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SUNDAY, JANUARY 01, 2017 (PAGE-2) J&K on World Sports Map in specific disciplines Rajesh Dhar SPORTS YEAR-ENDER 2016 The State of Jammu and Kashmir which is striving hard to create a niche in the field of sports, had a mixed fortune in sports in the year 2016, with some extraordinary talented sportspersons keeping their State's and also the Country's flag high in some specific sports disciplines at the International scene and others failing to enhance their performance graph. As per the custom, the players of a few medal winning sports once again shone at the highest level and created records, while the players of most of the games took part in various sports events just for the sake of participation. Surya Bhanu Partap creates history Moreover, J&K emerged overall Champion in Under-14 State Roll Ball Nationals and bagged sabre bronze in Junior Nationals. The credit of producing International stuff in Fencing goes to players bring laurels Fencing coaches Shotu Lal and Rachna Jamwal. Representing in the Meenal wins gold in Commonwealth C'ship Asian Championship held at Golden girl Meenal Bangkok recently, wherein Gupta won gold medal Indian team won gold in in Under-14 Common- women and silver in men, wealth Chess Champi- onship held in Sri Lan- Jammu and Kashmir State ka in the month of July Roll Ball players namely Rak- Ian Dev Singh Parvez Rasool Shubham Khajuria Hashim Mansoor and August, 2016. shak Jandial, Ankita Chopra Meenal, daughter of and Garvita Gupta brought chess promoter Atul laurels to the State as also to Kumar Gupta has an outstanding record at the Country. the domestic and The players attribute their Ace Wushu player, Surya Bhanu Partap Singh created his- National scene. For tory by winning silver in 8th World Cup at Xian China, gold success to Chairman, Techni- the achievement in in 11th SAF Games 2016, silver in Masters Challenge Cup and cal Committee Roll Ball Fed- , Meenal was honoured by Governor bronze in 5th Pars Cup at Iran, while another talented Wushu eration of India, Madhu Shar- NN Vohra and the First Lady and the Chief Minister of the player, Rajinder Singh bagged silver in 9th Asian Wushu State, Mehbooba Mufti in two different felicitation functions ma, who imparts training to Championship and bronze in 5th Pars Cup. Pardeep Kumar in Jammu recently. them in Jammu. Danish Sharma Vikas Gupta Satpal Singh Pardeep Kumar and Kamal Kishore also clinched bronze each in 11th SAF Games 2016 and 7th World Traditional Wushu Champi- Young Tajamul sparkles in World Kickboxing Gymnast Stuti Gupta shines onship at China respectively. Rasool, Ian, Shubham blossom Young Tajamul Islam, a Skipper of J&K Ranji Trophy team, Parvez Rasool Zargar Outstanding Gymnast of BSF School Paloura, participat- Handoo blossoms as Chief Coach of India girl from Bandipora in Val- emerged top all-rounder in India in Ranji Trophy 2016, while ed and performed well in 3rd Rhythmic Gymnastics Thailand ley clinched gold in Under-8 In 2016, Kuldeep Handoo, Chief Coach of Wushu in India, promising Shubham Khajuria and talented Ian Dev Singh Open Championship held in the month of November 2016. years category of World has the distinction of winning 11 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze Chauhan made their willow talk during the current season. Parvez She won 6thplace in the Championship and added another Kickboxing Championship medals as coach in 11th SAF Games 2016, 4 silver and 5 bronze took 38 wickets and scored 629 runs in Ranji Trophy 4-day match- feather to her cap. Her School Principal, Dr SK Shukla has held at Italy. For keeping the in 9th Asian Wushu Championship 2016 at Taiwan and 4 sil- es to be at the top among the all-rounders, Shubham scored 777 termed her achievement as the proud moment for the School Country's Flag high at the ver and one bronze in 8th World Cup at Xian in China. runs with two hundreds to be among the leading run getters and and the State as well. International scene, Taja- Ian contributed 702 runs with two tons in the season. Canoeists sparkle, Bilquis makes a mark mul was felicitated by Gov- Judoka Danish Sharma sparkles ernor, NN Vohra, Chief Min- J&K bags 2nd spot in Tennis Ball ister, Mehbooba Mufti and Judoka Danish Sharma clinched bronze in All India Inter- Minister for Sports, Molvi Cricket Nationals University Fencing Championship-2016. He attributes his suc- Imran Raza Ansari. cess to his coach Suraj Bhan Singh and mentor Vikas Gupta. Jammu and Kashmir emerged runners-up in both boys Boxers Pardeep, Ashish, Heena make and girls Junior National Tennis Ball Cricket Championship Vikas manages Indian Judo team India Camp cut held at Karnal, Haryana recently. J&K was defeated in both the finals by formidable Goa. Former outstanding Judoka and promoter of Judo in the Boxers Pardeep Sharma, Ashish Jasrotia and Heena State, Vikas Gupta represented Indian Judo team that par- Choudhary got the National selectors nod to find