District-level sports selections held

Ongole: The district sports development officer announced that the selections for the district level teams for various sports were held at Ongole, Chirala and J Panguluru on Wednesday.

RK Yatiraj, the DSDO said that the selections for the archery and shooting were held at NextGen International School in Ongole, seclections for weight lifting, boxing and gymnastics were held at DSA indoor stadium at Chirala and selection for Kho Kho was held at J Panguluru. He said that battery test and skill test were conducted for the candidates for selection into the district level teams.

These selected candidates will be sent to the state level selections, the DSDO said. Those who were qualified for the state level team, will be sent for special training at the six sports academies in the state, at Visakhapatnam, Anantapuram, Narasaraopet, Gudivada, Nellore and Kakinada, he added.