CHANDIGARH: Sport and Youth Affairs Department, Haryana will organize three-day Haryana State Paralympic Sports Competition for physically challenged persons at Gurgaon from January 14 to 16, 2010.
While giving this information here today, Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs department, Gopal Kanda said that sports events in various disciplines, such as 100 meter, 200 meter and 300 meter athletic track event and long jump, high jump, triple jump, shot put, discus and javelin under athletic field event would be organized during the competition. He said that two sportsperson from each district in the age group under 19 years and above in each discipline would participate in the competition.
The Minister said that those secured first, second and third position in the competition would be awarded cash prize. Besides this, 1134 track suits costing above Rs.4.50 lakh would also be given to the participants, he added.