FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2019 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Golden Trio: Manu, Elavenil, Divyansh claim Bhuvneshwar returns for T20s, ODIs top honours in shooting World Cup Finals against West Indies, skipper Kohli also back PUTIAN (China), Nov 21: rifle competition with a final 250.8 to edge past Taiwan's Lin KOLKATA, Nov 21: in place of Krunal Pandya. Squad: Virat Kohli (C), Rohit score of 250.1. India are current- Ying-Shin (250.7). Romania's Pacer Bhuvneshwar has been Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, KL India's young shooters ly top of the table with three gold Laura-Georgeta Coman finished A fit-again Bhuvneshwar nursing a hamstring and sides Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Manish touched another sensational medals, followed by China (two third with a score of 229. Kumar today made a comeback train since the team's tour of the Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, Shreyas high with Manu Bhaker, gold, one silver, one bronze). Elavenil had qualified sec- to the Indian teams for the West Indies in August. Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Elavenil Valarivan and Manu shot 244.7 to notch up ond for the finals with a score of upcoming ODI and T20 series The Indian team is scheduled Dube, Yuzvendra Chahal, Divyansh Panwar winning gold the top prize in the prestigious 631.1 behind Ying-Shin (632.3). against the West Indies while to play three Twenty 20 Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed medals in their respective season-ending tournament of Mehuli Ghosh also qualified captain Virat Kohli returned Internationals against the West Shami, Deepak Chahar, events for the country's best- International Shooting Sport for the same event's final but after skipping the T20s against Indies with the series-opener in Bhuvneshwar Kumar. India vs ever show in the ISSF World Federation (ISSF). The Haryana ended sixth with a score of Bangladesh. Mumbai on December 6 fol- West Indies, T20I Squad: Virat Cup Finals here today. girl beat a classy field for her 163.8. All-rounder Shivam Dube lowed by matches in Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma, The 17-year-old Manu fired maiden WCF gold. Divyansh then ensured that earned his maiden ODI call-up Thiruvananthapuram (Dece- Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, her way to the gold with a junior In the same event Manu's women didn't hog the limelight Players in action during a match of Football Tournament at weeks after making his T20 mber 8) and Hyderabad Rishabh Pant, Manish Pandey, world record in the women's compatriot, Yashaswini Singh completely with his stellar per- GGM Science College Football ground in Jammu. debut against Bangladesh. Ace (December 11). Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, 10m air pistol event, while the Deswal, finished sixth in the formance. He qualified third for —Excelsior/Rakesh seamer The three ODIs will be Shivam Dube, Yuzvendra 20-year-old Elavenil claimed the final. the final with a score of 627.1. B-Division Football League Tournament Mohammed Shami was also played in Chennai (December Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, top honours in the women's 10m Serbia's Zorana Arunovic In the final he steered ahead back in the T20 squad in place of 15), Visakhapatnam (December Mohammed Shami, Deepak air rifle competition. won the silver with 241.9, while of Hungary's Istvan Peni (250) left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed, 18) and Cuttack (December 22). Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Later, another teen sensation Quian Wang of China bagged the and Slovakia's Patrik Jany Churchill B, Akhnoor while Kuldeep Yadav came back India vs West Indies, ODI Washington Sundar. (PTI) Divyansh, who is all of 17, fin- bronze with a score of 221.8. (228.4) to clinch the top prize. ished on top in the men's 10m air Elavenil shot a score of In the men's 10m air pistol event, Abhishek Verma and Tiger blank opponents Saurabh Chaudhary qualified Excelsior Sports Correspondent In another match, Akhnoor Tiger thrashed Vijay Young by for the final but couldn't claim JAMMU, Nov 21: Churchill eight goals to nil (8-0). medals. B, Akhnoor Tiger blanked oppo- The matches were officiated Verma topped the qualifica- nents in the ongoing B-Division by Ajay Singh, Aman Banathia, tions with 588 but ended fifth in Football League Tournament, the final with a score of 179.4, being organised by District Rahul Ghai, Neetika, Dheeraj while Chaudhary was seventh in Football Association (DFA) Menia, Rocky Sharma, Dil the qualification with 581 Jammu, under the auspices of Bhadur and Abhishek Chandan. before