TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2019 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Time ripe to frame J&K’s own Gujarat beat Railways by 43 runs Guraces beats Adnan to Khajuria, Pundir, Samad, Rasool win Cadet boys TT title comprehensive Sports Policy power J&K to big win Excelsior Sports Correspondent Ist semifinal: Ridhik bt Adnan by 11-4,8-11,11-7; 2nd Excelsior Sports Correspondent with six straight wins and 24 POONCH, Oct 7: Guraces semifinal: Pratham bt Waseem *Sportspersons waiting in wings for already announced State Awards points each, top Group 'C'. defeated Adnan convincingly to by 11-5,11-6. JAIPUR, Oct 7: Shubham Railways 231 all out in 49.2 win the Cadet boys title in the Sub junior girls: Rajesh Dhar of Rs 50,000 for the same. Moreover, non-categorization of games Khajuria slammed cracking ton overs (Pratham Singh 76, ongoing 29th Poonch District Manvi bt Alishba by 11- in accordance with the performance at the higher levels is also a (127), Shubham Pundir scored Mrunal Devdhar 50, Vikrant Table Tennis Championship, 6,11-9; Takshu bt Aqsa by 11- JAMMU, Oct 7: Over six years have gone since the preliminary matter of great concern. In a such a scheme of things, some talent- valuable 87, while make-shift being organised by District exercise for the formation of Sports Policy has been initiated, yet ed sportspersons are deprived of their rights, while others get undue Singh 39 not out, Piyush 4,11-7; Vanishka bt Manvi by opener Abdul Samad scored Chawla 4/46, A Nagwaswalla Poonch Table Tennis one observes that hardly any concrete step has been taken with benefit. What is annoying is the fact that the players of medal win- 11-8,11-6. power-packed 50 off just 34 3/46) lost to Gujarat 127 for 2 Association, under the aegis of regard to implementation of J&K's own Sports Policy. However, ning sports disciplines and those with poor show at the higher lev- In first semifinal; Suhani bt balls and skipper Parvez in 25.1 overs (Parthiv Patel 59, J&K Table Tennis Association, after J&K's Union Territory (UT) status, the implementation of els are often put in the same league in the jaundiced system," said Takshu by 11-7,11-5; Vanshika Rasool took 3 important wick- Priyank Panchal 51 not out) by here. healthy Sports Policy ought to be a priority for the Governor's coach of prominent medal winning sports discipline. bt Suhani in the final by 11-9,6- ets after scoring brisk 28 runs 43 runs (VJD method). Gujarat: Other results: Sub junior Administration, which is burning mid-night oil in enhancing sports He added that the Sports Policy should ensure that the outstand- 11,11-8. to guide Jammu and Kashmir 4 points, Railways: 0. boys: culture in every nook and corner of the State, as the time is ripe to ing players who get the benefit of SRO-349/98 related to admission Junior Boys: to a big 65-run victory via VJD Jammu & Kashmir 326 for Adnan bt Akshit by 11- establish a sportsperson-friendly policy. in Professional Colleges, should also get the benefit of another SRO Vanshik bt Akshit by 11- Method over Bihar in a rain-hit 6 in 50 overs (Shubham 8,116; Madhav bt Persan by 11- Moreover, it is also the opportune time for honouring outstand- related to the appointments in Government Services. 8,11-4; Adnan bt Madhav by match, here today. Khajuria 127 (121 balls, 4 4,11-7; Pranav bt Guraces 11- ing sportspersons with the already announced State, Sher-e- Sources close to Sports Council said that the Sports Policy Draft 11-7,7-11,11-11-6; Zaffar bt Batting first, J&K scored a fours, 7 sixes), Shubham Singh 8,8-11,11-9; Waseem bt Raman Kashmir and Parshuram Sports Awards as the players are waiting in prepared in 2013, had suggested various measures for the uplift- massive total of 326 runs in 50 Guraces by 11-8,11-6; Ansh bt Pundir 87, Abdul Samad 50) by 11-4,11-5; Pranav bt Nipun by 11-9,11-8; Pratham bt the wings for the presentation of the same from last around four ment of sports and games and providing necessary facilities to the overs, while Bihar was strug- Waseem by 11-9,11-7; Adnan bt players so that they could match with the best in the business, beat Bihar 128 for 4 in 30.2 Raman by11-4,11-6; Ridhik bt years. gling at 128/4 in 30.2 overs overs (Babul Kumar 41 not Madhav by 11-8,11-7; Ridhik Sources said that the prestigious Sports Awards namely State adding that after the draft was fully prepared, the J&K State Sports when the rain lashed the Pranav by 11-5,11-9; Vanshik bt out, Parvez Rasool 3/22) by 65 bt Raman by 11-6,11-4; Adnan by 11-8,7-11,11-9; Award, Sher-e-Kashmir Award and Parshuram Award, which have Council had decided to put it in public domain for suggestions to ground. Thus J&K emerged Pratham bt Aditya by 11-9,11- bring any further improvement but that did not happen. The Draft runs (VJD method). J&K: 4 Ridhik bt Ansh by 11-6,11-4. already been announced by the previous Government, way back in winner via VJD method. points, Bihar: 0. 