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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Young Kho-Kho players posing along with the chief guest and other dignitaries during inaugu- ral ceremony of Inter-District Championship. Jammu eves drub Samba counterparts to win U-14 Kho-Kho title Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 12: Jammu District girls defeated their counter- parts from Samba district to win U- 14 title of the Divisional Level Inter-District Kho-Kho Championship, being organised by the Department of Youth Services and Sports at High School Jammu Cantt, here. Jammu District beat District Samba by 4 points in the final. District Samba beat District Kathua by 4 points. In Kho- Kho U-17 Girls, District Kathua beat District Samba by 2 points, while in Under-19 girls, Doda District beat District Poonch by 18 points and Rajouri District drubbed District Kathua by 3 points. In all, 212 participants of differ- ent Districts of Jammu Division are taking part in the Championship. The competitions are being held by the Department of Youth Services and Sports, under the patronage of Dr Saleem-Ur- Rehman, Director General, Youth Services and Sports and under the overall supervision of Madan Lal, Joint Director. Chanchal Kour, District Youth Services & Sports Officer Jammu is the Organising Secretary of the Championship. RC Kotwal, SSP Police Headquarters Jammu was the chief guest on the occasion, who was welcomed by Chanchal Kour in the inaugural ceremony. While interacting with partici- pants, the chief guest encouraged the participants and advised them to always play with sportsman spirit and enthusiasm. The matches were officiated by a panel of experts of the Department of Youth Services & Sports. Excelsior Sports Correspondent POONCH, Oct 12: In the ongoing 28th Poonch open District Table Tennis Championship, Suhani beat Vanshika in a close contest by 10- 12,11-9, 11-9 and won her maident title. Earlier, in Junior boys, Aman bt Zafar by 11-6,11-8, Pratham beat Vanshik by 11-3,11-6, Baljeet drubbed Akshit by 11-7, 11-9 and Ridhik trounced Pranav by 11- 6,12-10. In the first semifinal, Anuj out- played Pratham by 11-9,11-4 while in second semifinal, Baljeet defeated Ridik by 11-8,11-8. In men's singles first round, Anuj outclassed Kaif by 11-5,11- 7, Salil Raina prevailed over Daleep Singh by 11-6,11-9, Vishav beat Sahil by 11-7,11-8, and Sandeep Luthra got the better of Harshit 11-8,11-8. "The finals of the championship will be played on 14th of October fol- lowed by U-17 championship under Khelo India which is going to be organized by District Table Tennis Association Poonch under the aegis of J&K State Table Tennis Association," said Er Saleem Bandey, General Secretary of the Association. Inter-school debate competition organised Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 12: An inter- school debate competition on the topic "Is Science Technology- Friend or Foe of mankind' was organized at Higher Secondary School Jourian, here. Various schools of cluster Jourian participated in the com- petition. Tehsildar Jourian Mohit Gupta was chief guest on the occasion, who spoke about vari- ous facets of science and technol- ogy. Principal HSS Jourian NP Singh and staff members who were present graced the occasion. The 1st and 2nd prize was bagged by GHS Jourian while third prize was won by the HS Kaleeth. Prof Anil Verma, Charanjit Singh and Prerna Manchanda were adjudicators. AIFF 'D' Licence Coaches Course inaugurated at KU Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 12: The Jammu and Kashmir Football Association in collaboration with the Directorate of Physical Education & Sports University of Kashmir is organizing AIFF 'D' Licence Coaches Course, which was inau- gurated at the University Campus, Hazratbal, here today. 25 candi- dates from Kashmir Province are participating in the Course. Sajid Yousuf Dar, AFC 'C' Licence Instructor & Football Coach of University of Kashmir has been deputed by All India Football Federation as Instructor for the Course. The participants will receive Coaching tips and other related matters from the Instructor so that they can impart coaching to the budding footballers of their con- cerned areas on the modern tech- niques of the Game. Roston Chase defies India as West Indies score 295/7 HYDERABAD, Oct 12: Indian spinners went off the boil in the final session as all- rounder Roston Chase hit a gutsy unbeaten 98 to take the West Indies to a respectable 295 for seven on the opening day of the second Test, here on Friday. Chase, who scored 137 to deny India a victory in a Test match in Jamaica back in 2016, showed the much-needed application with requisite technique as Indian bowlers struggled after polishing off the top half for only 113 runs. Chase, along with skipper Jason Holder (52), did enough to ensure that the West Indies will have a good first innings total to fight against a heavyweight Indian batting line-up. Not being able to dismiss the middle and lower-order was a problem in England and it once again turned out to be the bowl- ing unit's bane as the Chase- Holder duo added 104 runs for the seventh wicket. In England, it was the pacers, here it was the spinners and only one wicket fell for 102 runs in last session. Nonetheless, Umesh Yadav (3/83 in 23 overs) bowled his heart out on a good batting track while left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav (3/74 in 26 overs) was also impressive dur- ing the first two sessions. Debutant pacer Shardul Thakur left the field complain- ing of groin strain after bowling merely 10 deliveries and the Indian attack was reduced to four men. (PTI) India win 5 gold, Deepa wins 2nd bronze on penultimate day of Asian Para Games JAKARTA, Oct 12: Para athletes added two gold medals to India's kitty