signing off sixth in the the Jammu and Kashmir In tomorrow’s fixture, last-eight stage with 159.8. Football Association (JKFA) at Nagrota Club will take on Manu had a tight qualifica- GGM Science College Hostel Young Sports at 2:30 pm, while tion round and was behind at the ground, here. Nav Bharat will face Vijay Hero start of the finals as well. She In the first match, Churchill at 3:30 pm. PD Tshering, CPMG J&K Circle awarding students of took the lead after the 11th B defeated Jammu Sports FC by David Masin was the chief Navyug Hr Sec School, Jammu on Thursday. attempt of the 24-shot final and four goals to nil (4-0). The first guest on the occasion. then kept getting stronger to fin- goal came in shape of own goal Today’s matches among oth- ish a massive 2.8 points ahead in 7th minute of the match, ers were witnessed by Narinder Different schools emerge as of two-time former world while the 2nd , 3rd and 4th goals Gupta, Yousuf Don, Rajesh champion Arunovic. were scored by Ajay Jasrotia, Sumbria, Feastus Sotra, Ashok winners in 'GANDHIPEX 2019' It was then the turn of Kunal and Jagrmeet Singh in Sharma, Bharat Bhushan, Elavenil, who first returned a 12th, 14th and 27th minutes Mohan Lal, Moon Stephen and Excelsior Sports Correspondent Rajpura, Vikrant Hans and solid 631.1 in qualification to respectively. Sampal Gill. Janesha Kour of KV No. 1, finish second overall quite JAMMU, Nov 21: A two day Gandhi Nagar Jammu who comfortably. Participants of cyclothon during media interaction programme organised by Bharat Petroleum Philatelic Exhibition named bagged the 1st, 2nd and 3rd In the final, she took the at its office in Jammu. —Excelsior/Rakesh 'GANDHIPEX-2019' by the place. lead from the first five-shot Department of Posts celebrating The first three prizes in the series itself and never surren- 150th Birth anniversary of quiz contest (senior category) dered it. Despite a 9.4 on her Jammu to Kanyakumari Cyclothon Mahatma Gandhi, came to an end were won by Swastik Thakur & 23rd shot, which gave Chinese today at Teachers Aqib Choudhary of Sainik Taipei's Lin Ying-Shin a Bhawan, Gandhi Nagar with School, Nagrota, Shanky Bhat chance, the Indian closed out to be flagged off from JU tomorrow different schools clinching prizes & Kritika Sharma of Govt. Girls in various events. with a 10.4 to win by 0.1. Excelsior Sports Correspondent held a media interaction in the care of this Cycloton on the Higher Secondary School, The exhibition saw a tremen- Apurvi Chandela and presence of Director Information entire route through its chain of Canal Road and Ameesha JAMMU, Nov 21: PN Doshi dous response from the public Anjum Moudgil, the third and Dr Sehrish Asgar, who lauded the COCO Retail Outlets on North Rajput & Ritul Sharma of Govt Women's College at Ghatkopar especially from school children fourth Indians to make the cut efforts of the College in taking South Corridor of NH44, the first Girls Hr Secondary School, Speedball Ball Championship being declared open in Jammu. Mumbai is all set in taking up one of this social cause and encouraged stop of which will be its newly with the footfall crossing over for this event, could not the greater Challenges by conduct- Mubarak Mandi while in the the young girls in touching commissioned BP Ghagwal at 50 four thousand. progress beyond the qualifica- ing a Cyclothon from Jammu to junior category, the first posi- heights. kilometers from Jammu. On the concluding day of the tion rounds. Open State Speed Ball Kanyakumari to be flagged off by tion was bagged by Ridhima Speaking on the occasion, He added that some cyclists exhibition, students who partici- Finally, it was the turn of Vice Chancellor, University of Kotwal and Rudra Mahajan of Bharat Petroleum's Territory from Jammu will also accompany pated in different events were Divyansh and he too eked out a Jammu from JU tomorrow. Navyug Hr Secondary School, Manager (Retail) for J&K and the Cyclothon up to Ghagwal. awarded by the Department of 0.1 point victory in the men's Fest 2019 gets underway 21 female cyclists of the 2nd by Maniya & Bhumi of Govt Ladakh Rajesh Sharma informed Prominent among others who Posts. 