Karnal, Nov. 12 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini said that sports is the power that channels the energy of youth into positive direction and when youth run on the field, they become partners in nation-building with discipline while staying away from drugs. Saini was addressing the athletes at the inauguration of the Haryana State Championship-2025 in Baragarh village of Naraingarh town of Ambala on Tuesday. He said that the youth should resonate in the field, always think of victory, learn from defeat, never lose courage, take a new flight, and cherish your dreams. He also laid the foundation stone for a hockey astroturf field and a four-lane synthetic athletic track to be built at the stadium at a cost ofRs.16.71 crore. Saini also honoured boxer Harnoor Kaur, who won a silver medal at the Youth Asian Games held last month. He said that currently the state has three state-level sports complexes, 21 district-level sports stadiums, 25 sub-divisional stadiums, 163 Rajiv Gandhi Rural Sports Complexes, 245 rural stadiums, 10 swimming pools, 11 synthetic athletics tracks, 14 hockey astroturfs and two football synthetic surfaces, and nine multipurpose halls. In addition, the Haryana Sports University has been established in Rai, Sonepat. Sports department principal secretary Navdeep Singh Virk, director general Sanjeev Verma, BJP district president Mandeep Rana, deputy commissioner Ajay Singh Tomar and others were present....