after chess players and a shuttler grabbed yellow metals as the country con- tinued its impressive performance at the Asian Para Games where Paralympic medallist Deepa Malik bagged her second bronze today. K Jennitha Anto clinched the gold in women's individual rapid P1 chess event after beating Manurung Roslinda of Indonesia 1-0 in the final round, while Kishan Gangolli got the better of Majid Bagheri in the men's indi- vidual rapid VI - B2/B3 event to claim the top spot. Rapid P1 event is for physi- cally impaired athletes while rapid VI - B2/B3 event features partially blind competitors. In para-badminton, Parul Parmar notched up a 21-9 21-5 victory over Wandee Kamtam of Thailand to win the gold medal in the women's singles SL3 event. Athletes in this class have impairment in one or both lower limbs and poor walking/running balance but they play in standing positions. "I work as a coach in the Gujarat's Sports Authority of India. My target is Paralympics. I will play in the World Championships next," Parmar said after winning the gold. "So, I want support from my office and I need sponsors. When we go to play international tour- naments we don't have sponsors and we have to fund ourselves. I request the government to help us," she added. Later, para athletes further made it a memorable day for the Indians. It was double delight for India in the men's javelin throw F55 event as Neeraj Yadav and Amit Balyan clinched the gold and silver medals respectively. While Neeraj's best effort was 29.24m, Amit threw the spear to 29.79 to win the silver. The bronze was bagged by Vietnam's Kieu Minh Trung with a throw of 28.27m. It was a one-two finish for India in the men's club throw F51 event too with Amit Kumar and Dharambir bagging the gold and silver respectively. Amit Kumar created a Games record en route the gold with a throw of 29.47, while Dharambir's best effort was 24.81. (PTI) Manu wins silver, men’s hockey team progresses to semis at YOG BUENOS AIRES, Oct 12: Young shooting sensation Manu Bhaker became the second Indian after judoka Tababi Devi to win two medals at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) after winning a silver while the men's hockey team moved to the semi- finals with a 4-2 win over Poland here on Friday. In a unique format, Manu combined with Tajikistan's Behzan Fayzullaev in the 10m air pistol mixed international and set- tled for a silver after losing the gold medal match 3-10 to Germany's Vanessa Seeger and Bulgaria's Kiril Kirov. The India-Tajik pair had on Thursday come through qualifi- cation with a score of 751. They then beat an Egyptian-Thai pair 10-4 in the round of 16 at the Parque Polideportivo Roca shoot- ing range in the Argentine capital. They beat a pair from Lithuania and Moldova 10-8 in the quarter- finals and then overcame Andria Ibarra of Mexico and Dymtro Honta of Ukraine 10-3 in the semifinals. The German-Bulgarian pair however started strong in the finals and was 3-0 ahead at one stage before winning 10-3 to emerge champions. According to the format, the gold medal winner of the individ- ual event is paired with the athlete who finished 20th in the final. India thus wrapped up their shooting campaign with two gold and three silver medals. Of the eight medals won by the Indian contingent so far, five are from shooting. Manu and Saurabh Chaudhary had won gold in the men's and women's 10m air pistol events, while Shahu Mane and Mehuli Ghosh had won silver in the men's and women's 10m air rifle events, earlier in the Games. On the hockey turf, Shivam Anand (1st, 8th minutes) sound- ed the board twice while Maninder Singh a(3rd) and Sanjay (17th) were the other goal scorers for India in the quarterfi- nals of the Hockey 5s competi- tion at the Parque Polideportivo Roca. Poland's goals came from the sticks of Eryk Bembenek (16th) and Michal Nowakowski (18th). The Indian women's hockey 5s team beat South Africa 5-2 in their final Pool A match to advance to the quarterfinals of the Youth Olympic Games here. (PTI) Jason Holder shares a laugh with Roston Chase during 2nd Test match against India at Hyderabad on Friday. SCOREBOARD West Indies 1st Innings: Kraigg Brathwaite lbw b Kuldeep Yadav 14 Kieran Powell c Jadeja b Ashwin 22 Shai Hope lbw b Umesh Yadav 36 Shimron Hetmyer lbw b Kuldeep Yadav 12 Sunil Ambris c Jadeja b Kuldeep Yadav 18 Roston Chase not out 98 Shane Dowrich lbw b Umesh Yadav 30 Jason Holder c Pant b Umesh Yadav 52 Devendra Bishoo not out 2 Extras: (B-4, LB-7) 11 Total: (For 7 wickets in 95 overs) 295 Bowling: Umesh Yadav 23-2-83-3, Shardul Thakur 1.4-0-9-0, R Ashwin 24.2-7-49-1, Kuldeep Yadav 26-2-74-3, Ravindra Jadeja 20-2-69-0. Adhere to set guidelines for sports promotion: DC Kargil Excelsior Sports Correspondent KARGIL, Oct 12: Deputy Commissioner and CEO, LAHDC, Kargil, Vikas Kundal today called for strict adher- ence to the set guidelines for promoting sports activities in the district. These instructions were given by the Deputy Commissioner to all the con- cerned officers during interac- tion with the Officers of Youth Services and Sports here today. Giving the details of the sports activities carried in the district from October 8 to 12, it was given out that a number of sports events like football, vol- leyball, Kho-Kho, boxing, handball and other events were held in the district under Khelo India scheme. The DC impressed upon the officers to encourage youth and students to participate in sports for their overall devel- opment. He also asked the con- cerned to aware the students and youth about the scheme Khelo India so that the maxi- mum players can participate in these events. Kashmir Chess Championship concludes Excelsior Sports Correspondent SRINAGAR, Oct 12: The Kashmir Chess Championship 2018 organised by All J&K Chess Association concluded at