Centenary Celebration of Sports Journalism in Assam kicks off

GUWAHATI: The Assam Sports Journalists' Association kicked off Centenary Celebration of Sports Journalism in Assam on World Sports Journalists Day here today. The celebration will continue till July 1, 2023.

Flags of ASJA and Centenary Celebration of Sports Journalism in Assam were hoisted by founder President of ASJA Balendra Mohan Chakraborty and veteran sports journalist and former ASJA President Pabitra Gogoi.

On the occasion, a felicitation ceremony was organized at the conference hall of the Assam Olympic Association (AOA) which was attended by some of the prominent journalists of Assam such as Dhirendra Nath Chakraborty, Premadhar Sarma, PJ Baruah, President of the Assam Sports Journalists' Association Subodh Malla Barua, Pranoy Bordoloi, Nava Thakuria and Sanjiv Phukan among others.

PJ Baruah, the executive editor of The Assam Tribune, spoke on the importance of the sports section in newspapers and how the media houses have started to give more space to sports news over the years.

Assam Olympic Association (AOA) general secretary Lakhya Konwar also graced the occasion. Konwar said the sports journalists have played a major role in the growth of sports in the state over the decades. The organizers also felicitated former journalist Ashish Dey and the family members of the deceased former sports journalists who have enriched the field with their invaluable contributions. The list included: Pulin Das, Tarani Barman, Purbajyoti Chutia, Rahman Ali, Dwijen Ch Sarma, Nanda Kishore Gupta, Murali Choudhury, Kulen Kalita, Gautam Bora, Sanjiv Sarma Thakur, Nirod Choudhury, Kingshuk Ghatak, Debi Ram Das, Gopal Mishra and Kapil Das.

Speaking on the occasion, former editor of Dainik Asom Dhirendra Nath Chakraborty recalled the early days when radio used to play a crucial role in bringing sports events and news closer to the masses.

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