A two-day Sports Meet 2023 was inaugurated on Thursday at the Railway Stadium in Barkakana under the banner of the East Central Railway Dhanbad Division Sports Association. The event was graced by DTM Barkakana Kumar Ankit as the chief guest and ADIEN Barkakana Parmanand Prasad as the special guest. They inaugurated...
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the sports competition by lighting a torch, showing the flag, and greeting the players. DTM Kumar Ankit emphasized the importance of sports for a healthy mind and body, highlighting its role in physical development, fostering unity, patience, and human values. The first day included events like 100-meter race, long jump, 4x100 relay race, shot put, volleyball, cricket for railway staff, 100-meter race for women staff, open-to-all 100-meter race, shot put, fun games for children, and a talent hunt. The event was successful due to the contributions of various individuals including Amir Hashmi, CM Jha, Gajendra Pratap Singh, Pankaj Kumar, JPN Tiwari, Sunil Kumar, Ibha Kerketta, Kanta Pradhan, Dilip Kumar, Faiyaz Ahmed, Ashutosh Kumar, Mithu Manna, Sumit Topno, Rajiv Kumar, Manoranjan Kumar, PK Ganguly, MP Mahto, Abhay Prakash, Ramesh Kumar, VK Sहाय, RN Paswan, Kishor Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, and Shambhu Sarkar.