TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2018 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Govt needs to issue a circular India U-16s stun Iraq by 1-0 in WAFF Boys' Non-deposition of Games Fund serves as Championship stumbling-block for talented sportspersons AMMAN (JORDAN), Aug 6: An injury time goal by Rajesh Dhar Fund with the DYSS to add to the problems of the talented players from Buevenesh earned India U-16 these institutions. Though, KVs have their own Sangathan to hold sport- team a stunning 1-0 victory over JAMMU, Aug 6: The deposition of 50 percent Games Fund by the ing activities, yet for the benefit of their students, these institutions ought current Asian U-16 Champions schools with the Department of Youth Services and Sports is a custom, a to deposit the requisite Games Fund with the concerned Department,” Iraq in the WAFF U-16 practice or a system to run sporting activities in the State and make tal- said an official from DYSS on the condition of anonymity. Championship here. ented sportspersons to represent the State in National School Games, He further said that for good health of sports in Jammu and Kashmir, India produced a dominating under the aegis of School Games Federation of India (SGFI). the State which is leaving no stone unturned to carve a space on the coun- performance as Buevenesh head- However, the non-deposition of the Games Fund, sometimes, serves try’s sports map, providing ample opportunity to the talented players to ed in the match-winner in the JRG posing for a group photograph after completing '100 Days Running Challenge' (L) as a stumbling-block rather a death-knell for the talented sportspersons showcase their skill is the need of the hour. dying minutes to provide the per- Chandigarh Group team (R). as they are not considered for the final selection to represent the State in “Our wards have been selected for National School Games for the fect finish to a sublime build-up. National School Games. current season. However, the organisers told us that they will not be part This is the first-ever victory According to the reliable sources, some of the private institutions, of the State teams unless their schools deposit 50 percent of their Games for any Indian football team JRG completes unique event of '100 especially the schools run by the Central Government, do not deposit 50 Fund with the Department of Youth Services and Sports. Their schools against Iraq in any format and percent Games Fund with the Department of Youth Services and Sports are not ready to deposit the same with the DYSS. Despite repeated among all age-groups. and the talented sportspersons of these institutions fail to make it to the requests to both the agencies, none of them is ready to redress our prob- "I would like to dedicate this Days of Running Challenge' in style lem. In such an atmosphere, we are in a fix as to what to do to make our State teams not because of their less skill but because of their non-con- win to all my fellow Indian Excelsior Sports Correspondent ADHM finisher, Director at (591.54 in 64:46:25); Zoha wards be part of the State teams.” said a group of parents while express- sideration for the fact that they do not deposit Games Fund with the coaches who train the boys Gateway Software Solutions, Barkat (335.23 kms in ing anguish over the issue. DYSS, adding that Kendriya Vidyalayas, Army Schools and Navodaya before they join us at the AIFF JAMMU, Aug 6: Team Delhi; Chandan Khanna, 39:37:46); Vinod Padha (832.95 They further said that they will approach higher authorities for early Vidyalayas lead from the front in the race of non-deposition of 50 per- Academy and eventually the Jammu Runners Group (JRG) cel- Director at Gateway Software kms in 75:37:46); Sangram redressal of the issue. cent Games Fund. National Team," India U-16 head ebrated the completion of a unique Solutions, Delhi and Athar (186.59 kms in 27: 59: 54); Sources further said that the budding players from KVs, NVs and Sources added that the KVs and allied Central organisations have coach Bibiano Fernandes said. event of '100 Days of Running Abbas, Engineer at Capgemini, Kanupriya Garg (195.36 kms in Army schools after being considered for the inter-school, inter-zonal and their own Sangathans to hold Championships at the Zonal and the "We need to start believing in Challenge' in style with a Sunday Hyderabad. 