{"id":689,"date":"2011-11-06T05:33:17","date_gmt":"2011-11-06T05:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=689"},"modified":"2011-11-06T05:33:17","modified_gmt":"2011-11-06T05:33:17","slug":"kabaddi-now-grabs-ropar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=689","title":{"rendered":"Kabaddi now grabs Ropar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<p><strong>Roopnagar: <\/strong>There is a saying, \u2018Old is Gold\u2019, and that seems to motivate Punjab\u2019s masses these days, as they turn up in large number to witness 2nd Kabaddi World Cup at various cities of Punjab.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At Nehru Stadium, Ropar, people turned up in huge numbers and the scenario was the same as that of the World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and India at Mohali. The stadium was full to capacity to cheer the teams of the desi game and watch their favourite raiders holding their opponents.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I do not want to miss even a single moment of the US and Pakistan players, I came early to book my seat, said Harsimran, who owns a grocery shop in town. \u201cAfter the US defeated last year\u2019s runners- up, they became my favourites. I asked my brother to attend practice session at a nearby village. I want him to play this game and become strong like these players.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The craze was such that the spectators thronged into the stadium three hours before the first match. They were finding it hard to get seats in the general block while the VIP block also witnessed many tussles for seats.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is for the first time that kids are watching kabaddi match live here,\u201d said Gurkirat Singh, a teacher in a Government school here.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to local residents, for the first time they have seen the stadium jam packed. \u201cThe stadium was not that live before this day,\u201d says Kuldeep Singh, General-Secretary of the District Kabaddi Association. \u201cKabaddi matches do take place in the nearby areas of Chamkur Sahib but it is for the first time that it is being organised here. I hope the tournament will boost the confidence of the youngsters and they will also opt for this sport to shine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe response of the public says it all,\u201d says Pargat Singh, Director Sports, Punjab. \u201cThis is the best way to promote the game among youngsters and it also takes the others back to their childhood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Tribune<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roopnagar: There is a saying, \u2018Old is Gold\u2019, and that seems to motivate Punjab\u2019s masses these days, as they turn up in large number to witness 2nd Kabaddi World Cup at various cities of Punjab. \u00a0 At Nehru Stadium, Ropar, people turned up in huge numbers and the scenario was the same as that of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-689","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-from-the-newspapers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kabaddi now grabs Ropar - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; 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