KOKRAJHAR, SEP 10: After hosting successfully of the 133rd edition of Durand Cup, Kokrajhar is preparing for hosting the 30th Assam Master’s Athletic Meet, 2024 in November next in Kokrajhar.
A meeting of the Organizing Committee was held on Monday at Kokrajhar District Sports Association (KDSA) indoor stadium complex with MLA and the chairman of the Organizing Committee, Lawrence Islary in the chair.
The Organising Committee was formed with MLA Lawrence Islary as the chairman and KDSA Secretary Premjit Narzary as convenor. The CEM of BTC Pramod Boro and Assam cabinet minister UG Brahma are taken as chief patrons while Rajya Sabha MP Rwngwra Narzary, Lok Sabha MPs-Joyanta Basumatary, Phani Bhusan Choudhury, Sports EM of BTC Daobaisa Boro, EM Arup Kr Dey and Principal Secretary Akash Deep have been taken as the patrons.
Chairman of the Organizing Committee and MLA Lawrence Islary said Kokrajhar has yet again prepared to host the 30th Assam Master’s Athletic Meet scheduled to be held from November 23 to 26 next in Kokrajhar town. He said Kokrajhar hosted the All Assam Master’s Athletic Meet in 2000 and after 24 years, it has been preparing to host the mega sports meet for second time. He said 2,600 participants from across the state will take part in the competition for which different sub committees have been formed for smooth conduct of the sports meet. There will be enormous programmes in Kokrajhar in November and December right from sports meet to winter session of Assam Assembly at BTC Assembly hall and other programmes. He further said arrangements would be made according to the number of participants. He called upon all the sectional sub committees to work with responsibly for the grad success of the sports meet.
