The Phek District Sports Association (PDSA) is set to host the 38th PDSA Meet from February 4 to 8, 2025, at Phek Town. The event will be organized in collaboration with the Phek Town Youth Society (PTYS), a press release informed.
Nagaland’s Minister for Power and Parliamentary Affairs, KG Kenye, will be the Special Guest at the inaugural program, while MLA and NPF Legislature Party Leader, Kuzholuzo (Azo) Nienu, will attend as the Guest of Honour.
PDSA President Nezosa Tetseo informed that around 1000 athletes from various areas, along with management officials, will participate in the event. Competitions will be held in track and field events, games, and Naga wrestling across different categories.
Events and Competitions
The meet will feature track events such as the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m, and 10,000m races, along with relay races and a mixed relay race. Field events will include discus throw, javelin throw, shot put, long jump, high jump, triple jump, and arm wrestling.
Team games such as football, volleyball, and basketball will also be part of the competition. In Naga wrestling, men will compete in the 90kg, 75kg, and 65kg categories, while women will compete in the 60kg and 50kg categories.
The tournament will feature several sponsored prizes as running / seed money. The men’s football champion will receive ₹ 3,00,000, (Late Soyie Doulo Memorial Trophy). The men’s volleyball champion will be awarded ₹ 1,00,000, sponsored by Kuzholuzo (Azo) Nienu, while the runner-up will receive ₹ 50,000, (Late Vezo Rhakho Memorial Trophy).
The women’s volleyball champion will be awarded ₹ 1,00,000, (Late M. Vero Memorial Trophy), while the men’s basketball champion will receive ₹ 1,00,000, (Late Vekrosa Vero Memorial Trophy).
The prizes for Naga style wrestling category for both men and women will be sponsored by the VDB Union, Phek Block. The Late W.C. Krome Memorial Trophy for the best-disciplined team will be awarded ₹ 1,00,000, while the Late Vamuzo Memorial Trophy for the group champion will receive₹ 2,00,000.
Additionally, the official PDSA track suit is sponsored by M/s S. Rame Son’s & Co.
