Bastar Zone Became Overall Champion in Subroto Mukherjee Cup | 07 Aug 2023

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On August 6, 2023, in the Subroto Mukherjee Cup Football Competition organized at Jagdalpur under the 23rd State Level School Sports Competition, Bastar Zone won the overall championship by securing first position in three categories.

Key Points:

  • Parliamentary Secretary Rekhchand Jain gave away prizes to the winners of the Subroto Mukherjee Cup Football organized at Jagdalpur under the 23rd State Level School Sports Competition.
  • In this four-day football competition, 14, 17-year-old boys and 17-year-old girls won the overall championship by securing first position in Bastar zone in three categories. The second position was secured by Surguja zone and the third position by Durg zone.
  • It is worth mentioning that the team of Bastar division will represent the state of Chhattisgarh in the National Subroto Mukherjee Cup football tournament to be held in Delhi later this month.