Sheri Kashmir Indoor Sports Complex here. A spokesperson in a state- ment said that players from all categories both boys and girls (senior, junior, and sub junior) from all districts of Kashmir par- ticipated. The championship was spon- sored by J&K State Sports Council and was observed and monitored by officials of J&K State Sports Council. The statement said that it was first time in Kashmir valley that pairing was done online by Swiss Manager Software in Senior Category. In senior boys category, Aadil Ashraf was overall champion by securing 1st position. Khalid Amin Gojwari, and Javid Ahmad Mir scored 2nd and 3rd position, respectively. In senior (girls) category Angeela secured 1st position while Asifa from district Anantnag bagged 2nd position and Sana Mukhtar remained at 3rd position. In U-19 boys category, Shayan Alam, Yasir Akbar, Shadab Alam secured first three top positions, respectively. In U-19 girls category, Jinnah Nisar secured 1st posi- tion, Parthav Hijazi from district Kulgam bagged 2nd position, while Asra Wani got 3rd posi- tion. In U-17 boys category Zubair Ahmad Dar secured 1st position, Yawar Javid, and Syed Rozal Sajad bagged 2nd and 3rd posi- tions, respectively. In U-17 girls' category, Afrah Javid, Zobia Riyaz secured first two positions, respectively. Asif Javid topped in U-15 boys category, while Danish Zaffar secured 2nd position and Mir Abdul Mehran bagged 3rd position. U-15 girls' category, Mehroz Sajad secured 1st position, fol- lowed by Mehrul Ul- Nisa of dis- trict Pulwama and Asra Rehman from district Shopian. U-13 boys category, Aman- Ullah scored 1st position, Azmat Mir scored 2nd position, while Abid Sheeraz from Pulwama got 3rd position. U-13 girls category, Zarnain Hurmat, Iba Ishie, and Hadiqa Abid secured first three posi- tions, respectively. U-11 boys category Abnay Fothdar secured 1st position, Basit Manzoor remained at 2nd while Moatasim Wani (GD Goenka Srinagar) scored 3rd position. U-11 girls category, Fatima from (GD Goenka Srinagar) secured 1st position, Zubiya Tariq got 2nd position while Muntaha Javid from (GD Goenka Srinagar) remained 3rd. U-9 boys category, Jibran, Jazlan Ahmad Bazaz (GD Goenka Srinagar) and Uzair Bilal (GD Goenka Srinagar) bagged first top positions, respectively. U-09 girls category, Ambroz Sajad secured 1st position, while Zainab Aijaz (GD Goenka Srinagar) and Rida Tariq (GD Goenka Srinagar) bagged 2nd and 3rd positions, respectively. U-07 boys category, Mohammad Jee (Cadiff School Budgam) secured 1st position, Sameer Ishaq claimed 2nd posi- tion, and Saad Bhat (GD Goenka Srinagar) bagged 3rd position. Dua Faisal, Fatima Mubashir and Mantasa Javid (all from GD Goenka Srinagar) secured first three positions, respectively. Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 12: Sainik School Nagrota lifted the much coveted Athletics Championship Trophy (Boys) in the Jammu Sahodaya Athletic Meet hosted by the Institution in its premises, here. 18 schools affiliated to CBSE from Jammu region participated in the Athletic Meet. Brig Rajan Jamwal (Retd), an alumnus of this premier institution presided over the Closing function as the chief guest and gave away medals and trophies to the winners. Athletes in both boys and girls categories sweated it out in the track and field events to improve their schools' overall points tally. Sainik School Nagrota topped the medal tally at the end of the final day's events in boys' category with 131 points and APS Kaluchak stood second with 33 points. By winning gold in 100m, 200m and bronze in Javelin Throw, Cadet Chetanya Bhat of Sainik School Nagrota was adjudged as the Best Athlete in boys' category. In the girls' category Bhargava Public School, Samba lifted the Championship Trophy with 74 points while Presentation Convent Jammu stood runners-up with 34 points. Pranya Slathia of Heritage School Jammu won the Best Athlete trophy in Girls category. Addressing the contingents, the Chief Guest Brig Rajan Jamwal applauded the competitive spirit displayed by the athletes in the sports field under the umbrella of Sahodaya Schools. He was also profoundly impressed by the excellent display of the School Band. Captain (IN) A Muthuraman, Principal expressed his gratitude to the chief guest for gracing the occasion and commended the superlative performance of stu- dents in all events. JS Dhami, President, Jammu Sahodaya School Complex was also present on this occasion. Winner being felicitated by the dignitaries at Sainik School Nagrota in Jammu. Players in action during a Kabaddi match organised by Army at Sports Stadium in Doda. Army conducts Pir Panjal Kabaddi League Excelsior Sports Correspondent DODA, Oct 12: Army organ- ised Pir Panjal Kabaddi League 2018 in close coordination with Jammu & Kashmir Police, Health Department, District Sports Authorities and Civil Administration, at Sports Stadium, here. The event was zealously contested from October 8, which captivated and enthralled the people of Doda for four days while engaging a large number of youth in a constructive man- ner with teams participating from seven districts including Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban, Rajouri, Poonch, Naushera and Reasi. General Officer Commanding, Counter Insurgency Force (Delta) attend- ed the event as chief guest. Civil dignitaries including ADDC and SSP Doda also attended the closing ceremony. Doda team won the match in a tough and nail biting contest with Rajouri team as runners-up. Winners, first runners-up and second runners-up were present- ed with Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. First three teams were also awarded with a cash prizes and Champions and Runners-up tro- phy in the overwhelming pres- ence of populace in the Stadium. Best Raider & Best Catcher were also felicitated with indi- vidual