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Page18sports.Qxd (Page 1) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2016 (PAGE 18) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU PG Deptt lifts Inter-Collegiate Inter School & District Level Tournaments Basketball Tournament title Kabir, Suraj, Gourav emerge winners in U-14 Discuss Throw; Jammu defeats Udhampur to lift Volleyball title *Badminton finals today Excelsior Sports Correspondent DPS Jammu secured first, sec- Karan Bagh, Sahil Kumar of Excelsior Sports Correspondent score of 70-64. Shubham The match was officiated by ond and third positions respec- MHAC Nagbani and Dhanajay Sharma, Arjun, Hans and Kunal Manoj Kumar, Rajesh Bandral, JAMMU, Sept 22: Inter tively in 200 meters. of SRML secured first, second JAMMU, Sept 22: PG Gupta were the star performers Ranbir Singh, Mousmi Verma, School and District Level In under-17 category, Rahul and third positions respectively. Department lifted the title tro- from winning side while Jaskirat Vaneet Pangotra, Harpreet Singh Tournaments, being organized Singh of GHS Sagoon, REASI: Three-Day Divis- phy of the Inter-Collegiate Singh, Neeraj Mahas and Pranav and Sumit Dogra. by Department of Youth Mohammad Munir of GHS ional Level Inter-District Basketball Tournament for men, Dubey also defend well from Meanwhile, in Inter- Services and Sports, were Jhajjar Kotli and Bua Ditta of Volleyball Championship for organized by Directorate of SPMR College of Commerce. Collegiate Badminton Tourna- played at different venues. GHS Khanna Chhargal clinched under-14, 17 and 19 girls con- Sports and Physical Education, The trophy was awarded to ment, boys of PG Department JAMMU: Inter School first, second and third positions cluded at General Zorawar will take on GDC Udhampur in District Level Athletic Meet for respectively in 1500 meters. Sports Stadium, here. the summit clash tomorrow, Prime Minister Narendra Modi with medal winners of Rio boys under all age category, In under-19 category, Ajay In under-17 category, Samba whereas PG Department girls Paralympics 2016 in New Delhi. which was organized by Kumar of GHS SRML, Nittan thrashed Reasi by straight three made it to final. Department of Youth Services Kumar of GHSS Khour and sets with the score of 25-18, 25- In first semis, PG PM meets Rio Paralympians, says and Sports, concluded at MA Komal Choudhary of GBHSS 22 and 25-16. In this category, Department boys beat MAM Stadium, here. RS Pura bagged first, second Anant Bhavya Kochar of Samba College by 3-0, whereas in the they have made country proud In under-14 category, Rand- and third positions respectively was adjudged 'Player of the second semifinal, GDC eep Singh of MHAC Nagbani, in 1500 meters. Tournament'. Renuka Bhagat of Udhampur thrashed GDC NEW DELHI, Sept 22: plishments," the PM wrote, Navdeep Singh of APS Kalu In under-14 Discuss Throw, Samba was another star per- Kathua by 3-1. along with a picture with the Chak and Mohammad Sultan of Kabir Choudhary of APS former for the winning side. PG Department girls beat Prime Minister Narendra four medallists. GHSS Kandoli bagged first, sec- Sunjwan, Suraj Kumar of KB In under-19 final, Jammu GCW Parade and registered Modi today met the Indian ath- PM Modi had separate ond and third positions respec- Public School and Gourav defeated Udhampur by 3-0 with berth in the final of tournament, letes who took part in the Rio tweets for 18 para athletes with a tively in 200 meters. Kumar of APS Kalu Chak the scores of 25-18, 27-25 and which will be played tomorrow. Paralympic Games, including photo with each of them. In under-17 category, clinched first, second and third 25-15. Anjali Chib of Jammu got The matches were officiated the four medallists, and applaud- "With the champion, Gourav Kumar of APS Kalu positions respectively. the 'Player of the Tournament' by Ravish Vaid, Vikram Jamwal, ed them for making the country @DevJhajharia. We can learn a Chak, Adhav Sharma of DPS In under-17 Discuss Throw, award. Simran Bhagat, Kajal Rakesh Kumar, Taranpal Singh proud with their achievements. lot from his life & determina- Jammu and Mohit Chouhan of Roshan Singh of MHAC Chib and Rifat Choudary put up Prof Avtar Singh Jasrotia presenting trophy to winning PG and Manmohan Sharma. The 19-member Indian con- tion," he said about Jhajharia MHAC Nagbani clinched first, Nagbani, Kanu Kumar of GBHS winning combination for their Department team at Jammu on Thursday. The tournaments were being tingent had returned home from who has now become the most second and third positions Simbal Camp and Parveen side. University of Jammu at MA the winning team by Prof Avtar organized under the supervision the Paralympics with two gold, successful Indian Paralympian respectively in 200 meters. Kumar of GGHS Sohanjana Mahesh