8; 2016, in favour of the outstanding sportspersons of the State (play- was not implemented due to lack of consensus. In another match, Gujarat ers and coaches) for their extraordinary contribution in their respec- Sources further said that the Council had worked on the prepa- defeated Railways by 43 runs tive sports disciplines, have not been presented to them from a long ration of the new Sports Policy Draft with an aim to address con- via the VJD method to notch up time now. cerns of all stakeholders. its sixth straight win in Group "Presently the process of the Government is on with regard to It is learnt that the State Sports Council had studied models of 'C' in the Vijay Hazare Trophy framing policies in connection with efficient and effective function- the Sports Policy Draft of various States to have an exact idea of cricket tournament. Railways ing of every Department/Organisation, not to talk of the field of what should be done to make the Draft sportsperson-friendly. elected to bat against Gujarat sports only. So, one hopes that Governor's Administration takes "A comprehensive Sports Policy can only contribute in the mak- and could only post 231 in 49.2 healthy steps in promoting sports and sportspersons before the new ing of a desirable sports structure in the State. Unfortunately, we do overs as it frittered away a innings of the State of Jammu and Kashmir begins after its Union find that almost all the agencies including the Department of good start provided by the Territory status. For that matter, the presentation of awards to Education, J&K State Sports Council, Department of Youth openers Mrunal Devhar (50, 76 already nominated outstanding sportspersons, in order to clear Services and Sports, Nehru Yuva Kendra and various Sports balls, 4 fours, 1 six) and backlog at an earliest, is the need of the hour. It would be a great Associations working haphazard manner in their own respective Pratham Singh (76, 78 balls, 9 step if the Government takes initiative of organising the Award ways, but to no avail and ultimate purpose of sports is getting fours, 2 sixes). Ceremony within this month, before Jammu and Kashmir becomes defeated in this way. All these agencies need to be brought under Gujarat bowlers-spinners Union Territory," said former Standing Committee Member of one umbrella if we want to make headway in this direction," said a Piyush Chawla (4/46) and Jammu and Kashmir State Sports Council on the condition of retired District Sports Officer and a PhD scholar. Axar Patel (2/50) and left-arm anonymity. He said taking both education and sports together would cater to medium-pacer Arzan He further said that awards and initiatives are highest motiva- the development of organic, cognitive and co-native aspects of Nagwaswalla (3/46) choked the tion for young sportspersons to flourish and if the same are not pre- human personality, adding that education must very unfailingly rival batting line up, striking at sented even after the announcement by the Government, it leaves encompass the application of physical education and sports for the regular intervals. the players in the lurch and serves as a stumbling-block for the pro- development of wholesome personality. In reply, Parthiv Patel (59, Medal winners of 3rd Association Cup Taekwondo C'ship posing for a group photograph along motion of games and sports, adding such policies blow a death- Experts believe that J&K will achieve excellence in sports only 66 balls, 7 fours) and Priyank with dignitaries. knell for budding sportspersons. when comprehensive Sports Policy is framed. Panchal (51, 69 balls, 2 fours) "Jammu and Kashmir is lagging behind rich sporting State like Making use of all the hard work done so far in framing Draft rattled up 109 before the for- Haryana, Punjab and Maharashtra etc in providing assistance and analogous to the Sports Policies of the States having good name and mer fell. Panchal and Dhrul JKTA organizes 3rd Association perks to talented sportspersons to blossom at the National and fame in sports field at the higher level, the Governor's Raval added 18 more runs International scene.