10m air rifle final over College on bicycle will cover a dis- Girls Hr Secondary School Excelsior Sports Correspondent Mahajan (Journalist), Abhay that Company is always aggres- were present on the occasion Aadaya Sharma from Little Hungarian star Peni, but his Basur (Director May Fair tance of around 3700 kilometers in Rehari and 3rd by Seemab Nasir JAMMU, Nov 21: Open 34 days and will rech Kanyakumari sive in taking such kind of initia- included Dr Asha Menon, Flower Higher Secondary was a more closely contested Schools), Pushpinder Charak tives which give a loud message Principal, Dr S Kumudhavalli, and Yasir Mukhtar of Sainik State Speed Ball Fest was on December 25, 2019. School, Sainik Colony Jammu final than Elavenil's. (Youth Leader), Sonu Sharma to the society in creating better Director, Abhay Khetani, Trustee, School, Nagrota. declared open at Birla Open Bharat Petroleum being the won the 1st prize under letter Divyansh was placed third (Director LMPS). tomorrow. Piyush Avalani, Trustee, CA In the special quiz contest for co-sponsor of this event, today writing competition (senior cate- after the first two five-shot Mind International School at He was presented With a He said that BPCL has made Gunvant Rachchh (Professor) and schools on Mahatama Gandhi, Channi Himmat, here. invited all the participating mem- gory) while Arindham from series and only took the lead Guard of honour by the Band of bers to its office at Bahu Plaza and elaborate arrangements to take Sanjay Patil (Professor). Dogra Higher Secondary School the first prize was bagged by after the 12th shot. After that, he This will be three day long May Fair School. Tournament in Which around Shashtri Nagar bagged second Navyug Hr. Secondary School had an intense battle with Peni, An impressive cultural pro- 1200 players from 50 Schools of and Mehak Devi from Dr while 2nd and 3rd prize went to with the lead changing hands at gramme and demonstration of various districts of Jammu & Ambedkar Convent School, Shri Guru Govind Singh Hr. least a couple of times. Speed Ball was presented by the Kashmir are taking part. Today Rajpura bagged third prize. Secondary School, Kunjwani Going into the 24th and final students. Sub-Junior Players compete Under the same competition and Ankur Vidyalaya Public shot, the difference between the During Function, Bhumika with each other. High School, New Plot Jammu. two was 0.5 with Divyansh Gupta was honoured for her (Junior category) Tejasvi from AK Attri, retired DIG was R N Kohli and other promi- ahead. Peni shot a 10.5 but achievement in recently held Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) the chief guest on the occasion, nent philatelists of Jammu were Divyansh's 10.1 was enough to World Championship. Bantalab, Charanpreet Singh of while Yaseen Kichloo, SSP 4th also felicitated on the occasion give him the gold. (PTI) May Fair School emerged as Shri Guru Govind Singh Hr Bn and Dr Arvind Karwani (Dy Secondary School, Kunjwani and for promoting philately activi- overall Champion, Jammu ties. Inter District Karate CEO SMVDSB) was the special Sanskriti School was the run- Vibhuti Gupta of St Peter Higher guest. Secondary School, B C Road Chief Postmaster General, ners-up and RM Public School J&K Circle PD Tshering also Competition held Earlier, the chief guest was School secured 2nd runners-up Jammu clinched 1st, 2nd and 3rd welcomed by Ravi Tikku, distributed Dak Sewa and Excelsior Sports Correspondent spot. position. President JKSSBA along with Players of Hirnanagar Hockey Club posing for a group photograph along with dignitaries and Excellence Awards to the offi- Chief Guest, AK Attri in his In the special cover design JAMMU, Nov 21: The Gourav Abrol, Vice-President officials after entering Hockey Tournament finals. contest (senior category), the first cials of Postal Department for Inter-District State Level Karate address lauded the efforts of the JKSSBA, Anil Nanda (Event Association for holding this three positions went to Divya their extraordinary performance. Competition under all age Director JKSBA). 5th Shaheed Baba Banda Singh Syed Mushtaq Ali: Delhi Rathore of KV Bantalab, Aditi Earlier, Z A Mir Supdt. of groups (Boys & Girls) was mega event.. Rohini Aima (Principal The vote of thanks was pre- Memorial Hockey Tournament Lohiya from Delhi Public School Post Offices, Ladakh Postal organised by DYSSO, Jammu JSS), Sanschita Mukherjee beat Maha by 77 runs, (DPS) Jammu and Anvi Division made the welcome at DBN HSS Talab Tillo, here. sented by Abhay Basur, Director (Principal Bomis), Tarun Uppal May Fair International School. Dhawan fails again Choudhary of K.V No. 1 Gandhi address while C M Bhat, Asstt. The competition was organ- (Social Activists), Rajeev Hiranagar Hockey Club ised under the patronage of Dr Nagar Jammu while in junior cat- Director Postal Services SURAT, Nov 21: egory it was Vanshika Charak of (Philately) presented vote of Saleem-ur-Rehman, Director Dr. Ambedkar Convent School, thanks. General Youth Services & Jammu District Yoga seals berth in finals Opener Shikhar Dhawan's Sports J&K, under the Excelsior Sports Correspondent played between Banda Singh lean patch continued but Delhi Chairmanship of Madan Lal, Championship gets underway Bahadur Club Poonch and still managed to register a com- Joint