trophies and cash prizes. The event was followed by musical extravaganza by "Band of Bhaderwah" in which music enthusiasts GP singers presented best of folk and contemporary music. The artists mesmerized the audience with Music & Melody. Musical evening was aimed at promoting music and cultural harmony amongst youth. Initiative by Army is aimed to select and field talented play- ers at state & national level. Selected players will further drive and inspire their peer group and local youth to achieve excellence in sports. Semis lineup drawn in Inter- Collegiate Volleyball Tourney Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 12: Semifinals position has been cleared in the ongoing Inter Collegiate Volleyball (Men) Tournament 2018-19, being organized by the Directorate of Sports & Physical Education, University of Jammu at University Volleyball Courts, here. Earlier, in the quarterfinal matches, GDC, Hiranagar beat GDC Bhaderwah by (2-0) sets, GDC Kathua outplayed PG Department by (2-1) sets, GDC Udhampur defeated GDC RS Pura by (2-0) sets and GGM Science College beat GDC Samba by (2-0) sets. The semifinal matches and final match of the tournament will be played on October 15, 2018. The matches were officiated by the technical penal of experts including Naresh Kumar, Amit Sharma, Amarjit Singh, Mulkhraj and Manik Nargotra. The Tournament was conduct- ed under the supervision of Dr Daud Iqbal Baba, Director, Directorate of Sports & Physical Education, University of Jammu. Meanwhile in Inter-Collegiate Kabaddi Tournament, GDC Ramban beat GDC RS Pura by 29 points (43-14), PG Department defeated Govt MAM College by 34 points (59-25), GDC Poonch outplayed GDC Rajouri by 4 points (33-29) and GDC Samba drubbed GDC Hiranagar by 1 point (37-36). The match officials were Ajay Gupta, Anil Sharma, Dheeraj Sharma, Keshav Singh, Amandeep Singh. Meanwhile, semifinal matches of Table Tennis Championship were played today at Gymnasium Hall, University of Jammu. In Women Section, PG Department beat YCET by (3-2) in the first semifinal, while GDC Kathua defeated GCW Udhampur by (3-1). In Men Section, GCET beat MBS by (3-2) in the first semifianl, while in the second semifinal, GDC, Udhampur beat PG Department by (3-2). The matches were officiated by Rekha Ratra, Sanjeev Sharma, Gourav Sharma, Ankit Sharma, Gourav Raina and Jeevan Lal under the overall supervision of Ravish Vaid (TT Coach), University of Jammu. BSF Inter Frontier Judo, Wushu, Gymnastics, Taekwondo Championships conclude Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 12: BSF Inter Frontier Games of Judo,Wushu, Gymnastics and Taekwondo con- cluded at Hargobind Bhatnagar Stadium, BSF Campus, Paloura, here today. Around 900 sportspersons of all Frontiers of Border Security Force participated in these four days competitions. Reiterating the commitment for better and healthy life, Ram Awtar, IG BSF said that outdoor games leads to physical as well as mental health of soldiers who are dedicated to serve the nation with higher synergy levels, adding that BSF has recognized the need to maintain a proper equilibrium between a healthy mind and healthy body to achieve sustained professional efficiency. Dr Nirmal Singh, Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly presided over the clos- ing ceremony. Jammu Frontier emerged overall Champion. In Judo, North Bengal, Punjab and Rajasthan bagged first three position, while in Wushu, Jammu, South Bengal and Tripura claimed first, second and third position. In Gymnastic, Jammu, Punjab and Gujarat won the first three positions, while in Taekwondo, Jammu, Gujarat, and Punjab bagged first, second and third place resepctively. The meet was declared closed by Dr Nirmal Singh. Winner of inter-school debate competition posing along with dignitaries. 12-member J&K Speedball team leaves for Sr Nationals Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 12: J&K Sports Speedball Association selected 12 players for Senior National Speedball Championship 2018, being organized by the Speedball Federation of India at Delhi from tomorrow. The selected players were flagged off by Pooja Malhotra (Founder Patron JKSB) in the presence of Association mem- bers including President Ravi Tikku, Vice President Atul Hans, KL Dogra and Pawan Kumar. The General Secretary of the Association, Sunny Nanda will lead the selected team compris- ing of the players namely Sahil Janjua, Ankit Sharma, Janvi Sharma, Gurmanjeet Singh, Kulbushan Sharma, Manpreet Kour, Mansi Slathia, Aditya Aithmai, Sandeep Sharma, Jatin Gupta and Paramjeet Singh. Deepika will also accompany the team as manager. Selected J&K Speedball team posing along with dignitaries and officials before leaving for Senior National Championship. Khelo India Boxing C’ship on Oct 15-16 Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 12: Jammu and Kashmir Amateur Boxing Association in collaboration with J&K State Sports Council is organising Jammu District Khelo India Boxing Championship, under the age group of 14/17 years for boys and girls on October 15 and 16 at Indoor Sports Complex, MA Stadium, here. According to a handout issued here, the players desirous to take part in the Championship have been advised to enrol their names with Senior Boxing Coach, Anil Wadhera (9419212497) at Indoor Sports Complex, MA Stadium. Saving Bank Account details of the players are mandatory. Sainik School Nagrota wins Sahodaya Athletics Championship Suhani wins girls singles TT title Winners posing for a group photograph along with chief guest and other dignitaries during closing ceremony of BSF Inter Frontier Competitions.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU
Young Kho-Kho players posing along with the chief guest and other dignitaries during inaugu-ral ceremony of Inter-District Championship.
