Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar on Thursday inaugurated first of its kind mega sports event at Pethabug Sports Ground in Warpura area of Zaingair here.
This initiative was held to revive the sports culture of Sopore.
The three-day sports carnival witnessed participation from youth of Zaingair and Sopore which is being organized by Zaingair Youth & Sports Association in collaboration with Army.
The carnival aims to boost sports in the region and revitalize rural games, and will set a benchmark in true sense of a word wherein 28 youth associations have come together to compete across 10 sports, to make this event a historic one.
The opening ceremony was held with lighting of baton, cutting of ribbon and motivational speech by the DC.
The event kick started with the heats of track events, Volleyball, Kho-Kho and Kabaddi knockouts, and also a martial art display by Shah-i-Hamdan Sports Academy.