ITBP trained school children won 112 medals in Judo

In Chhatisgarh, ITBP trained local schoolchildren in naxal affected district Kondagaon are bringing laurels in the field of Judo. These schoolchildren were groomed and trained by the jawans of 41st Battalion ITBP. Two jawans of the Battalion are giving  training to some 200 local boys & girls in Judo in 4 batches daily for about 5 hours. The groups include the children & youth from 5 years & 21 years of age.

Due to hard work and guidance of the ITBP coaches, these schoolchildren have won 112 medals in various national level tournaments and competitions. Coach Jayprakash say that due to Judo training, the children have learnt self defense and they are now more confident. Constable Jakir Hassan started the Judo training under the guidance of the Commandant Surinder Khatri in October, 2016 as a free of cost training facility with the basic available resources in a room of a pre-matric boys Hostel building with only 15 to 16 schoolchildren.

The ITBP trained 161 schoolchildren have participated in various national level competitions till now. Yogesh Sori had won a Bronze medal in 2018 at under-14 national Judo in 35 kg U-14 weight category. Anil Kumar had won a Bronze medal in 40 kg category in Judo national in Imphal in 2019 while. Shivani had won Gold in U-14 category in 2019 in a national competition. The ITBP has been in the forefront of naxal affected Kondagaon district where it is training local schoolchildren in the field of Hockey, Judo & Archery etc. Since 2016, it has trained more than 500 local schoolchildren in various sports.