28: 20: 28); Nakul Saraf (132.65 inter-district competitions are asked to deposit the Games Fund prior to National Levels, so these institutions least bother for the participation of ourselves. The team thanks the long-run, here yesterday. Completing a distance of kms in 14: 43: 58); Mineesh the Nationals only. “These players should have been advised to deposit their students in the National School Games, thus are hardly interested in fans and well-wishers of Indian It was the 4th Edition of the 1359.78 kms in 154:59: 46 sec- Gulati (359.47 kms in 44:10: the same from the word go, to give them ample time for motivating their depositing the Games Fund with the DYSS, leaving the talented Football who have always stood event, which had begun on April onds in 100 days, Bhupesh 22); Vikram Garg (302.83 in school heads in this regard,” sources added. sportspersons in the lurch, rather debarring them from being part of the by us." 28, 2018 with a purpose of keep- Gupta ranked first. The others 137:58: 11); Deepak Kohli The State Government needs to issue a circular with regard to partic- prestigious National Level Games conducted under the aegis of School Bibiano smiled when ing the participants active rankers included Mushtaq Wani (178.16 kms in 17:37:03); Dr ipation of the talented players of those institutions, which either do not Games Federation of India. reminded about this being the throughout the summer by run- (1243.83 kms in 195:18:25); Pankaj Kumar (71.69 kms in deposit Games Fund or are reluctant in depositing the same prior to the There is no-doubt in it that the sportspersons from the schools being first-ever Indian victory against ning a minimum of 2 kilometers Sham Suri (1054.3 kms in 18:16: 23); Ajay Gandotra National School Games. run by the Central Governments, have the provision of displaying their Iraq. every day and concluded on 124:04:50); Sanjay Saini (804.7 (93.42 kms in 22:05:19); Sanchit To preserve sanctity and spirit of sports and provide maximum skill in their own tournaments, yet the prestige of representing the State "Whether it's a final or just a August 5, 2018. kms in 106:05:25); Rajinder Sharma (61.45 kms in 07:55:09); opportunity to the talented players to showcase their skill at the National in National School Games is altogether different. friendly match, when you score a All the members of Jammu Gupta (735.79 kms in 93:46: Taranjeet Singh (48.47 kms in scene, the players of these defaulting schools too need to be made part of “As per the rules and the necessities, the DYSS is bound to pool the winner in the dying minutes of a Runners Group successfully 16); Sandeep Singh (567.17 kms 06:02:31); Mehmood Ahmed the State teams, to avoid making them scapegoats. At the same time, such 50 percent Games Fund from each school, the students of which partic- match, it's always special," he completed the Challenge despite in 69: 52:95); Dilawar Khan (72.06 kms in 09: 44: 32). schools need to be strictly advised to ensure pooling of 50 percent of their ipate in National School Games. However, it has been observed that said. the fact that it was a first attempt (544.91 KMS IN 16:20: 14); Those who ran for Games Fund with the DYSS. some schools, especially KVs are reluctant in depositing the Games Bhuvenesh's header trig- for most of the runners and some Akash Gupta (480.41 kms in Chandigarh Distance Runners gered euphoric celebrations as of them had started running only 95:37:47); Harinder Pal Singh included Talvinder Isher (2005 One-day District Poonch the entire bench rushed onto a few weeks back. (702.37 kms in 27:33:02); kms in 247:31: 00); DySP the field to congratulate each The top mileage runners Rakesh Kumar (271.67 kms in Surinder Choudhary (1901 kms other. from JRG, ran for Chandigarh 27:02:41); Rawoof Mir (249.07 in 221:45:15): CDR SF (1109 Fencing C'ship organised "Even though there have Distance Runners also. mks in 121:37: 19); Bhushan kms in 145:31:10); Sumeet Excelsior Sports Correspondent in Sabre junior category by defeat- been some changes in the Iraqi The Organising team of this Kumar (617.23 kms 53:20: 40); Singh (1783 in 208:26: 09) and ing Inderpreet by 10/08. While side team from the side we mega event included Tanvir Rajeshwar Singh (436.18 kms in Sunil Dogra. POONCH, Aug 6: Poonch Sachin and Abhijeet won bronze played at the AFC Qualifiers in Kazmi, Ultra runner, 13-time 55: 42:45); Rajesh Padha The runners were of the District Fencing Association con- in this category. Nepal, it's always difficult to play ADHM finisher, Engineer at (867.25 kms in 98:00:37); opinion that this Challenge has ducted one-day District Fencing In Sub Junior Epee Boys cate- them because of physicality," Cadence Design Systems, Mukesh Kumar (500.66 kms in improved their overall perform- Championship 2018 at Sports gory Sufian won gold by defeating Bibiano said. (PTI) Noida; Mayank Gupta, 3-time 54:00:05); Sindhu Sharma ance in terms of running. Stadium, here today. Murtza in the finals by 10/7. 