Ushering in celebrations

Sports persons gathered in huge numbers for the 2 km run organised by the District Youth and Sports Office (DYSO) to celebrate the Telangana State Formation Day. The run was flagged off at 7am by A Dinakar Babu VC and MD, Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS) and DYSO. Hyderabad was the first department to start the run on eve of Telangana Formation Celebrations.

Children and sports lovers from various disciplines viz., athletics, basketball, boxing, cricket, football, handball, hockey, skating, tennis, powerlifting and volleyball actively took part in the run along with SATS/DYSO Coaches and Staff.

The run started and ended at Gymkhana Grounds, Secunderabad. A Dinakar Babu, garlanded the photo of Prof K Jayashankar and remembered the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for achieving Telangana.

Speaking on this occasion, he urged the sports persons to take their respective disciplines seriously and work hard to get laurels for the State of Telangana. N Sudhakar Rao, a member of the DYSO, thanked everyone for making the run a grand success.

A Dinakar Babu, Padmashree N Mukesh Kumar, Triple Olympian, Anitha Prabhakar, Contentment Ward Member, DYSO, Hyderabad Coaches and Staff also were present.