Jammu eves drub Samba counterpartsto win U-14 Kho-Kho title
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 12: JammuDistrict girls defeated their counter-parts from Samba district to win U-14 title of the Divisional LevelInter-District Kho-KhoChampionship, being organised bythe Department of Youth Servicesand Sports at High School JammuCantt, here.
Jammu District beat DistrictSamba by 4 points in the final.
District Samba beat DistrictKathua by 4 points.
In Kho- Kho U-17 Girls,District Kathua beat District Sambaby 2 points, while in Under-19girls, Doda District beat DistrictPoonch by 18 points and RajouriDistrict drubbed District Kathua by3 points.
In all, 212 participants of differ-ent Districts of Jammu Division aretaking part in the Championship.
The competitions are being
held by the Department of YouthServices and Sports, under thepatronage of Dr Saleem-Ur-Rehman, Director General, YouthServices and Sports and under theoverall supervision of Madan Lal,Joint Director.
Chanchal Kour, District YouthServices & Sports Officer Jammuis the Organising Secretary of theChampionship.
RC Kotwal, SSP PoliceHeadquarters Jammu was the chiefguest on the occasion, who waswelcomed by Chanchal Kour in theinaugural ceremony.
While interacting with partici-pants, the chief guest encouragedthe participants and advised them toalways play with sportsman spiritand enthusiasm.
The matches were officiated bya panel of experts of theDepartment of Youth Services &Sports.
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
POONCH, Oct 12: In theongoing 28th Poonch openDistrict Table TennisChampionship, Suhani beatVanshika in a close contest by 10-12,11-9, 11-9 and won her maidenttitle.
Earlier, in Junior boys, Amanbt Zafar by 11-6,11-8, Prathambeat Vanshik by 11-3,11-6, Baljeetdrubbed Akshit by 11-7, 11-9 andRidhik trounced Pranav by 11-6,12-10.
In the first semifinal, Anuj out-played Pratham by 11-9,11-4while in second semifinal, Baljeet
defeated Ridik by 11-8,11-8. In men's singles first round,
Anuj outclassed Kaif by 11-5,11-7, Salil Raina prevailed overDaleep Singh by 11-6,11-9,Vishav beat Sahil by 11-7,11-8,and Sandeep Luthra got the betterof Harshit 11-8,11-8. "The finalsof the championship will beplayed on 14th of October fol-lowed by U-17 championshipunder Khelo India which is goingto be organized by District TableTennis Association Poonch underthe aegis of J&K State TableTennis Association," said ErSaleem Bandey, General Secretaryof the Association.
Inter-school debate competition organisedExcelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 12: An inter-school debate competition on thetopic "Is Science Technology-Friend or Foe of mankind' wasorganized at Higher SecondarySchool Jourian, here.
Various schools of clusterJourian participated in the com-petition.
Tehsildar Jourian MohitGupta was chief guest on the
occasion, who spoke about vari-ous facets of science and technol-ogy. Principal HSS Jourian NPSingh and staff members whowere present graced the occasion.
The 1st and 2nd prize wasbagged by GHS Jourian whilethird prize was won by the HSKaleeth.
Prof Anil Verma, CharanjitSingh and Prerna Manchandawere adjudicators.
AIFF 'D' LicenceCoaches Course
inaugurated at KUExcelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 12: The Jammuand Kashmir Football Associationin collaboration with theDirectorate of Physical Education& Sports University of Kashmir isorganizing AIFF 'D' LicenceCoaches Course, which was inau-gurated at the University Campus,Hazratbal, here today. 25 candi-dates from Kashmir Province areparticipating in the Course.
Sajid Yousuf Dar, AFC 'C'Licence Instructor & FootballCoach of University of Kashmirhas been deputed by All IndiaFootball Federation as Instructorfor the Course.
