SGPC decides to set up sports academy for girls

Punjab Social Aspects of state

In order to provide better opportunities to Sikh girls in the field of sports, it has been decided in the first meeting of the Directorate of Sports for Girls, constituted recently by the SGPC, to set up girls’ sports academy.
SGPC president Bibi Jagir Kaur said a girls’ sports academy dedicated to the 400th birth anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib would be set up.
To select girls for the teams of hockey, basketball and athletics in this academy, the trials will be held at Punjab Armed Police (PAP) Ground in Jalandhar on March 13 and 14. The hockey academies for boys are already being run by the SGPC, recently recognised by Hockey India this year.
In the sports academy, players would be selected in the categories of under-15 and under-17. The girls who will be selected for the academy will also be provided quality education, sports equipment, hostel, food and uniforms, etc. The best female coaches will also be provided.