Prison Olympics 2021 for prisoners at Patiala Central Jail
Shiv Kumar:
Patiala, 3 December: The Punjab Olympic games launched by Punjab Government have been going on at the Central jail Patiala, in which teams have been divided into 04 zones, Patiala, Amritsar, Kapurthala and Faridkot and event being held include male prisoners Tug of war, Volleyball, Badminton and Athletics, 100-meter race, 400 meter, Long jump and Kabaddi competition including women’s chess, Badminton, 600 meter race and Shot put. winner teams from their respective zones participated in Knockout stage matches.
Central jail Amritsar emerged victorious over central jail Faridkot in men’s Volleyball match while central jail patiala in same event. In women’s category central jail patiala defeated central jail, Kapurthla in straight sets. The final matches shall be played between the respective team on 05-12-2021 and 06-12-2021. The closing ceremony of the jail games shall be 06-12-2021, where Deputy Chief Minister, Shukhjinder Singh Randhawa will be the main guest of honour.