BSF mountain biking rally flagged off

Tribune News Service 

Dehradun, December 11 

Governor Dr K K Paul today flagged off the Rustamji BSF Mountain Biking Himalayan Challenge Cup 2017 from Pavilion Ground here.

Speaking on the occasion, the Governor said that discipline and professionalism had made the BSF one of the best paramilitary forces in the world. After its establishment, it has fulfilled its responsibilities with perfection and made the country proud.

The Governor said that besides defending the borders of the country, the BSF had taken several initiatives in the social sphere. After the Swachh Bharat –Swachh Himalaya mission and Clean Ganga-Save Ganga campaign, the BSF has now started the mountain biking challenge cup will give a positive message to save the environment to the people. Such adventure sports events inspire youth and give their energy the right direction.

Dr Paul also lauded KF Rustamji, the founding father of the BSF in whose memory the Mountain Biking is being held as, “ one of the best police officers in the country”. 

IG of BSF Vikas Chandra said that the theme of the biking challenge was linked to saving the environment and leading a healthy life. Teams of the Army, the SSB, state police, civil mountain bikers and women bikers were part of the event.

Raj Kumar Negi, Commandant of the BSF Institute of Adventure and Advanced Training, Doiwala, said that the men’s solo team in the biking challenge would cover a distance of 264 km (in their race) while the women bikers team would have a 35-km race. The men’s team would take three days and reach Maharana Pratap Sports College, Dehradun, on December 13.

Former BSF DG Subhash Joshi and former IG SS Kothiyal were present on the occasion.