Taekwondo player Shahnaz Parveen calls on Hon’ble Lt Governor Brig (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd).

Taekwondo player Shahnaz Parveen calls on Hon’ble Lt Governor Brig (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd).
Leh, July 01, 2024: Taekwondo player Shahnaz Parveen called on the Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd), at Raj Niwas. Commissioner/Secretary to the HLG, Shri L Franklin, IAS and OSD to Secretary, Youth Services and Sports, Dr Stanzin Thakchos were present in the meeting.
Smt Shahnaz informed the HLG that she is the first female Ladakhi taekwondo player to qualify for the Chengdu FISU World University Games and also the first one from Ladakh to secure 8th place in the finals of the Group Women Under 30 category at the 8th Asian Taekwondo Poomsae Championship held in Vietnam.
Smt Shahnaz highlighted the potential of athletes from Kargil and requested the HLG to provide a training hall, where she can train for events and also train aspiring taekwondo players from Kargil. She also requested the HLG to relook at the sports quota introduced by Ladakh Police for recruitment for various posts in which sportspersons have to clear the written exam first. She also requested the HLG to implement the scholarship rule in Ladakh also, frame the Sports Policy at the earliest, etc.
Smt Shahnaz, who is also the Sports Secretary of All Ladakh Students Welfare Association Jammu, requested the HLG to provide bus service to girl students at Girls Hostel in Jammu for the safety and convenience of the girl students.
The HLG asked Dr Thakchos to provide space in a government facility so that Smt Parveen can train herself along with other aspiring taekwondo players. He also asked Dr Thakchos to find out the weightage of marks in written exams, physical and practical for sports quota aspirants in various recruitment drives conducted by Ladakh Police. He also asked Youth Services and Sports Department to put the draft Sports Policy in public domain by mid-July. The HLG also asked Dr Thakchos to take up the matter of providing bus services to the girls students of Girls Hostel at Jammu on an outsourcing basis.