Director, while Sukhdev JAMMU, Nov 21: Trouncing National Hockey Club Satwari fortable 77-run win over Excelsior Sports Correspondent Shamsher Singh and Komal Maharashtra in their opening Raj Sharma, District Youth Khalsa Warrior Gole Gujral by tomorrow. Gupta. Super League match of the Syed Services & Sports Officer JAMMU, Nov 21: Jammu four goals to one (4-1) in the last The participants were The match was officiated by Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tourna- Jammu was the Organising District Yoga Championship got four stage, Hiranagar Hockey addressed by Prof (Dr) Ashutosh Balmeet Singh, Angad Singh, ment here today. Secretary. underway at Indoor Sports Club sealed berth in the finals of Sharma, General Secretary Gurpreet Singh, Rohit Sharma, Delhi made 167 for five after The teams from various dis- Complex, MA Stadium, here the ongoing 5th Shaheed Baba JKOA, who assured them all Vishal Verma, Anjali Thakur and being invited to bat and then pro- tricts of the State took part in today. Banda Singh Bahadur Memorial help during National level GS Bakshi, tournament director duced a disciplined bowling the competition. Around 150 boys and girls Hockey Tournament, being events. The Tournament is conducted effort to bundle out Maharashtra The Conveners and techni- participated in various age cate- organised by Kashmir Sikh In 8-10 years boys, Pratyaksh under the supervision of Tejwant for 90 in 17.2 overs. Part-time cal officials, of the concerned gories in this Championship. Sangat (KSS) at KK Hakhu Balotra, Agrim Chander and Singh, President Kashmir Sikh off-spinner Nitish Rana stole the events were present during the The Championship was Sangat (KSS), while Karamjit Akhilesh Choudhary bagged 1st, Astroturf Stadium, here. show with the ball with figures of competitions. declared open by Satwant Singh Singh is the Organizing Secretary. 2nd and 3rd position respective- The 2nd semifinal will be four for 17. In Karate Under-17 Girls, - Gill, General Secretary Jammu ly, while in 8-10 years girls, But the spotlight was clearly 36kg-Sonia Mahajan of Jammu and Kashmir Cycling Tanisha Aggarwal and Aditi KC Gurukul PS organizes on Dhawan (24 off 22 balls) after Winners of Painting Competition on 'Communal Harmony & (First); -40 kg-Surbhi of Jammu Association in presence of Satish Delhi were put into bat at the C Chib claimed 1st, 2nd and 3rd National Integration' posing along with dignitaries and officials (First) and in -44 kg-Neha Gupta, Vinod Bhatia, Sunil B Patel Ground, and the left- position respectively. in Jammu. Sharma of Jammu (First). Sharma, Sharat Chander Singh, Annual Sports Meet handed opener started well in the Anil Gupta, Mukesh Sharma, In 10-12 years boys, Vedant company of Hiten Dalal (16 off Gupta bagged 1st position, Excelsior Sports Correspondent It was amusing to see the students Painting Competition on ‘Communal of Ist to run with spoon held tight 13 balls) as the duo put on 44 for DDCA chief Sharma meets Lt Governor, Manthan Sharma and JAMMU, Nov 21: KC the opening stand in 5.3 overs. Raghuvansh Gupta won 2nd and with their teeth holding lemon and Gurukul Public School organized spoon. It required a great balanc- Dhawan looked in good Harmony & National Integration’ held apprises him of recent development in association 3rd position respectively, while the most awaited, exciting and fun ing act on the part of the children. touch, hammering two fours and Excelsior Correspondent of Library and Information in 10-12 years girls, the 1st three filled Annual Sports Meet-2019 a six during his brief stay but yet NEW DELHI, Nov 21: with nine out of 16 members on The other events that evoked the Science won 2nd place and the position went to Tejasvi Jamwal, which was marked by enthusiasm audience include Bag pack race, again he threw away his wicket. JAMMU, Nov 21: To mark Tuesday questioning the 3rd position went to Mehak DDCA President Rajat Rishika Gupta and Aradhya and large participation of students. Frog race, 100 m race, 1 leg race, Dhawan was dismissed by the celebration of Communal Ombudsman's role. Sharma. Sandeep Mehta, SP Mahajan from the Department of Sharma today met Lt Governor Sack race, Long jump and Relay off-break bowler Shamshuzama harmony week, Dean Students' Commerce. During the meeting, the Lt In 12-14 years boys, Surinfer (Operations) graced the occasion race. Kazi in the seventh over as Delhi of Delhi Anil Baijal along with as the chief guest. Welfare University of Jammu in Prominent among others who Governor gave a patient hear- Kumar, Himanshu Verma and At the culmination of the meet, lost two quick wickets to slump collaboration with NSS campus Govt nominated Directors and On his arrival, the chief guest to 44 