Pune: Sports like body building competition are useful to convince the youth about the importance of exercise, says Chandrakant Patil

Ganesh Bankar bags main award of ‘Kothrud Shri’ in Namo Cup

PUNE: Chandrakant Patil said that sports like body building competition are useful to convince the youth about the importance of exercise. Patil said that various sports competitions have been organised under the Namo Cup so that the youth should pay attention to their body and live a healthy life without getting addicted to anything.

He was speaking when the bodybuilding competition ‘Kothrud Shri’ was organised under Namo Cup at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Putala Chowk. He felicitated Pratik Khardekar, the city head of the sports wing of BHAYUMO and Pune District Amateur Bodybuilding Association. President Rajendra Nagre for the successful organization of this competition. He announced that district level and state level competitions will be organised to encourage the youth.

On this occasion, BJP state spokesperson Sandeep Khardekar, Pune city general secretary Punit Joshi, city vice president Prashant Harsule, Kothrud mandal BJP president Dr. Sandeep Butala, General Secretary Girish Khatri, Deepak Pawar, BJP leader Dhananjay Jadhav, State Vice President of Kamgar Aghadi Balasaheb Temkar, Kothrud Mandal President of Yuva Morcha Amit Tordamal, Yogesh Kanthale of Sports Aghadi, Anish Agarwal, Mandal Vice President Shantanu Khilare, Rajendra Yede, Nitish Barate , Sumit Dikonda, Swapnil Rajwade, Sayandev Dehadrai, Suchit Deshpande along with Mahila Morcha in-charge and general secretary of Kothrud Manjushree Khardekar, Mahila Morcha President Kanchan Kumbare, Mahila Morcha General Secretary Vidyatai Temkar, Pallavi Gadgil, Supriya Majhire, Vice President Kalyani Khardekar, Kavita Sadashive and other dignitaries were present. was This competition, which was staged successively, got a great response from the citizens.

Ganesh Bankar of World Gym bagged the main award of ‘Kothrud Shri’. Mohammad Ehraj won the most improved body builder award, Atul Salunke won the best poser award and Atiq Shaikh won the upcoming bodybuilder award.
Rajendra Nangre, Nandu Kalamkar, Mustafa Patel, Dilip Dhumal and their other associates made special efforts in organising the contest. The contest was organised by Pratik Khardekar.