Jammu, July 8 -- With the objective of conducting fair trials to select talented and deserving athletes, the Jammu and Kashmir Department of Youth Services and Sports (DYSS) has advised all district heads to organise competitions on a League-cum-Knockout basis.
A circular issued recently by the Directorate of the Department of Youth Services and Sports stated that it has been observed that during the selection process for team games at the district-level competitions, many deserving players do not get adequate opportunities to showcase their skills and performance for selection to higher-level competitions.
"In several cases, the knockout format of tournaments results in the elimination of teams after a single match, thereby restricting t...