8 z Sunday z March 21, 2021 Jammu boys, girls win 32nd J&K UT Junior volleyball championship titles VAJK President, Sidharth Daluja presenting memento to Chief Guest, Alok Singh, Principal Secretary, Youth Services and Sports, J&K UT and winner teams posing with dignitaries after receiving trophies. STATE TIMES NEWS cates and gifts among the winner and runner up teams and level. Championship which started on March 18 in which players JAMMU: District Jammu was declared champion of the officials on the occasion. Secretary J&K Sports Council, Nuzhut Gul, who was the from J&K UT participated and displayed their skills by 32nd J&K UT Junior Volleyball Championship organised by A cash prize of Rs 5000 was given to Champa Devi, out- Guest of Honour, also reiterated that JKSC, keeping in view playing 45 matches in total at an average of 15 matches per Volleyball Association of J&K (VAJK) in coordination with standing volleyball player of Jammu District girls team by track record of the Volleyball Association of J&K, would day. Magotra also urged upon the dignitaries to raise the J&K Sports Council at MA Stadium, here on Saturday. Mulkh Raj Sharma, Secretary Trikuta Volleyball Club shoulder responsibilities for upgradation of volleyball in standard of volleyball game by providing indoor stadium In boys final match played on Saturday, District Jammu Jammu. Apart from this, President Jammu District consultation with professionals of the Association. including flood-lit volleyball courts in J&K UT so that vol- defeated Kathua District by 3-0 (25-22, 23-15, 25-21) Volleyball Association, Manmeet Singh awarded cash prize Among dignitaries, Ashok Sharma DD SAI, Ashok Singh leyball players could excel at national and international lev- while District Jammu outplayed Samba by 3-0 (25-16, 25- of Rs 5000 each to winner teams of the championship. DSO (J), Satish Gupta Manager MA Stadium and a large els. President Anantnag District Volleyball Association 10, 26-24) in the girls final. Speaking on the occasion, Chief Guest lauded the efforts number of office bearers of various sports Associations Abdul Salam Rishi honoured the Chief Guest and President In the closing ceremony, Alok Kumar, Principal Secretary, of Volleyball Association of J&K and its affiliated District graced the function. Volleyball Association of J&K by presenting shawls besides Youth Services and Sports, J&K UT was the Chief Guest Volleyball units of J&K UT for hosting this event Involving Sidharth Daluja President, Kuldeep Magotra CEO, HS honouring international volleyball player Saqlain. who appreciated the efforts of Volleyball Association of J&K thereof over 300 players and officials from all across the Gill Executive Vice President, Raj Guru, Abdul Ahad Shah, President Volleyball Association of J&K honoured the and J&K Sports Council for organizing magnificent three- UT. Madan Lal Toofan (all Vice Presidents), R C Sharma Chief Guest and Guest of Honour by presenting mementos. day championship in which over 300 players/officials took He also assured that the government would supplement Treasurer, Mohd Tariq executive members of Volleyball Earlier, in the boys semifinals Jammu beat Rajouri by 3-0 part and inspired younger generation towards sports activi- the efforts of Volleyball Association