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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2013 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU 12th J&K Open State Fencing Championship concludes India look to extend domination Rural sports infra to be over Windies in ODIs KOCHI, Nov 20: pro Zaheer Khan, who has been After demolishing the West denied a central contract by the Indies in Sachin Tendulkar's BCCI this year. upgraded: Taj emotionally draining farewell Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit Test series, the Indian cricket Sharma, an IPL find, and Excelsior Sports Correspondent team will look to extend its Jaydev Unadkat complete the supremacy in the ODIs as well pace quartet for India with R KATHUA, Nov 20: Minister Ashwin and Amit Mishra man- for Youth Services and Sports when the two sides face off in a three-match series starting here ning the spin department. and Medical Education, Taj Ravindra Jadeja will return Mohi-ud-Din, said that State tomorrow. The 2-0 whitewash against to the side after missing the Government intends to equip Tests to nurse a shoulder niggle. every Panchayat with sports the Caribbean outfit was the per- fect send off for the legendary For the West Indies, the infrastructure to nurture sport- challenge could not have been ing talent among rural youth. Tendulkar, who called it quits after serving Indian cricket for bigger after the Test mauling. Mr Taj was speaking on the Darren Sammy would make final day of the 12th J&K Open nearly a quarter of a century. The emotional curtain call way for all-rounder Dwayne State Fencing Championship in Bravo as captain of the side and Government Degree College at left everyone, including the man of the moment, in tears even tak- the visitors would hope to Billawar. restore some of the lost pride by Governor NN Vohra interacting with Scouts & Guides at Raj Bhawan in Jammu on Wednesday. Minister of State of ing the focus away from the cricket that was played. coming good in the shorter for- Fisheries, Cooperatives, mat. Minister for Sports, Taj Mohi-ud-Din felicitating fencers at The epic farewell is now Finance and Planning Dr The one man who would Governor emphasizes sustained promotion Government Degree College Billawar. behind them and the Indians Manohar Lal Sharma was also hold the key to their fortunes part in the 3- day Championship bronze medal was bagged by would try and ensure that it is present on the occasion. and provide much-needed spark in which a total of 68 medals Seema Bhagat and Simram just cricket that is talked about Mr. Taj said that the motive is without doubt the dashing behind organizing such champi- comprising 17 gold, 17 silver Sharma both from Reasi district. now. of Scouts & Guides movement The home side already Chris Gayle. Gayle had a night- onship of modern sports like and 34 bronze medals were In under-17 Epee boys indi- Excelsior Sports Correspondent support of Rs. 4 lakh for provid- tions of the society to contribute deserves credit for keeping itself marish outing in the Tests and fencing is to attract the youth given. The matches during the vidual category Rajan Prasar of ing uniforms to the Scouts and generously to the Annual Flag focussed on the game in the was hardly noticeable. The big- JAMMU, Nov 20: N N hailing from rural pockets and event were held in Sabre, Foil, Udhampur won gold, Teja Singh Day Fund, for facilitating Tests despite the frenzy sur- hitting batsman would hope to Vohra, Governor, today empha- Guides who are studying in the far flung areas to new games, Epee, Open and Open Epee cat- of Jammu clinched silver while enhanced Scouts and Guides rounding Tendulkar's retire- make his presence felt in the sized the need for the promotion Government educational institu- where youth otherwise remain egories of under-12, under -14, Ravi Sharma of Kathua district activities in the State. ment. ODIs. of Scouts and Guides movement tions and for meeting other pri- confined to the contemporary under-17 individual age groups. and Shubham Shari of Jammu Earlier, the Scouts and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's A lot would also be expected in the State to bring a signifi- ority needs. and traditional sports only. Three matches were played won bronze medal. Guides presented Scarfs to the men were clinical, to say the from the likes of Kieran Powell, cantly large number of youth Referring to the support pro- On the occasion, Dr on the final day of the champi- Later the Ministers also gave Governor, Lady Governor; least, in the way they went about Narsingh Deonarine, Darren under its umbrella. vided by the Shri Mata Vaishno Manohar Lal Sharma appreciat- onship, in Open Saber Boys away cheques among 98 benefi- Navin K. Choudhary, Principal their business in the Test series, Bravo, Marlon Samuels and The Governor, who is the Devi Shrine Board for organiz- ed the efforts of the Sports individual category in