35 fencers of different schools Harpoon and Rizwan won com- Lakshya pulls out, Ajay Jayaram carries and clubs participated in Sabre, bined bronze. Bangladesh seal T20 series with Provincial President NC, Devender Singh Rana inaugurating Epee and Foil Events of the In Sub Junior Foil Adil clinch India's hopes at Vietnam Open shooting range at International Delhi Public School at Sunjwan Championship. gold by just one point by defeating 19-run victory over Windies in Jammu. Prominent persons present on Javaid. The score remains 10/9. HO CHI MINH CITY, Aug 6: Mumbai. An MRI will be done to the occasion were Ajay Kumar, Sahid and naser won bronze. LAUDERHILL (US), Aug 6: day. see how to go about it," he added. Rana inaugurates Sports Range, declares Assistant Professor, Krishan Lal, In Junior Foil Dilprert Singh However his dismissal at the Asian junior champion The 16-year-old from Secretary Poonch Fencing won gold and Rudraparatap won Bangladesh withstood a with- start of the 18th over, giving left- Lakshya Sen today pulled out of Uttarakhand had ended India's 53- Association, Ravinder Singh, silver while combined bronze goes ering assault from Andre Russell arm seamer Mustafizur Rahman the USD 75,000 Vietnam Open year long wait for a men's singles open 9th Shooting Championship BWF Tour Super 100 after failing gold when he clinched the title at Assistant Physical Instructor, to Sachin and Devinder. to complete a series-clinching 19- his third wicket of the innings, to recover from shin splint the Asia Junior championship last Excelsior Sports Correspondent motivating students towards Degree College Poonch, Umar The matches were officiated run victory on the DLS Method effectively sealed the result in sports, saying this is necessary for over the West Indies in the rain- favour of Bangladesh. injuries. month. Abdullah and Sahil Sharmra. by Gourav Verma and Vikas "Lakshya has pulled out as he In Lakshya's absence, senior JAMMU, Aug 6: National their personality development and affected deciding final fixture of Russell's departure at 135 Devinder Singh clinched gold Kumar. still has pain from the shin splint shuttler Ajay Jayaram, who fin- Conference Provincial President, overall growth. their three-match T20 for seven off 17.1 overs was Devender Singh Rana on Monday The President, J&K Rifle injuries. He is getting it in both legs ished runners-up at the White International Series. immediately followed by a so after coming back from Asian Nights International Challenge, called for channelizing youth Shooting Association, Kuldeep Russell smashed 47 off just 21 sharp shower which ended any energies towards positive pursuits, Singh Jamwal apprised about the Junior, he was feeling pain during will carry India's hopes and he will deliveries with six towering sixes further prospect of play the practice," Lakshya's mentor begin his campaign against local saying sports and games are the strides made in the field of sharp and one four to keep the although there was little chance best medium to engage them. shooting and said this sport opens and former national coach Vimal player Le Duc Phat. Caribbean side in with a chance of the West Indies getting any- Dedicating shooting range at up vistas of opportunities for the Kumar told PTI. Mithun Manjunath, who had of surpassing Bangladesh's formi- where close to the target off a International Delhi Public School budding shooters. He categorised "We consulted the physio. reached the semifinals of the dable total of 184 for five at full 20 overs with all their big- at Sunjwan, Mr Rana appreciated the shooting range of the school as Heath Matthews (Physio) takes Russian Open, will play a yet-to- the management for creating Class-1, saying this will meet the Central Broward Stadium yester- hitters gone. (AGENCIES) care of him, so they have gone to be-decided qualifier. (PTI) state-of-art infrastructure, espe- requirements of sports persons. cially in the sports segment, hop- Later the Provincial President ing that the students will make also declared open the 9th Jammu optimum use of these and excel in District Shooting Championship, sports alongside academics. organised by the Jammu District Principals during a conclave at TSUS in Jammu. The Provincial President said Rifle Association under the aegis that exposing students to various of J&K Rifle Association, at the sports activities at young age gen- school. Principals' conclave held erates competitive spirit, as also Manjeet Kour, Commandant Excelsior Correspondent Grooming Kids, Kidzee Rehari confidence, which is imperative to IRP 15th BN, Principal IDPS, and Sanfort Play. place them in good stead as they Sunjwan, Randeep Wazir, JAMMU, Aug 6: A Principals' The programme commenced grow. Mahana, Principal DPS, Kathua, conclave was held at TSUS, here with the welcome address by the Mr Rana said the facility Vivek Gupta, Director DPS, today. Principal, followed