The participants will receiveCoaching tips and other relatedmatters from the Instructor so thatthey can impart coaching to thebudding footballers of their con-cerned areas on the modern tech-niques of the Game.
Roston Chase defies India asWest Indies score 295/7
HYDERABAD, Oct 12:
Indian spinners went off theboil in the final session as all-rounder Roston Chase hit a gutsyunbeaten 98 to take the WestIndies to a respectable 295 forseven on the opening day of thesecond Test, here on Friday.
Chase, who scored 137 to denyIndia a victory in a Test match inJamaica back in 2016, showed themuch-needed application withrequisite technique as Indianbowlers struggled after polishingoff the top half for only 113 runs.
Chase, along with skipperJason Holder (52), did enough toensure that the West Indies willhave a good first innings total tofight against a heavyweight Indian
batting line-up.Not being able to dismiss the
middle and lower-order was a
problem in England and it onceagain turned out to be the bowl-ing unit's bane as the Chase-Holder duo added 104 runs forthe seventh wicket.
In England, it was the pacers,here it was the spinners and onlyone wicket fell for 102 runs inlast session.
Nonetheless, Umesh Yadav(3/83 in 23 overs) bowled hisheart out on a good batting trackwhile left-arm wrist spinnerKuldeep Yadav (3/74 in 26overs) was also impressive dur-ing the first two sessions.
Debutant pacer ShardulThakur left the field complain-ing of groin strain after bowlingmerely 10 deliveries and theIndian attack was reduced tofour men. (PTI)
India win 5 gold, Deepa wins 2nd bronze on penultimate day of Asian Para Games
JAKARTA, Oct 12:
Para athletes added two goldmedals to India's kitty after chessplayers and a shuttler grabbedyellow metals as the country con-tinued its impressive performanceat the Asian Para Games whereParalympic medallist DeepaMalik bagged her second bronzetoday.
K Jennitha Anto clinched thegold in women's individual rapidP1 chess event after beatingManurung Roslinda of Indonesia1-0 in the final round, whileKishan Gangolli got the better ofMajid Bagheri in the men's indi-vidual rapid VI - B2/B3 event toclaim the top spot.
Rapid P1 event is for physi-cally impaired athletes whilerapid VI - B2/B3 event featurespartially blind competitors.
In para-badminton, ParulParmar notched up a 21-9 21-5victory over Wandee Kamtam ofThailand to win the gold medalin the women's singles SL3event.
Athletes in this class haveimpairment in one or both lowerlimbs and poor walking/runningbalance but they play in standingpositions.
"I work as a coach in theGujarat's Sports Authority ofIndia. My target is Paralympics.I will play in the WorldChampionships next," Parmarsaid after winning the gold.
"So, I want support from myoffice and I need sponsors. Whenwe go to play international tour-naments we don't have sponsorsand we have to fund ourselves. Irequest the government to helpus," she added.
Later, para athletes furthermade it a memorable day for theIndians.
It was double delight forIndia in the men's javelin throwF55 event as Neeraj Yadav andAmit Balyan clinched the goldand silver medals respectively.
While Neeraj's best effortwas 29.24m, Amit threw thespear to 29.79 to win the silver.The bronze was bagged byVietnam's Kieu Minh Trung witha throw of 28.27m.
It was a one-two finish forIndia in the men's club throwF51 event too with Amit Kumarand Dharambir bagging the goldand silver respectively.
Amit Kumar created aGames record en route the goldwith a throw of 29.47, whileDharambir's best effort was24.81. (PTI)
Manu wins silver, men’s hockeyteam progresses to semis at YOG
BUENOS AIRES, Oct 12:
Young shooting sensationManu Bhaker became the secondIndian after judoka Tababi Devito win two medals at the YouthOlympic Games (YOG) afterwinning a silver while the men'shockey team moved to the semi-finals with a 4-2 win over Polandhere on Friday.
In a unique format, Manucombined with Tajikistan'sBehzan Fayzullaev in the 10m airpistol mixed international and set-tled for a silver after losing thegold medal match 3-10 toGermany's Vanessa Seeger andBulgaria's Kiril Kirov.
The India-Tajik pair had onThursday come through qualifi-cation with a score of 751. Theythen beat an Egyptian-Thai pair10-4 in the round of 16 at theParque Polideportivo Roca shoot-ing range in the Argentine capital.They beat a pair from Lithuaniaand Moldova 10-8 in the quarter-finals and then overcame AndriaIbarra of Mexico and DymtroHonta of Ukraine 10-3 in thesemifinals.
The German-Bulgarian pairhowever started strong in thefinals and was 3-0 ahead at onestage before winning 10-3 to
emerge champions.According to the format, the
gold medal winner of the individ-ual event is paired with the athletewho finished 20th in the final.
India thus wrapped up theirshooting campaign with two goldand three silver medals.
Of the eight medals won bythe Indian contingent so far, fiveare from shooting. Manu andSaurabh Chaudhary had wongold in the men's and women's10m air pistol events, whileShahu Mane and Mehuli Ghoshhad won silver in the men's andwomen's 10m air rifle events,earlier in the Games.