Sharma, District Stadium, here today. Singh Jasrotia, Director, of Prof Avtar Singh Jasrotia, one silver and one bronze. with two gold (the other at 2004 In under-19 category, Ajay bagged first, second and third Treasury Officer Reasi, was the In the final match, PG Directorate of Sports and Director, Directorate of Sports Mariyappan Thangavelu Athens Paralympics). Lakha of DBN Talab Tillo, positions respectively. chief guest on the concluding Department outplayed SPMR Physical Education, University and Physical Education, (men's T42 high jump) and "Mariyappan Thangavelu Sajjad Hussain of GHSS In under-19 Discuss Throw, ceremony, who awarded win- College of Commerce with the of Jammu. University of Jammu. Devendra Jhajharia (men's F46 has captured India's imagina- Sruinsar and Harmeet Singh of Loveleen Singh of St Peter ners and the runner-up teams. javelin throw) had won gold in tion. Delighted to meet him," he their respective events while wrote. Deepa Malik (women's F53 shot "Varun Singh Bhati is a India collapses to 291/9 vs NZ put) and Varun Singh Bhati superb athlete. Was great to (men's T42 high jump) had learn about his experiences at bagged a silver and bronze the #Paralympics," said another respectively. tweet. after solid start in 500th Test "It was a delight to meet the About Deepa Malik who KANPUR, Sept 22: Ravichandran Ashwin was well wickets in gap of 15 overs, Indian contingent that made our became the first Indian woman set before being dismissed to a spread over two sessions to get nation proud at the to win a medal at the India began their historic brilliant delivery from Trent into the backfoot. #Paralympics#Rio2016," PM Paralympics. PM Modi wrote, 500th Test match on a disap- Boult. Rohit (35) and Ashwin (40) Modi wrote on his official twit- "Happy to meet you pointing note after they frit- While left-arm spinner combined for a fighting 52-run ter handle. @DeepaAthlete. The entire tered away a solid start to be Mitchell Santner (3/77) rocked stand for the sixth wicket. Players during polo match at Leh. "With the medal winners. nation salutes you for your reduced to 291 for 9 on the the top-order, it was Boult, who In an important phase in his Kudos to their efforts & accom- achievements." (PTI) opening day of the first cricket looked menacing with the sec- Test career, Rohit was expected LSRC registers 2-0 win over Animal J&K Sports Council Test against New Zealand. ond new ball finishing with fig- to fire and he showed some Vani wrests lead on Day 2 The hosts were comfortably ures of 3/57 in 17 overs. All his early promise before trying to to hold anti-doping Scoreboard Husbandry team to win polo match GREATER NOIDA, Sept 22: third place. She carded two Excelsior Sports Correspondent Commissioner, Leh Prasanna workshop tomorrow India 1st innings: birdies on the 6th and 13th KL Rahul c Watling b Santner 32 Ramaswamy G were also pres- Excelsior Sports Correspondent Promising golfer Vani holes while dropping a shot on Murali Vijay c Watling b Sodhi 65 LEH, Sept 22: Ladakh Scout ent. Kapoor carded one-under 71 to the 18th along with a double on Cheteshwar Pujara c & b Santner 62 Regiment Centre (LSRC) regis- Besides, stalls of traditional JAMMU, Sept 22: With an jump into the lead on the sec- the 4th to finish the round with Virat Kohli c Sodhi b Wagner 9 tered 2-0 goals win over Animal handicrafts and handlooms of aim to make sportspersons ond day of the 13th Leg of the a total score of 148. Ajinkya Rahane c Latham b Craig 18 Husbandry team and won the Ladakh, traditional local food aware of anti-doping, Jammu Hero Women's Professional Chandigarh's Saaniya Rohit Sharma c Sodhi b Santner 35 polo match, which was organ- stalls of Ama Tsogspas, clay and Kashmir State Sports Golf Tour at Jaypee Greens Sharma is placed fourth after R Ashwin c Taylor b Boult 40 ized as a part of Ladakh Festival pots of Likir village, stall of Council will be holding a day here today. 36 holes with a total score of Wriddhiman Saha b Boult 0 at historic polo ground, here CIBS showcasing Thanka and long anti-doping workshop at Trailing her by one shot is 150. Her card on the day Ravindra Jadeja not out 16 today. Statue making were also dis- MA Stadium on September 24. Gursimar Badwal, who scored included three birdies on the Mohammed Shami b Boult 0 On the occasion, Minister for played for tourist and public at "The State Sports Council in one-over 73 for a total of 144 in 6th, 14th and 18th holes along Umesh Yadav not out 8 Tribal Affairs, Government of sports stadium. collaboration with National the Rs 6,00,000 event which with bogeys on the 4th, 5th, Extras: (B-5, LB-1) 6 India Jual O Ram was the chief Earlier in the morning, a Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) will culminate tomorrow.
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