which ciaries of Billawar town under Secretary to the Governor; and taking full advantage of the Denesh Ramdin. patron of the J&K State Bharat ing the Scouts and Guides Minister for organizing the Vishal Thapar of Jammu Integrated Housing and Slum pinned on them the Flag Day West Indians' shabby show to Given that batting was one Scouts and Guides, was inter- camps at Katra in the past year, fencing championship in the District bagged gold, Javed Development Programme. stickers, what are symbols of wrap up two Tests in a matter of area which significantly let the acting with a large group of the Governor suggested to the Billawar tehsil. He also raised Ahmed of Jammu clinched sil- ACR Kathua S.P Rakwal, the Scouts and Guides move- five days. team down during the Tests, the Scouts and Guides who, along functionaries of the J&K State the demand for a sports stadium ver, while Sushant Sharma of SDM Billawar, SDPO Basohli, ment. The Indians start firm West Indians would do well to Bharat Scouts and Guides to for Billawar Tehsil for which the Jammu & Kushal Sharma of President J&K Amateur Fencing with the functionaries of the In his welcome address, I. D. favourites in the shorter format sort it out to avoid another consider organizing such Camps Sports Minister Taj Mohi-ud- Kathua clinched bronze. Association, Secretary J&K J&K State Bharat Scouts and Soni, State Commissioner, J&K too with a batting line-up, which thrashing. during the lean period of the pil- Din assured that a team will In open Saber girl's individ- Amateur Fencing Association, Guides, called on him at Raj State Bharat Scouts and Guides, is in intimidatingly good form. Teams (from): grimage so that the required assess the requirements. ual category, Priya Khajuria of Principal Government Degree Bhavan here today, in connec- dwelt on the activities of the Combining Rohit Sharma India: Mahendra Singh facilities can be provided with- As many as 207 players Jammu clinched Gold, Mansi College Billawar were also tion with their Annual Flag Day. organization undertaken in the and Shikhar Dhawan in the Dhoni (captain), Shikhar out dislocating other arrange- from 9 districts of the State took Bral of Jammu won silver while present on the occasion. Usha Vohra, First Lady, was recent past and those planned opening slots has proved to be a Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat ments. present on the occasion. for the coming months. He masterstroke so far with both Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Describing celebration of The Governor observed that thanked the Governor for taking scoring heavily in India's last Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, R the Annual Flag Day as a very scouting and guiding helps in keen interest in the Scouts and ODI assignment -- the seven- Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, important event, the Governor character building and promot- Guides movement and for match series against Australia. Mohammed Shami, Ambati congratulated all the functionar- ing the spirit of camaraderie and extending strong support for this In fact, Rohit joined the all- Rayudu, Amit Mishra, Jaydev ies of the J&K State Bharat brotherhood which is of vital purpose. Indian club of ODI double-cen- Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni, Scouts and Guides, scouters, importance for sustaining the Roma Wani, Senior vice turions in the last match of that Mohit Sharma. guiders and the Scouts and unity and integrity of the coun- president, J&K State Bharat series, smashing a 158-ball 209, Squad: Dwayne Bravo Guides on this occasion. try. In this context, he stressed Scouts and Guides, presented a which included a record 16 (capt), Tino Best, Darren Bravo, The Governor and the First the high importance of bringing Vote of Thanks. sixes. Johnson Charles, Narsingh Lady made a contribution to the more and more youth under the Nasreen Khan, Guides Yuvraj would be keen to Deonarine, Chris Gayle, Jason Annual Flag Day Fund and ambit of Scouts and Guides Commissioner, J&K State make his mark after a rather Holder, Sunil Narine, wished the Scouts and Guides movement in the State. Bharat Scouts and Guides, also extended ordinary run with the Veerasammy Permaul, Kieran all success in their mission. The The Governor announced a spoke on the occasion. bat. Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Governor called upon all sec- In the bowling department, Rampaul, Darren Sammy, Mohammed Shami would be the Marlon Samuels, Lendl one to watch out for as he seeks Simmons. to be India's newest pace hope Match starts 1:30pm (IST). after the steady decline of senior (PTI) Senior Division Football League Tournament Students holding prizes during a function organised by JKDF Students Union inJammu. Young Star drubs Mussa JKDF Students Union organises HSS Nariwala Club by (4-2) clinches kabaddi, prize distribution fuction Excelsior Sports Correspondent Star Club