by a dance would be properly maintained and Udhampur, Principal Government The focus of the conclave was performance by the students of due precautions taken while hand- High School Sunjwan, Shuminder to discuss the problems faced by TSUS. ing over guns to young children. Singh, Managing Director IDPS pre-schools in Jammu and pre- Speakers laid emphasis on the He referred to mark laid by the Sunjwan, Swarn Choudhary primary curriculum. importance of building a strong country's ace sharp shooters in Director IDPS, Sunjwan were The speakers included Sudhir foundation in order to enable stu- various national and international present on the occasion. Mahajan, Radha, Ester William, dents to gain education based on events, saying given opportunity Others present on the occasion Akhila Mangotra, Sakshi and ethics and values. and adequate training the youth of included Former Minister, Prem Anjali Sharma and the session Participants reflected by shar- DIP/J-2121-P/18 Jammu and Kashmir will prove Sagar Aziz, Co-Chairperson OBC Dt: 06-08-2018 second to none. Cell Abdul Gani Teli and Co- was moderated by Dr Poonam ing their prospective on 'My Ideal He exhorted the school man- Chairperson of SC Cell Vijay Parihar. Pre-School'. agement to put in their best in Lochan. The number of pre-schools There was an open session for participated were Wonder World, the participants to share their Little Millennium, Stepping views and ask questions. Stone, Bee House, Oak Tree, Play The conclave was much appre- School, Alexzander Memorial, ciated by the participants from dif- New Era, Kidzee Gandhi Nagar, ferent schools. The event was con- Shemrock-Magic Tree, Sanfort, cluded with the school song sung Shemrock- Mini Miracle, by the Form-5 students. India A heading for big win against South Africa A BENGALURU, Aug 6: Earlier in the day, Vihari made 54 off 108 balls with three bound- Pacer Mohammed Siraj pro- aries and Bharat scored 64 off 77 duced another fiery spell, pushing balls with five fours and four sixes. India A towards a big win against Vihari was unfortunately run South Africa A on day three of the out of Beuran Hendricks and Distict Jammu Softball team posing for a group photograph after first unofficial Test. Bharat was caught by Senuran beating Kathua on Monday. When stumps were taken due Muthusamy off Duanne Piedt. to bad light, the visitors were trail- Axar Patel remained 33 not out Jammu drubs Kathua in ing by 239 runs after India A with a boundary and a six. declared their first innings at 584 Captain Shreyas Iyer made 24 for eight, following half centuries before he was caught by wicket- Inter-District Softball C’ship from Hanuma Vihari and Srikar keeper Rudi Second off Hendricks. Excelsior Sports Correspondent Singh Chib were the star perform- Bharat. In the first session, Agarwal dis- ers for Jammu District team. Zubayr Hamza and Rudi appointed the fans as he fell without KATHUA, Aug 6: Jammu Jammu District team including Second were batting on 46 and 4, adding a single run to his overnight District defeated Kathua District in Vikram Singh, Paras Mahajan, respectively, as South Africa A 220. He was adjudged leg before a close contest by 3-2, here today. Roshan, Sagar, Pardeep, Vikram ended the day at 99 for four in their off the very first ball he faced from Jammu District team emerged Singh Chib, Saahil Thapa, Aditya second innings. Hendricks. (PTI) winner under the Captainship of and Ghar Singh. Saahil Thapa and coach of the Secretary JKSFA lauded the Qualifiers of National Eligibility Test team was Rohit Jamwal. efforts of the players for this per- Vikram Singh and Vikram formance. Nitika Mahajan, D/o Vijay Mahajan Harmeet Kour, D/o S. Khajan and Jyoti Singh and Kapil is once-in-a century Mahajan, R/o Manjeet Kour, Choghan Slathia, R/o Bikram Nagar, cricketer: Gavaskar Panjthirthi, NEW DELHI, Aug 6: Gadigarh, Jammu, who has Jammu, who has Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar today rubbished compar- qualified (NET) in qualified (NET) isons between Kapil Dev and Hardik Pandya, saying the legendary English. in Commerce. all-rounder is a once-in-a century cricketer and cannot be compared Tanmeet Kour D/o Amarjeet Ashiya Gupta to anyone. Singh and D/o Sanjeev Batting great Gavaskar was not at all amused when asked about the Swarn Kour, Kumar Gupta, tendency among some experts to compare the two. R/o Bhour R/o Pandit- "Kapil Dev should not be compared with anyone. He is not just a Camp, Jammu, Gam, Kishtwar, once-in-generation player but a once-in-a century cricketer just like Sir who has quali- who has quali- Don Bradman and Sachin Tendulkar. We should not compare him with fied (NET) in fied (NET) in anyone," a visibly agitated Gavaskar told 'Aaj Tak'. (PTI) English. Commerce.