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- Jaggayyapet MLA and Telugu Desam Party Politburo member Sriram Rajagopal (Tataiah) said that school games selections will help a lot in bringing out the hidden sports talent among students.
- He suggested that students should excel in sports along with studies.
- The 70th School Games Selections of Krishna and NTR districts were held on Monday at ZP High School in Chillakallu village of Jaggayyapet mandal.
Jaggayyapet MLA and Telugu Desam Party Politburo member Sriram Rajagopal (Tataiah) said that school games selections will help a lot in bringing out the hidden sports talent among students. He suggested that students should excel in sports along with studies. The 70th School Games Selections of Krishna and NTR districts were held on Monday at ZP High School in Chillakallu village of Jaggayyapet mandal. MLA Sriram Rajagopal (Tataiah) attended the program as the chief guest and inaugurated the selections. In these selections, selections were held for under-14 and under-17 boys and girls in sports such as Gatka, Tang-Ta martial arts, Kalaripayattu and others. More than 100 students from all over Krishna and NTR districts participated enthusiastically. Speaking on the occasion, NTR District School Games Secretary Ganta Venkateswara Rao said that school games selections are being conducted to identify sports talent among students from Krishna and NTR districts and provide them with suitable opportunities. He said that the large number of students participating in sports like Gatka, Tang-Ta Martial Arts, and Kalaripayattu is commendable. He said that students who have shown talent will be selected for the next level of competitions and they will be encouraged to excel at the state and national levels. MLA Sriram Rajagopal (Tataiah) said that sports will enhance physical strength as well as discipline, self-confidence, and perseverance in students. He suggested that students should give equal importance to sports as much as they give to education. He said that there is a need to organize such sports programs more widely to identify the hidden talent among students in rural areas and take them to the state and national levels. The MLA suggested that the government, officials, and teachers should provide necessary encouragement to students who show talent in sports. Ravuri Viswanatham, Talluri Venkateswara Rao, Karupati David, Nandigama Division Deputy Education Officer U. Gurunatham, Gatka NTR District Secretary Mohan Lakshmi, Coach Srikanth, Headmaster Koteswara Rao, PDs, teachers, students and others participated in the program.
