Punjab Newsline, Sangrur, August 29-
The local War Heroes Stadium today witnessed a dazzling start for one of the biggest sporting extravaganzas of the country- ‘Khedan Watan Punjab Dian’, as CM Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday inaugurated the third edition of these games.
The CM took salute from the impressive march past of the participating contingents of various districts. Mann said that it is a matter of immense pride and satisfaction that this mega sporting event is being launched today to commemorate National Sports Day- the birth anniversary of Hockey Wizard Major Dhyan Chand.
Meanwhile, cultural performances by the school kids mesmerized the audience with their dazzling performance. Leading Punjabi singers Gurdass Mann, Harbhajan Shera, Pari Pandher, Asmeet Sehra, Basant Kaur, Arman Dhillon and other singers entertained the audience. On the occasion, wonder kids stunned the audiences with their skating and gymnastic performances.
Earlier players such as Maha Singh, Mandeep Kaur, Sunita Rani, Gagan Ajit Singh, Sifat Kaur, Arjan Singh Cheema, Sukhmeet Singh, Vijayveer Singh, Harshdeep Kaur, Mehakpreet Singh, Simranjeet Singh and Jaspreet Singh brought the torch of games and triggered the flame from the stage. Renowned Player Abhi Joshi was the flag bearer of the game.
