The 38th Phek District Sports Association (PDSA) Meet is set to take place from February 4 to 8, 2025, in Phek Town. The event will be hosted by the PDSA in collaboration with the Phek Town Youth Society (PTYS).
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 honor.
PDSA President Nezosa Tetseo informed that around 1,000 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 the 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 Rs 3,00,000 (Late Soyie Doulo Memorial Trophy). The men’s volleyball champion will be awarded Rs 1,00,000, sponsored by Kuzholuzo (Azo) Nienu, while the runner-up will receive Rs 50,000 (Late Vezo Rhakho Memorial Trophy).
The women’s volleyball champion will be awarded Rs 1,00,000 (Late M Vero Memorial Trophy), while the men’s basketball champion will receive Rs 1,00,000 (Late Vekrosa Vero Memorial Trophy).
The prizes for the Naga style wrestling categories for both men and women are sponsored by the VDB Union, Phek Block. The best-disciplined team will be awarded Rs 1,00,000 (Late WC Krome Memorial Trophy), while the group champion will receive Rs 2,00,000 (Late Vamuzo Memorial Trophy).
Additionally, the official PDSA track suit is sponsored by M/s S. Rame Son’s & Co.