a place in Simrandeep takes unique initiative ticipated in Senior Asian Judo Championship held at India Camp. After performing brilliantly in the National Tashkent in Uzbekistan for qualifying in Rio Olympics as Championships, these boxers made to the India Camps. They of School Olympics manager. Ace India Judoka, Avtar Singh was picked from the are being imparted training by the Boxing coach, Anil Wad- Deputy Commissioner same Championship to represent the County in prestigious hera. Jammu, Simrandeep Singh, Olympic Games. Mehroosh, Aqsa, Hashim excel Chairman of Jammu District The State of Jammu and Kashmir won 5 gold, 4 silver and J&K State Sports Council, Satpal Singh clears FIFA Sr Coaching Course 3 bronze medals in National Canoe Polo, Canoe Slalom and Mehroosh Manzoor took a unique but very Outstanding Football Coach, Satpal Singh Kala became Dragon Boat Championships in 2016. Two paddlers were Paul, Aqsa Fareed Khan healthy initiative of organiz- selected for National Canoe Slalom Camp. The State canoeists the first coach from the State to clear prestigious FIFA Senior and Hashim Manzoor won ing School Olympics in the were trained and coached by Bilquis Mir, who has made a Coaching Course in August 2016. Satpal has the distinction medals in different Martial district with an objective to mark at National and International scene as a coach. promote Sports culture and of producing International stuff from the State in Mehrajudin Arts at the International provide opportunity to bud- Wadoo and Ishfaq Ahmad. He has also the reputation of being Fencers Tariq, Riya, Vansh dazzle Level. This is really a land- ding players to showcase very good organizer. Fencers Tariq Ahmad, Vansh Mahajan and Riya Bakshi mark achievement for their sporting talent. As In nutshell, J&K though, sparkled in most of the Martial made the State proud by representing the Country in World these boys and girls from many as 1500 girls and 2500 Art events and made the State proud in a few sports disci- Cup, Asian Championship and Open Tournament respective- the Valley. All these sports boys participated in this plines, yet the year 2016 witnessed dismal show by the play- ly. While Tariq represented India in Fencing World Cup, Riya icons have been honoured sports extravaganza in around ten sports disciplines includ- ers in most of the major games like hockey, football, basket- played in Asian Championship and Vansh represented the by the Government in dif- ing football, hockey, basketball, table tennis, kabaddi, athlet- ball, table tennis, cricket and athletics. Country in Open Tournament at Hong Kong and Thailand. ferent functions. ics and volleyball etc.

Dipa Karmakar No, she did not win a medal, she won a million hearts. For years, India Sports 2016: did not have a female Olympian gym- India on the rise nast and Dipa made the nation proud when she qualified and as she vaulted Ravichandran 'Rajinikanth' Ashwin win's guile as the duo deflated many a lineup and caused pan- Boxing her way past the opponents in the ic and terrorised the opposition camp. Jaddu was quick, Jad- finals, Dipa was a sensation. She There are few thing that can go du was spot on and like the old saying, "If Ashwin doesn't get , the ringmaster wrong with this man. The touch attempted the Produnova, a difficult you, Jaddu will." The southpaw recorded his best Test bowl- Indian Vijender Singh was called names when he gave up set, one even the most seasoned stay he's in, India's premier all-round- ing figure at the Chepauk recently, where he accounted for amateur boxing and opted for a pro er can bat, ball and take on the away from. When she narrowly seven English batsman in an innings and also picked up his career. But one must say, two missed the medal, a contestant said it's opposition with his razor sharp wit. maiden 10-wicket haul in a Test match. years later, the man still "Ashwin is the man," says the crowd. fitting to change the name Produnova stands undefeated. Singh has to the Karmakar vault! To top his phenomenal year, the Virat and Co. climb summit been tried eight times and Chennai born cricketer took home the It was only a matter of time for the Indian Test team to has come out a winner. His Tennis ICC Cricketer of the Year (Sir Garfield grab the ICC mace. They did so by whitewashing the Kiwis latest win over Francis Sobers Trophy) and the ICC Test India shared some moment of glory in the French open two months ago. A 3-0 victory gave India the required lead Cheka, where he Cricketer of the Year. Ashwin also tournament when teamed up with Martina and an impressive 4-0 victory in a five-match Test series knocked out his oppo- surpassed and Hingis to beat and her partner Ivan Dodig to win against England cemented the place for them to end the year nent is a testament to in terms of the mixed doubles event. as the numero uno side in ICC Test rankings. his work ethic. Ear- most number of Man of the Series awards. While the former lier this year, he Indian pair