On the hockey turf, ShivamAnand (1st, 8th minutes) sound-ed the board twice whileManinder Singh a(3rd) andSanjay (17th) were the other goalscorers for India in the quarterfi-nals of the Hockey 5s competi-tion at the Parque PolideportivoRoca.
Poland's goals came from thesticks of Eryk Bembenek (16th)and Michal Nowakowski (18th).
The Indian women's hockey5s team beat South Africa 5-2 intheir final Pool A match toadvance to the quarterfinals ofthe Youth Olympic Games here.(PTI)
Jason Holder shares a laugh with Roston Chase during 2ndTest match against India at Hyderabad on Friday.
SCOREBOARDWest Indies 1st Innings: Kraigg Brathwaite lbw b Kuldeep Yadav 14Kieran Powell c Jadeja b Ashwin 22Shai Hope lbw b Umesh Yadav 36Shimron Hetmyer lbw b Kuldeep Yadav 12Sunil Ambris c Jadeja b Kuldeep Yadav 18Roston Chase not out 98Shane Dowrich lbw b Umesh Yadav 30Jason Holder c Pant b Umesh Yadav 52Devendra Bishoo not out 2Extras: (B-4, LB-7) 11Total: (For 7 wickets in 95 overs) 295Bowling: Umesh Yadav 23-2-83-3, Shardul Thakur 1.4-0-9-0, RAshwin 24.2-7-49-1, Kuldeep Yadav 26-2-74-3, RavindraJadeja 20-2-69-0.
Adhere to set guidelines forsports promotion: DC Kargil
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
KARGIL, Oct 12: DeputyCommissioner and CEO,LAHDC, Kargil, Vikas Kundaltoday called for strict adher-ence to the set guidelines forpromoting sports activities inthe district.
These instructions weregiven by the DeputyCommissioner to all the con-cerned officers during interac-tion with the Officers of YouthServices and Sports here today.
Giving the details of thesports activities carried in the
district from October 8 to 12, itwas given out that a number ofsports events like football, vol-leyball, Kho-Kho, boxing,handball and other events wereheld in the district under KheloIndia scheme.
The DC impressed upon theofficers to encourage youthand students to participate insports for their overall devel-opment. He also asked the con-cerned to aware the studentsand youth about the schemeKhelo India so that the maxi-mum players can participate inthese events.
Kashmir Chess Championship concludesExcelsior Sports Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 12: TheKashmir Chess Championship2018 organised by All J&KChess Association concluded atSheri Kashmir Indoor SportsComplex here.
A spokesperson in a state-ment said that players from allcategories both boys and girls(senior, junior, and sub junior)from all districts of Kashmir par-ticipated.
The championship was spon-sored by J&K State SportsCouncil and was observed andmonitored by officials of J&KState Sports Council.
The statement said that it wasfirst time in Kashmir valley thatpairing was done online by SwissManager Software in SeniorCategory.
In senior boys category, AadilAshraf was overall champion bysecuring 1st position.
Khalid Amin Gojwari, andJavid Ahmad Mir scored 2nd and3rd position, respectively.
In senior (girls) categoryAngeela secured 1st positionwhile Asifa from districtAnantnag bagged 2nd positionand Sana Mukhtar remained at3rd position.
In U-19 boys category,Shayan Alam, Yasir Akbar,
Shadab Alam secured first threetop positions, respectively.
In U-19 girls category,Jinnah Nisar secured 1st posi-tion, Parthav Hijazi from districtKulgam bagged 2nd position,while Asra Wani got 3rd posi-tion.
In U-17 boys category ZubairAhmad Dar secured 1st position,Yawar Javid, and Syed RozalSajad bagged 2nd and 3rd posi-tions, respectively.
In U-17 girls' category, AfrahJavid, Zobia Riyaz secured firsttwo positions, respectively.
Asif Javid topped in U-15boys category, while DanishZaffar secured 2nd position andMir Abdul Mehran bagged 3rdposition.
U-15 girls' category, MehrozSajad secured 1st position, fol-lowed by Mehrul Ul- Nisa of dis-trict Pulwama and Asra Rehmanfrom district Shopian.
U-13 boys category, Aman-Ullah scored 1st position, AzmatMir scored 2nd position, whileAbid Sheeraz from Pulwama got3rd position.
U-13 girls category, ZarnainHurmat, Iba Ishie, and HadiqaAbid secured first three posi-tions, respectively.
U-11 boys category AbnayFothdar secured 1st position,
Basit Manzoor remained at 2ndwhile Moatasim Wani (GDGoenka Srinagar) scored 3rdposition.
U-11 girls category, Fatimafrom (GD Goenka Srinagar)secured 1st position, ZubiyaTariq got 2nd position whileMuntaha Javid from (GDGoenka Srinagar) remained 3rd.
U-9 boys category, Jibran,Jazlan Ahmad Bazaz (GDGoenka Srinagar) and UzairBilal (GD Goenka Srinagar)bagged first top positions,respectively.
U-09 girls category, AmbrozSajad secured 1st position, whileZainab Aijaz (GD GoenkaSrinagar) and Rida Tariq (GDGoenka Srinagar) bagged 2ndand 3rd positions, respectively.
