The four day Nayar Valley Adventure Sports festival 2020 concluded on Sunday. In the national level paragliding competition, Chitr Singh, Ranjit Singh and Amit Thakur secured first, second and third position respectively. They received cash prizes of Rs 50,000, Rs 30,000 and Rs 20,000 respectively. Under women’s category the only participant Alisha of Arunachal Pradesh was also awarded. She received a cash prize of Rs 21,000.
In angling competition Satpal from Himachal Pradesh won the first prize after catching a fish weighing 13 pounds. The second and third positions were bagged by Ahmed Ali of Dehradun and Tagbeer Singh Maan of Punjab respectively.
In the competition of catching most number of fishes, Sanjeev Parodhya of Marchula secured the first position. Ahmed Ali Gazzi of Rampur and Shyam Gurang of Marchula secured the second and third positions respectively.
In mountain biking, participants from Nepal secured all positions in male and female category. Ashish Sherpa, Ramesh Bharti and Akash Sherpa bagged the first, second and third positions respectively. They were awarded with cash prizes of Rs 50,000, Rs 30,000 and Rs 20,000 respectively. In the women’s category Usha and Anisha secured first and second positions respectively. They were awarded with Rs 30,000 and Rs 20,000 respectively.
The Pauri district magistrate, Dhiraaj Singh Gabriyal said, “The festival was inaugurated by the chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat who envisaged that this festival should be organised every year. An event like this will give an impetus to tourism in Pauri district. It will also generate employment opportunities for locals.”
Monday, 23 November 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
