Dimapur, March 16 (MExN): The Netball Association of Nagaland (NAN) for the first time is participating in the national level championships organized by Netball Federation of India at Happy Model School, Jhanakpuri, New Delhi. The team of ten players from the state will participate in three different categories i.e., 29th Junior National Netball Championship to be held from March 23 to March 26, Sub-Junior National Netball Championship to be held from March 23 to March 26 and Senior National Netball Championship to be held from March 18 to March 21, 2017. Prior to the departure of the team today mid-night, during a practice session here in the DDSC stadium, president of NAN Bishnu Bhattacharjee said encouraging the players that they should try to learn from the championships and remember that sports have immense career opportunities. He also asked them to strive for the disciplinary award that the championships will have and keep away from any wrong habits. Nagaland Cricket Association Joint-Secretary Ahidur Rahman who also was there to encourage the team asked the players to maintain discipline throughout the events and while winning is not the most important thing that matters for a team participating for the first time, they should but remember to project a good image of the state by their actions. The secretary of NAN, Khanailal Das will lead the team.
