Shri Ganganagar, Oct 23. The district administration, under Shri Ganganagar, is organising various sports events at Maharaja Ganga Singh Stadium on the occasion of Shri Ganganagar Foundation Day‑2026. On Friday, competitions included basketball, hockey, badminton and the 100‑metre race for students, in which the players participated enthusiastically and displayed their sporting talent.
In the basketball competition today, Sacred Heart School defeated DAV School 51‑43. In the girls’ category, Guru Harikishan Public School, Shri Ganganagar beat PM Shri Matka Chowk School 18‑14. The Association Club also won, beating Sacred Heart School 28‑15.
Police Inspector and kabaddi gold‑medallist player Mr Nagendra Singh attended the event as chief guest. He met the players, encouraged them with blessings, enjoyed the various matches and urged the athletes to perform with sportsmanship.
District Sports Officer Mr Harjinder Singh Barad, along with Mr Mahendra Godara, senior physical teacher Mr Krishna Kumar, Mr Navdeep Sharma, Mr Jagdeep Singh (judo coach), Mr Balvinder Singh, DP Mr Karan Singh, Mr Sunny Kumar, Mr Mohit Kumar, Mrs Neelam Rani, Mr Manoj Dhariwal and Mr Ajay Kumar performed their adjudicating and organisational duties for the various sports competitions, providing valuable support.
Chief District Education Officer Mr Arvinder Singh also visited Maharaja Ganga Singh Stadium to observe the ongoing sports competitions. All basketball semi‑finals will be played on Saturday morning. The finals for boys and girls in basketball and the 100‑metre race will be held from 3 pm, with photographs included.