Vadodara/Anand, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) A total of 775 young table tennis players from across Gujarat competed in the fourth Gujarat State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament, with Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi presenting trophies, certificates and cash prizes to the winners at the closing ceremony at the Sama Sports Complex in Vadodara on Friday.
The four-day tournament, held from August 11 to 14, featured boys and girls competing in the Under-9, Under-11, Under-13, Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 categories. Thirty technical support staff assisted the participants during the event.
The tournament is being held for the fourth consecutive year. The event dates are also listed by the Table Tennis Association of Baroda. Sanghavi also presented the Sardar Patel Junior Awards for 2007-08, 2016-17 and 2018-19 and congratulated the award recipients.
An annual report booklet was released during the ceremony. The Deputy Chief Minister also joined Vadodara MP Hemang Joshi for a set of table tennis, using the match to interact with and encourage players.
The closing ceremony was attended by MLA Chaitanya Desai, former MP Jaya Thakkar, Municipal Commissioner Arun Mahesh Babu, office-bearers of the Table Tennis Association of Baroda and the Gujarat State Table Tennis Association, Sports Department officials, senior athletes, players and their parents.
During his visit to Anand for the Tiranga Yatra, Sanghavi also inspected the newly constructed District Sports Complex, developed for Rs 22.52 crore under the supervision of the Sports Authority of Gujarat.
The complex includes an Indoor Multipurpose Hall and facilities for badminton, kho-kho and kabaddi, along with a synthetic modern tennis court, basketball court and a hockey ground.
It also has internal roads, paver-block work, parking, landscaping, an irrigation network, storm-water drainage, external water supply, high-mast and street lighting, a percolation well, borewell, compound wall, security cabin, main entrance gate and an external toilet block.
Sanghavi interacted with young badminton players at the complex and played with them before inspecting the facilities. He instructed officials to ensure that more sportspersons use the complex.
Source: IANS
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