for two. were present on the occasion ing to the matter, which includ- Luv Kumar clinched 1st, 2nd Sandeep Mehta distributed the units University of Jammu apprised him of the recent was accorded a warm reception by One down Anuj Rawat (10) included Prof Yash Pal Sharma ed the circumstances in which and 3rd positions respectively, prizes among the winners of dif- organised a painting competition developments in the associa- Arvind Mahajan, chairman of the ferent events. too fell cheaply but skipper chairperson, Campus cultural Sharma had to resign, the while 12-14 years girls, Manat on the theme 'Communal tion. Rajput, Mobina Khatun and school. Chief guest Sandeep Mehta Dhruv Shorey (48 not out in 37 committee, Prof Anupama details of order dated Harmony and National Sharma along with the Akansha Sudhan claimed 1st The meet opened with the congratulated the students for their balls) resurrected the innings Vohra, co-chairperson, Campus 17.11.2019 passed by DDCA Integration'. DDCA directors also presented three positions respectively. lighting of ‘Olympic Cauldron’ to efforts and endeavours. first in the company of Rana (21) Cultural Committee, Dr Satinder The purpose of the event was Baijal with a cheque of Rs 10 Ombudsman, open defiance of In 14-16 years boys, the 1st ignite the passion of sporting spir- He emphasized on sports and and then Himmat Singh (32). to spread the message of peace Kumar, Director The Law lakhs on behalf of DDCA to be the orders and authority of the three positions went to Manik it. apprised the student to opt and Shorey stitched 32 and 37- 300 students drawn from class- and harmony through art. School and coordinator NSS, given to the Delhi Police for its Ombudsman by certain mem- Singh, Shivam Luthra and strive for games which will help run partnerships for the fourth es Nursery to 12th participated in Students from various and Dr Sapna Sangra, former Martyr's Fund. bers. Vihaan Bhat, while in 14- 16 them to build their character, and fifth wickets respectively various school events. maintain energy, strength, stamina, with Rana and Singh. departments of the University programme officer NSS. Sharma had resigned from DDCA' Govt nominated years girls, Muskan Sharma, The thrilling sports Meet sense of friendship, confident, Shorey hit five fours and a participated in the event. The Dr Seema Rohmetra, pro- his post on Saturday, citing his Directors Rajan Tiwari, RP Vishali Chib and Lachiya gramme officer NSS and coordi- inability to continue amidst opened with aerobic mass rhyth- develop leadership quality and six during his knock to take paintings were evaluated by Dr Singh also briefed Baijal about Aggarwal claimed 1st three posi- mic exercises by more than 60 stu- nator Gandhi Peace Foundation "various pulls and pressures". inculcate sharing and caring Delhi close to the 170-run mark. Sanjay Sharma from the the conduct and activities of tions respectively. dents which got thunderous habits. Maharashtra's chase never Department of Environmental Jammu Chapter along with Dr He was, however, reinstated by In 16-18 years boys, Gokul certain members of the Apex applause which was followed by The Chairman of KCGPS, got going as they lost wickets at Sciences and Dr Sanjana Kaul Meghna Dhar, programme offi- DDCA ombudsman Justice Sharma, Sanchit Sharma and council and why they decided Yoga and Wushu event. Arvind Mahajan, Chairman, chair- regular intervals to fold inside from the Department of cer NSS were the faculty in- (Retd) Badar Durrez Ahmed on Varun Sharma claimed 1st three The tiny tots of Nursery and to write to Ombudsman to take person Sanjita Mahajan and 100 runs. Biotechnology who acted as the charge of the event who coordi- Sunday, besides fixing positions respectively, while in LKG competed for Spoon and Academic Director, Anu Jandial Barring young opener adjudicators for the competition. nated the event. November 27 to formally hear back the resignation of Sharma. 16-18 years girls, the 1st and 2nd lemon race, Rabbit and Carrot race appreciated the efforts of the Ruturaj Gaikwad (42), no other Meenakshi Thakur, Department Ifra Kak, Cultural Incharge, the matter. The Lt Governor was also spot was bagged by Mrinalini and Balloon burst race. It was a whole team for successful events. Maharashtra batsmen could of Zoology bagged first plce, Dean Students Welfare conduct- The decision didn't go down made aware of the Ombudsman Manhas and Anshika Tak respec- thrilling sight to see the toddlers The meet concluded with the manage double digit scores. while Rajani Verma, Department ed the proceedings of the event. well with the Apex Council hearing on November 27. (PTI) tively. running towards the finishing line. echoes of National Anthem. (PTI)