Saroa - As 2023 ends and 2024 begins, Akash Kataria, a first-year student of DAV College Hoshiarpur, born in the famous village Pojewal of Balachore area, won gold in the All India University level combat wrestling 71 kg weight category competition at Visakhapatnam. By receiving the medal By adding a new work in the book of achievements of his village Pojewal, Balachor area and his college, he has registered his name as a shining star in the sky of sports according to his name.
Although from time to time governments, representatives have always kept Balachore neglected from every area as well as sports facilities. But many natives from here have earned a name from district level to national level in many sports including kabaddi, hand wall, volleyball and wrestling with the support of their family, encouragers and early adopters. Akash Kataria (aged 19) who won the gold medal in the (combat wrestling) competitions held at Visakhapatnam, was born in Pojewal village. Akash's father Mohanlal enrolled his son to study at MBG Public Senior Secondary School, Pojewal. While studying in this school, under the guidance and guidance of Principal Dev Raj Kataria, Akash continued to participate in school level sports in various weight competitions till his twelfth grade. Thanks to which Akash participated as a wrestler in district and state level games. Not only here, due to the encouragement and support given by Principal Dev Raj Kataria, Mohanlal sent Akash to Zirakpur to acquaint him with the nuances of wrestling. In 2023, seeing his son's hard work, he was admitted to DAV College Hoshiarpur. Apart from studying, Akash is also doing his hard work here. Meanwhile, Akash Kataria has achieved this great achievement. This achievement of Akash Kataria has brought light to the name of his parents, village, locality and educational institution as well as his Guru. Akash and his family deserve congratulations for this achievement of Akash. The entire region hopes that Akash Kataria will move forward from star to pole star in the sky of wrestling just like his name with his hard work and will also become a way for the youth to give up drugs and come to sports.