Tanveer cruises to victory
JK Bank At Forefront To Promote Sports: Taffazul Hussain
BADAMWARI SPRING CHAMPIONS RUN



Srinagar, Mar 25: Tanveer Hussain cruised to victory in the first spring champions run organised by JK Sports Development Association at Almond garden (Badamwari) here on Sunday.
The first of its kind run in Valley in which only top 11 athletes of the Valley participated was flagged off by JK Bank Executive President and Chairman Sports Board Taffazul Hussain along with JK Bank Executive President GM Sahibzada and Secretary Sports Board Muhammad Amin Khan.
The event was held inside Badamwari on joggers track with the aim to promote health awareness among Srinagarites and also to kick start the sports season with the arrival of spring season. The total race distance was of 10 kilometres.
As the event was flagged off athletes who were all top athletes in their own sphere started in a flash in order to get an early lead t heir by getting early advantage from each. Among the 11 it was Tanveer Hussain of Fort City Athletic Club and Muzzaffer of Budgam who managed to get away from the rest of the competitors.
Hameed of Fort City Athletic Club and Hilal of Islamia College Hawal finished third and fourth respectively.
Speaking on the occasion Taffazul Hussain who was chief guest on the occasion said, “It is great to see such type of events taking place. Running, cycling are the sports that any one can take irrespective of being a professional or for ones own fitness. We have got potential in any kind of sport and athletics is no different. Only thing that our players need is support and more competitions”.
He said that JK Bank has been on the forefront to promote sports in the State and has not confined it self only to football.
“We have been in forefront to promote sports in the State through our Corporate Social Reasonability (CSR) initiatives. Not just football but every kind of sports discipline. I on behalf of JK Bank assure every kind of help to any deserving player” he said.
Later the chief guest distributed prizes among the winners.