of J&K in making vol- Association of J&K also attended the function. sets and Kathua beat Samba by 3-2 sets. ties. leyball game popular in every nook and corner of the UT Earlier, while welcoming the Chief Guest, V.K Magotra, The matches were officiated by the technical panel of VFI The Chief Guest distributed trophies, mementos, certifi- besides improving infrastructural facilities on the ground General Secretary VAJK apprised the details of three-day qualified J&K referees. Udhampur hosts successful Rohit creates 200 mts UT record in Athletics STATE TIMES NEWS Ahmad (Anantnag), 3rd. 600 (Jammu), Ist; Ankush maiden Boxing event JAMMU: Rohit Kumar of mts: Gurdev Kour (Jammu), Magotra (Jammu), 2nd and STATE TIMES NEWS Jammu district created 200 Ist; Sunekha Kumari (Reasi), Arjun Kumar (Samba), 3rd. CHENANI: Reaching out to meters record clocking 22:45 2nd and Sohana Devi (Reasi), 1500 mts: Sumit Choudhary the far off districts of the seconds in the ongoing 19th 3rd. (Jammu), Ist; Gumeet Union Territory, the Jammu J&K Athletics Championship, Under-16: 100 mts: Sidhani (Jammu), 2nd and Mohd and Kashmir Amateur organised by J&K Amateur Singh (Jammu), Ist; Shranya Latif (Jammu), 3rd. 400 mts: Boxing Association Athletics Association Devi (Kathua), 2nd and Amarjeet Singh (Jammu), (JKABA) successfully con- (JKAAA) and sponsored by Mannat Sharma (Kathua), Young female athletes competing in a track event at JU Ist; Ankush Magotra ducted the two-day event at the J&K Sports Council 3rd. Discuss Throw: Tanvi grounds, Jammu on Saturday. (Jammu), 2nd and Sanjeev temporary arena set up at (JKSC), at University of Sharma (Jammu), Ist; Tanvi Jasvinder Kour (Jammu), Ist; Sameer Kumar (Jammu), Kumar (Jammu), 3rd. Discus the Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) Jammu grounds, here on Katal (Samba), 2nd and Seema Devi (Jammu), 2nd 3rd. Throw: Syed Furqan Chenani campus, here on Saturday. Vanshika Sharma (Jammu), and Surbhi Sharma 300 mts: Nazakat Hussain (Pulwama), Ist; Faizan Saturday. Medal winners of Udhampur Boxing Championship posing "The timing is best ever 3rd. 300 mts: Shranya (Jammu), 3rd. 200 mts: (Poonch), Ist; Tanvir Singh Farooq (Baramulla), 2nd and "It was a moment to cherish with Chief Guest at KV Chenani on Saturday. given by any athlete in J&K in (Kathua), Ist; Chetna Kumari Sonali Dogra, Ist; Renu Devi, (Jammu), 2nd and Aman Kapil Dev Singh (Jammu), for those young talented box- Udhampur Stadium, 2nd; 48 kg: Sahil Sharma, KV 200 meters event. Rohit is (Jammu), 2nd and Rinki 2nd and Gagandeep Kour, Sharma (Kathua), 3rd. 2000 3rd. 5000 mts: Sagar Kumar ers of Chenani, who along Diksha Choudhary, KV Chenani, Ist; Ayush Kumar, expected to give improved per- Tomar (Jammu), 3rd. 3rd. mts: Maqsood Ahmed (Jammu), Ist; Shubam Katal with their counterparts from Chenani and Simriti Udhampur Stadium, 2nd; formance in his tomorrow's Under-18: 100 mts: Tanvi BOYS: Under-14: Long (Pooch), Ist; Sahil Ahmed (Samba), 2nd and Aman Udhampur town fought for Choudhary, KV Chenai, joint Anil Kumar and Mohd 100 meters event too. There is Kohli (Reasi), Ist; Tannu Jump: Aditya Chib (Jammu), (Anantnag), 2nd and Sharma (Jammu), 3rd. Long the top positions. The boys 3rd.54 kg: Avantika Bali, KV Akram, joint 3rd. 49 kg: no dearth of talent in J&K but (Jammu), 2nd and Trupti Ist; Aman (Jammu), 2nd and Manatpreet Singh Jump: Shahid Choudhary, were upbeat and the girls Chenani, Ist; Shreya, Aman Sharma, Udhampur need of the hour is to mod- Shrisath (Jammu), 3rd. 200 Divjot Singh (Jammu), 3rd. (Baramulla), 3rd. Jammu, Ist; Parupkar Singh were over enthusiast to com- Udhampur Stadium, 2nd; Stadium, Ist; Akashdeep ernise the athletics infrastruc- mts: Tanvi Kohli (Reasi), Ist; 60 mts: Owais Yousuf Under-18: 100 mts: Udhay (Jammu), 2nd and Syed pete in the first ever district Tanisha Katoch, KV Chenani Singh, Udhampur Stadium, ture in the Union Territory," Dhamini Sharma (Samba), (Anantnag), Ist; Imran Sharma (Jammu), Ist; Sorav (Pulwama), 3rd. Long Jump: championship," general sec- and Antra Katoch, KV 2nd; Gagandeep Singh, KV said General Secretary and 2nd and Tanu (Jammu), 3rd. Mushtaq Bhat (Bandipura), Singh (Reasi), 2nd and Akhil Shahid Choudhary (Jammu), retary of JKABA and former Chenani, joint 3rd. Chenani and Ashok Kumar, former athlete, Sharat 200 mts: Sourav Singh 2nd and Aman Singh Tomar Singh (Jammu), 3rd. 1500 Ist; Parupkar Singh senior officer of the J&K Sub-Junior: 46 kg: Simran joint 3rd. 56 kg: N Manhas, Chander Singh. (Reasi), Ist; Gourav Singh (Jammu), 3rd. Shot Put: mts: Vishal Sharma (Jammu), 2nd and Syed Sports Council, Rajan Bali, KV Chenani, Ist; KV Chenani, Ist; Sujjal, KV President, SS Gill and (Samba), 2nd and Kartik Krishma Swayn, Jammu, Ist; (Jammu), Ist; Pavneet Singh Furkan (Pulwama) 3rd. Shot Sharma said. Rimey, KV Chenani, 2nd and Chenani, 2nd; Alwaz, KV Secretary, Vinod Bhatia Sharma (Jammu), 3rd. Akshay Kumar (Jammu), (Baramulla), 2nd and Gourav Put: Mohd Saleem (Jammu), Earlier, in the prize distri- Sakshi, KV Chenani, 3rd. Chenani and Rohit Kumar, appreciated Rohit for giving Discuss Throw: Tania Kumar 2nd and Tanish Dalotra Choudhary (Jammu), 3rd. Ist; Ayush Koul (Jammu), bution function of the event, BOYS: Udhampur Stadium, joint his best timing and hoped that (Jammu), Ist; Mehak (Jammu), 3rd. Shot Put: Shot Put: Yuvraj Singh 2nd and Faizan Farooq Deputy Commandant of Sub-Junior: 34 kg: Virbaz 3rd. 60 kg: Deepak Katoch, he may find berth in the (Jammu) 2nd and Veeenika Palvi Choudhary (Jammu), (Samba), Ist; Kartik Sangral (Baramulla), 3rd. CRPF, Tejinder Kaur was Ali, KV Chenani, Ist; Akhil KV Udhampur, Ist; Adil future India camps so as to Charak (Jammu), 3rd. Shot Ist; Manya Sharma (Jammu), (Jammu), 2nd and Anshjot Open: 200 mts: Rohit Chief Guest, who along with Singh, KV Chenani, 2nd; Sambyal, KV Chenani, 2nd; further improve in his skills Put: Tania Kumari (Jammu), 2nd and Mansvi Rajput Singh (Jammu), 3rd. 800 Kumar (Jammu), Ist; Iftkhar other guests presented Pardeep Choudhary, KV Navish Bharti, KV Chenani and performance. Ist; Mehakdeep (Jammu), (Samba), 3rd. mts: Gourav Choudhary Ahmad (Jammu), 2nd and medals and certificates to Chenani and Ajit Kumar, KV and Yashvardhan Singh The second day events wit- 2nd and Veenika Charak Under-16: 100 mts: Dheeraj (Jammu), Ist; Tarnu Nagotra Danish Yuousuf (JKP), 3rd. those winner boxers. Chenani, joint 3rd. 36 kg: Katoch, KV Chenani, joint nessed besides others by pres- (Jammu), 3rd. Billowria (Kathua), Ist; Aman (Reasi), 2nd and Raj Kumar 800 mts: Mohd Muneer In total, 63 boxers took Pranav Chowdhary, KV 3rd.