Tahir Mushtaq
JAMMU, Nov 08: Uncertainty looms large over the future of budding swimmers due to delay in the renovation of the only Swimming Pool at MA Stadium here.
As a consequence, the budding swimmers are not only losing precious practice sessions but the non-conduct of domestic competitions has made the situation worse.
“What is the fun of getting admission in the stadium for practice when the concerned authorities are not taking keen interest in the renovation of the pool”, said one of the swimmers”.
“How can you expect from us to win medals in the national competition when we do not have adequate facilities at our disposal”, he added.
“It looked as if the authorities are non- serious about the timely renovation of the swimming pool”, said another swimmer.
He added that “there is no dearth of talent in the State provided we should get opportunities and that could happen if we get adequate sports infrastructure to prove our worth at the higher level”.
Parents of the swimmers also expressed concern over non-seriousness of the authorities over his matter.
“In every competition, the ministers came and made announcements about spending huge amounts to construct stadiums but at the same time the existing sports infrastructure is lying in ruins”, said one of the parents.
“Constructing number of stadia in every district would not serve any purpose unless the authorities laid stress on keeping the existing infrastructure intact”, he opined.
“The Secretary, State Sports Council, Kiran Wattal has taken some initiatives to revive the sports scenario in the State but still there is a long way to go”, said another parent.
“It is high time now for the State Sports Council to act in time regarding the timely renovation of the swimming pool otherwise the time is not too far away when we lose faith over the functioning of the Sports Council”, he added.
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