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Police officer provides succour to tribal sportspersons in Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam News
VISAKHAPATNAM: His passion for sports has been providing encouragement to the budding tribal boys who are showing better results in Athletics.
A circle inspector rank officer adopted four tribal boys of AP Tribal Welfare Residential Junior College in Maredmilli who have won many competitions and are now ready to show their talent in the state tournament.
The Maredmilli inspector Addanki Srinivasa Rao adopted intermediate students, who came from poor farm laborers’ families, after witnessing their talent. He has been providing needed diet and sports equipment to the tribal students for the past four months to prepare for the state-level meet. P Naga Suresh (1500 meters), A Uday Kiran Reddy (1500 meters), J Durga Prasad (Javelin), and M Babi Reddy (Shotput) were selected for the schools’ state meet to be held in Srikakulam district from Friday.
“The tribal boys have natural talent. They need financial support and a proper diet to excel in state and national-level competitions. I have been observing them for the past six months and they have been showing better result day by day. Decided to provide them better coaching and material, besides diet with my own money,” Circle Inspector Srinivasa Rao said.
The former national hockey player Srinivasa Rao has been providing material and training to young sportsmen in the district for the past two decades and is now providing physical training to another 14 youngsters who are preparing for the general duty constable exams in Paramilitary forces. He has been organizing many hockey tournaments at the district, state, and even national levels.
Now, he focussed on the young tribal talent and give them encouragement with needed equipment. He says that the tribal belt in the undivided East Godavari and now part of the Alluri Sitarama Raju district has a natural talent. The youngsters are physically strong in these pockets with their natural build-up and their hard work. “If we can support them, they can win medals for the state and also the country. Suresh and Uday are performing better timing in 1500 meters. I am sure that they would win medals in the state meet at Srikakulam and would show their talent in national schools meet also,” he said.
A circle inspector rank officer adopted four tribal boys of AP Tribal Welfare Residential Junior College in Maredmilli who have won many competitions and are now ready to show their talent in the state tournament.
The Maredmilli inspector Addanki Srinivasa Rao adopted intermediate students, who came from poor farm laborers’ families, after witnessing their talent. He has been providing needed diet and sports equipment to the tribal students for the past four months to prepare for the state-level meet. P Naga Suresh (1500 meters), A Uday Kiran Reddy (1500 meters), J Durga Prasad (Javelin), and M Babi Reddy (Shotput) were selected for the schools’ state meet to be held in Srikakulam district from Friday.
“The tribal boys have natural talent. They need financial support and a proper diet to excel in state and national-level competitions. I have been observing them for the past six months and they have been showing better result day by day. Decided to provide them better coaching and material, besides diet with my own money,” Circle Inspector Srinivasa Rao said.
The former national hockey player Srinivasa Rao has been providing material and training to young sportsmen in the district for the past two decades and is now providing physical training to another 14 youngsters who are preparing for the general duty constable exams in Paramilitary forces. He has been organizing many hockey tournaments at the district, state, and even national levels.
Now, he focussed on the young tribal talent and give them encouragement with needed equipment. He says that the tribal belt in the undivided East Godavari and now part of the Alluri Sitarama Raju district has a natural talent. The youngsters are physically strong in these pockets with their natural build-up and their hard work. “If we can support them, they can win medals for the state and also the country. Suresh and Uday are performing better timing in 1500 meters. I am sure that they would win medals in the state meet at Srikakulam and would show their talent in national schools meet also,” he said.
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