JFI to organise grassroot and talent hunt programme

Judo Federation of India (JFI), in association with the International Judo Federation (IJF), will organise a grassroot development and training programme to increase the talent pool of the sports in the country.
The programme called 'Judo Educational Journey Through India' will be held from October 1-11 across the country in various cities.
"This is a prestigious project of IJF, involving maximum number of judo Players of the country and to promote judo values. In the past, such programmes were organised in China, Canada, Oceania and Australia," a release from JFI said.
"The purpose of the programme is to increase the playing population of judo, identify young talents, to help the local judo clubs and coaches to develop judo at grassroot level. The programme will consist of judo demonstrations, presentations, training, conferences, and interaction with the young children to teach them values of judo," it said.

Nicolas Messnet, Media & Communication Director of IJF, will be the expert to organise the programme, alongwith Huvgarian Milklos Ungvari, silver medalist in 2012 London Olympic Games.
International judo players from India, and Indian judo coaches will also be part of the delegation to visit various Indian cities.
The delegation will visit judo clubs in Agra, Haridwar, Dehradun, Jallandhar, Gurdaspur, Narnual, Rohtak, Sonipat and Delhi, during the programme.