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National Integration Sports Camp held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 26 2016:
For the first time the National Integration Sports Camp � Andro School Girls Soccer Festival, jointly organised by the 12 BIHAR Regiment of 9 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQs IGAR (South), 6 Assam Rifles and Andro Mahila Mandal Association FC (AMMA FC) was held today at Santhei Park Football ground, Andro, Imphal East.
The festival was organised to inculcate and celebrate National Integration through the spirit of sports, said the Assam Rifles PRO in a statement.
20 students each from 12 schools of Manipur and a team from Pune (Bharat FC) participated in the event.
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The event was inaugurated by Brigadier JS Bainsla, Commander HQs 9 Sector Assam Rifles.
Assam Rifles believes that through sports, especially football, the school girls would experience friendship, fun, gender equality and empowerment in life skills.
12 BIHAR will also be organising a local visit for the Bharat FC team from Pune, which will be the first experience for the guest team to visit the State.
Andro Soccer Festival provides an opportunity to all younger generation from across the region to interact, share and learn the values of true sporting spirit and celebrate the diversity and rich heritage of India and bring about National Integration.
It is a first of its kind endeavour, wherein rather can taking children to city outside Manipur, children from Pune are brought to Manipur, thus strengthening National Integration, said the statement.
At the end, prizes and certificates were given to the participating teams and the coaches.
Five State girls have been selected for the DANA Cup to be held at Denmark, which is an International Youth Football Tournament, wherein these girls will be representing the Nation, informed the statement.
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