Srinagar, Sep 28: The first ever two days long JK UT level Hogam Sports championship was held at Polo Ground Srinagar from September 26 to 27 this year.
The Hogam Sports championship which started on September 26 concluded on September 27 (Tuesday) was held under the aegis of Hogam Federation of India.
As per the officials around 200 players from different districts, schools, and clubs participated in the championship and showcased talent.
The championship started with a run, bag jumping, crawling under the net, Tire obstacles, tire flip, battle rope etc.
“There are three sports branches in this sport Tisapa (Crossing Sports Barriers), Lightning (Individual Arts-Deformation), and The Drama (Dramatic Fighting),” an official informed.
AshiqHussain, organizer of the event said, “We need our whole body to work in coordination during an obstacle race.” He recommended practicing animal flow to work on the various aspects of the body.
“There are obstacles like caterpillars and bear crawl that require core strength and coordination between limbs. I am a huge fan of animal flow workouts; it works very well for the biomechanics required in obstacle course races,” said Ashiq.
He also suggested participants do workouts like planks, side planks, glute bridge, superman, bird dog, etc, to strengthen core muscles. “A strong core will help to clear the obstacles that require climbing and also help to maintain good form during the race,” he added.
While talking to Rising Kashmir, Manzoor President JK Hogam Association said Hogam game promotes children’s physical fitness while they compete in abstracts of many kinds.
“We are making an effort to promote this game everywhere in our state. Nowadays, drug use among young people is on the rise, and this game aids in physical fitness recovery with various exercises and training,” he said.
Mohammad Iqbal Manager Indoor sports complex was Chief Guest on the occasion while as ParvaizAhamd President Hogam Federation of India, Irfan Aziz, Hilal Ahmad, Ravees Ahmad were the guest of honours on the event.
JCT Limited (Punjab) in collaboration with J&K Football Association & J&K Sports Council has organized ManmohanThaper Memorial Cup Football Match between two Top teams of Srinagar i.e Downtown Hero’s FC & Syed- Taj-u-Din FC at Synthetic Turf TRC Srinagar on Thursday the 29th Sept, 2022 at 4 PM. J&K Football Association invites the fraternity of Footballers /Clubs/ Lovers of the game to witness the match at the above said Venue which will give a boost to the morale of our Young Footballers. JKFA will involve Business Houses as sponsors for conducting UT level/National Level Football Competition in the UT of J&K which will help in development of the game across the UT & later will help in providing job opportunities to our budding Footballers and to showcase their talent. The Respected Officials/Members of the Print & Electronic Media are also invited to grace the Occasion with their valuable presence & cover the event.