of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna reached two have won it five times, Ashwin sits pretty with 7 wins (and DRS also made the the Mixed doubles semi-final. But lost both their semi-final counting). The DRS received a major boost as biggie BCCI finally country proud by and the the Bronze medal clash to return empty handed. Cricket nodded in its favour. Though set up on a trial basis, India outsmarting Aus- Sania Mirza (BCCI) implemented the system for a five Test match series tralian pugilist Kerry Like his name (Huge), Virat Kohli too against England. With hindsight, one can say that it allowed Hope to clinch the WBO Sania continued to bring made it large in 2016. He started the year the game to go on at a fair pace and even though Kohli got Asia Pacific title. The match glory for India in 2016. After with centuries down under (Australia) and too excited and got it wrong a few times, some break throughs was contested in , India, reaching the mixed doubles never looked back. With four centuries in were achieved by the use it. Looks like it's here to stay!!! as the home crowd witnessed Semi-finals with Rohan one season of the Indian Premier League the desi hero live in action for Bopanna in the Olympics, (IPL) Virat stood out for his athleti- India complete Asia Cup treble the first time in his pro career. Sania continued her strong cism on the field. Off it, his cosy Olympics form in the doubles paradigm time with Bollywood starlet and ended the season as the Anushka Sharma made the head- The Indian Olympic campaign started on a slow note. world's top doubles player lines. Virat also became the first With most contestant ousted, the medal hopes too waned. after securing the 2016 WTA batsman to notch up double hundreds But it all changed as gave India a bronze and Year-End World No.1 Doubles in three consecutive Test series. He also the rest followed. Ranking. has the most number of double hundreds Sakshi Malik in Test by an Indian skipper. Under his lead- Paralympics ership, the Indian Test team is currently When opportunity comes knock- After a memorable Olympic campaign by the Indian girls, bulldozing opponents at will. An 18 Tests ing, few grab it with both hands. the Paralympics team recorded their best figures for the unbeaten run is a testament to that. Haryana's Sakshi Malik did it that nation. India won four medals, two Gold, a Silver and a way and made it count. Handed a Bronze medal each. Karun Nair chance in repechage, Sakshi grap- gave India a Gold in Men's High pled her way to the podium as she If you're confused as to what the Jump, while matched him in Men's Karnataka batsman is doing here, took out her Kyrgyzstani opponent look no further and just read this. "At Aisuluu Tynybekova 8-5. What made the start of the day Karun Nair was just Much like the West Indies, India too completed their tre- it a even better match was that the another name with a good domestic ble in the Asia Cup, as the U19 team, Women's Team and the Indian grappler was trailing 0-5 at record, by the end of it, he is India's Men's team all lifted the silverware at different times of the one point. second batsman after Virender year. the most recent one came in form of the U19 boys as PV Sindhu Sehwag to score 300 runs in a Test," they successfully managed to defend their title, defeating read a press report. 300 runs in an hosts Sri Lanka. If Malik gave us a Bronze, innings!!! Nair, unlike Virat, did not Sindhu was lined up for a Gold, live up to the meaning of his name. Karun was not at all 'kind' Football but ended short, albeit with a Sil- to the English bowlers and send them for a leather hunt ver. Carolina Marin, the enroute to his marathon innings at the Chepauk in Chennai. India's gradual rise Spaniard played a perfect game, He was playing his third Test. India ended the year in 135th spot in the FIFA rankings, a vast improvement from a corresponding period last year. but not before losing a set to PV Ravindra Jadeja They braved odds and played the perfect team game on sev- Sindhu in the mega final. Sind- Javelin throw. The swashbuckling 'Jaddu' of cricket end- eral occasion this year, registering crucial wins. I-league side hu's silver is the highest honour brought home a Silver in Women's Shot Put ed the year as the number two Test bowler Bengaluru FC also created history by coming the first Indian an Indian shuttler has achieved and was hailed by all as the country revelled in her glory. team to play in the final of the AFC Cup. The side's eventual in the ICC rankings and is placed right so far in the Olympics. She bet- India had a double delight in the Men's High Jump Event 0-1 loss meant no additional feathers to their hat, but, it com- after his compatriot Ravichandran Ash- tered 's bronze win as two athletes won medals. Following Thangavelu's Gold, menced a new chapter for Indian football in Asia. win. Jadeja played the perfect foil to Ash- at London Olympics in 2012. Varun Bhati won a Bronze. (IBNS-TWF)