Jammu, Nov. 26 -- The city came alive today as the 42nd Junior (Boys & Girls) National Tennikoit Championship commenced at Green Field, Gandhi Nagar. The five-day event, hosted under the auspices of the Tennikoit Federation of India and J&K Tennikoit Association in collaboration with the J&K Sports Council, has drawn around 550 players and officials from 23 States and UTs, making it one of the largest national sporting gatherings in Jammu in recent years.

In her inaugural address, Yasha Mudgal, IAS, Commissioner Secretary, Youth Services & Sports, J&K, who declared the championship open, highlighted J&K's growing stature as a hub for major national sporting events. She emphasized that the government's consistent focus on upgraded infrast...