Month-long sports camp inaugurated

Eluru: Collector Praveen Kumar called upon parents and teachers to encourage their children in excelling sports apart from academics. He inaugurated month-long summer sports camp at Indoor stadium here on Wednesday.

Speaking on the occasion, he said that the administration is imparting training to children in 16 sports at 61 centres in the district. So far, 3,500 children registered their names for availing the summer camp. He sought help of the parents and teachers to create curiosity among children in sports so that they could take up the activity in a big way. Without restricting coaching in sports for summer, the children should put in efforts continuously to shine at national and international level in sports, he said.