J&K Sports Council Secretary unveils trophy for Pegasus Premier League
Nov 05, 2022
JAMMU: Batra Group - one of the biggest business groups of J&K on Friday hosted the trophy unveiling ceremony of Jammu's first ever Under-23 Football Premier League- ‘Pegasus Premier League'.
The Football league will start on November 19 and the final match will be held on January 15 at Parade Ground Jammu.
The trophies were unveiled by Nuzhat Gul, Secretary J&K Sports Council and Ranjeet Kalra, Member JKSC and Member Governing Council (Sports) SMVDU, in presence of Davinder Kumar Batra, Managing Director, Batra Group, Manik Batra Director, Batra Group, Bhisham Batra, Director, Batra Group, Dr Pavan Malhotra, Director Principal ASCOMS and others.
Total 18 teams of boys from J&K and 6 teams of Girls from Jammu division are participating in the League.
While unveiling the trophies, the Secretary congratulated Batra Group for organising the League and pledged full support on behalf of the Council under "My Youth My Pride", while Ranjeet Kalra expressed his gratitude to the Batra Group and the organising committee for giving a platform to young footballers for UT.
Bhisham Batra, Director Batra Group said, "There are many talented individuals in our UT who don't get the right platform to showcase their skills, hence as responsible corporate it becomes our social responsibility to invest in community organisations that provide recreational and sports programs, and provide the right exposure and platform."
Manik Batra Director Batra Group in his vote of thanks said, "Getting children involved in sport at the right age not only helps them to get more active and but also helps them develop a healthier personality."
Prize money for the boys winning team is Rs 75000 and runners up will get a cash reward of Rs 25000. Whereas, prize money for the girls winning team is Rs 25000 and the runners up team will get a cash reward of Rs 10000.
Boys teams: Pegasus Hero FC, young Hero FC, Young Rovers, Young Star, Jammu United, J&K Bank Academy, Prem Nath Dogra, Shaheen FC, Vijay Club, Samba FC, Param FC, Kathua United, Sanik Colony FC, Udhampur City FC, Lonestar Kashmir FC and ASCOMS FC, while Pegasus Hero FC, Param FC and Udhampur City FC are participating as girls teams.
