UP to hold Savatestate c’ship soon

Lucknow: French martial art, Savate, is fast gaining popularity in India and efforts are on to promote the sport in Uttar Pradesh.

UP Savate Association (UPSA) has decided to organise a technical referee seminar within the next two months.

UPSA president Manoj Dixit and general secretary KB Pant said that a state-level Savate championship would also be organised soon.

General secretary of UP Olympic Association Anandeshwar Pandey also gave away accreditation certificates to the office-bearers of the association.

Dixit said combat events were currently not allowed in view of Covid-19 protocol but hoped that permission would be granted soon.

On this occasion, sportspersons Ganga Datt Pant, Rudra Bharadwaj, Indrajeet, Ranvir Singh Sodhi, Manjari Dubey (all for Savate), Nikita Negi, Krishna Chauhan, Siza Rai (all dance sports), Ansh Pandey, Ratnesh Singh, Akhil Singh, Jai Tiwari (all for cycling) and Shashwat Tripathi (football) were given promising player award.