball and wrestling. Sports in the state are managed by the Department of Sports & Youth Affairs, Haryana.

 

Indian wrestler Sushil Kumar won bronze medal in 2008 Beijing Olympics and silver in 2012 London Olympics and made a world record at the 2010 Commonwealth Games by winning a game in just 11 seconds. At the 2012 Olympics, another wrestler named Yogeshwar Dutt won bronze medal. At the 2008 Olympics, boxer Vijender Singh Beniwal won a bronze medal in the middleweight category. Vikas Krishan Yadav, a boxer from Bhiwani district, won the gold medal in the 2010 Asian Games in the lightweight category. Manoj Kumar of Rajound village, Kaithal district won athe gold medal in light welterweight category at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Former Indian volleyball player Balwant Sagwal also hails from Haryana.

 

Cricket is very popular in Haryana. Former India World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev is from Haryana. Nahar Singh Stadium was built in Faridabad in the year 1981 for international cricket. This ground has the capacity to hold around 25,000 people as spectators. Tejli Sports Complex is an Ultra-Modern sports complex in Yamuna Nagar. Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Gurgaon is a multi-sport complex. It came into prominence because of the Indian Cricket League’s inaugural 20-20 tournament. There are Astro-turf hockey grounds in Nehru Stadium, Gurgaon and Shahbad, Kurukshetra. Haryana even has a dedicated sports school MNSS at Rai, Sonipat which is affiliated to Sports Authority of India.

Padak Layo-Pad Payo

Days after sportspersons hailing from Haryana brought laurels to the state by fetching medals in the Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, Scotland; chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda honored the gold, silver and bronze medalists with Rs. 1 crore, Rs. 50 lakh and Rs. 25 lakh, respectively.

                             
In a felicitation ceremony held at Sonepat town, Hooda honored gold medalists – Sushil Kumar, Yogeshwar Dutt, Amit Dahiya, Babita Kumari and Vinesh Phogat with cash award of Rs. 1 crore. Similarly, Rs. 50-lakh were handed over to 14 silver medalists namely Gagan Narang, Seema Antil, Sardar Singh, Vijender Singh, Mandeep and Sakshi Malik, Lalita, Satya Vrat, Bajrang Punia, Geetika Jakhar, Sanjiv Rajput, Anisa Sayyad, Gurpal Singh and Harpreet Singh. Bronze medal winners, including Pawan Kumar and Pinki Rani, were also awarded with a cash prize.
An official spokesperson said Rs. 13.75 crore were spent on felicitation ceremony to honour the CWG medal winners in presence of Pradesh Congress Committee president Ashok Tanwar, Vidhan Sabha speaker Kuldeep Sharma and the Sonepat Congress MLA.
Crediting the state sports policy for the international achievements of sportspersons, Hooda, while addressing the public, said the medals were the result of pro-sports policy ‘Padak Layo-Pad Payo‘ implemented by his government.
He said Haryana constitutes only 2% of country’s population but has bagged 33% of medals in the Glasgow games. He vowed to stand by sportspersons of the state in giving out their optimal performances in international competitions.

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