U-07 boys category,Mohammad Jee (Cadiff SchoolBudgam) secured 1st position,Sameer Ishaq claimed 2nd posi-tion, and Saad Bhat (GD GoenkaSrinagar) bagged 3rd position.
Dua Faisal, Fatima Mubashirand Mantasa Javid (all from GDGoenka Srinagar) secured firstthree positions, respectively.
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 12: SainikSchool Nagrota lifted the muchcoveted Athletics ChampionshipTrophy (Boys) in the JammuSahodaya Athletic Meet hosted bythe Institution in its premises, here.
18 schools affiliated to CBSEfrom Jammu region participated inthe Athletic Meet. Brig RajanJamwal (Retd), an alumnus of thispremier institution presided overthe Closing function as the chiefguest and gave away medals andtrophies to the winners.
Athletes in both boys and girlscategories sweated it out in thetrack and field events to improvetheir schools' overall points tally.
Sainik School Nagrota toppedthe medal tally at the end of thefinal day's events in boys' categorywith 131 points and APSKaluchak stood second with 33points.
By winning gold in 100m,200m and bronze in JavelinThrow, Cadet Chetanya Bhat ofSainik School Nagrota was
adjudged as the Best Athlete inboys' category.
In the girls' category BhargavaPublic School, Samba lifted theChampionship Trophy with 74points while Presentation ConventJammu stood runners-up with 34points.
Pranya Slathia of HeritageSchool Jammu won the BestAthlete trophy in Girls category.
Addressing the contingents,the Chief Guest Brig RajanJamwal applauded the competitivespirit displayed by the athletes inthe sports field under the umbrellaof Sahodaya Schools. He was alsoprofoundly impressed by theexcellent display of the SchoolBand.
Captain (IN) A Muthuraman,Principal expressed his gratitude tothe chief guest for gracing theoccasion and commended thesuperlative performance of stu-dents in all events.
JS Dhami, President, JammuSahodaya School Complex wasalso present on this occasion.
Winner being felicitated by the dignitaries at Sainik SchoolNagrota in Jammu.
Players in action during a Kabaddi match organised by Armyat Sports Stadium in Doda.
Army conducts PirPanjal Kabaddi League
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
DODA, Oct 12: Army organ-ised Pir Panjal Kabaddi League2018 in close coordination withJammu & Kashmir Police,Health Department, DistrictSports Authorities and CivilAdministration, at SportsStadium, here.
The event was zealouslycontested from October 8, whichcaptivated and enthralled thepeople of Doda for four dayswhile engaging a large numberof youth in a constructive man-ner with teams participatingfrom seven districts includingDoda, Kishtwar, Ramban,Rajouri, Poonch, Naushera andReasi.
General OfficerCommanding, CounterInsurgency Force (Delta) attend-ed the event as chief guest.
Civil dignitaries includingADDC and SSP Doda alsoattended the closing ceremony.
Doda team won the match ina tough and nail biting contestwith Rajouri team as runners-up.
Winners, first runners-up andsecond runners-up were present-ed with Gold, Silver and Bronzemedals.
First three teams were alsoawarded with a cash prizes andChampions and Runners-up tro-phy in the overwhelming pres-ence of populace in the Stadium.Best Raider & Best Catcherwere also felicitated with indi-vidual trophies and cash prizes.
The event was followed bymusical extravaganza by "Bandof Bhaderwah" in which musicenthusiasts GP singers presentedbest of folk and contemporarymusic.
The artists mesmerized theaudience with Music & Melody.Musical evening was aimed atpromoting music and culturalharmony amongst youth.
Initiative by Army is aimedto select and field talented play-ers at state & national level.Selected players will furtherdrive and inspire their peergroup and local youth to achieveexcellence in sports.
Semis lineup drawn in Inter-Collegiate Volleyball Tourney
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 12: Semifinalsposition has been cleared in theongoing Inter Collegiate Volleyball(Men) Tournament 2018-19, beingorganized by the Directorate ofSports & Physical Education,University of Jammu at UniversityVolleyball Courts, here.
Earlier, in the quarterfinalmatches, GDC, Hiranagar beatGDC Bhaderwah by (2-0) sets,GDC Kathua outplayed PGDepartment by (2-1) sets, GDCUdhampur defeated GDC RS Puraby (2-0) sets and GGM ScienceCollege beat GDC Samba by (2-0)sets.
The semifinal matches andfinal match of the tournament willbe played on October 15, 2018.
The matches were officiated bythe technical penal of expertsincluding Naresh Kumar, AmitSharma, Amarjit Singh, Mulkhrajand Manik Nargotra.
The Tournament was conduct-ed under the supervision of DrDaud Iqbal Baba, Director,Directorate of Sports & PhysicalEducation, University of Jammu.
Meanwhile in Inter-CollegiateKabaddi Tournament, GDC
Ramban beat GDC RS Pura by 29points (43-14), PG Departmentdefeated Govt MAM College by34 points (59-25), GDC Poonchoutplayed GDC Rajouri by 4points (33-29) and GDC Sambadrubbed GDC Hiranagar by 1point (37-36).
The match officials were AjayGupta, Anil Sharma, DheerajSharma, Keshav Singh, AmandeepSingh.
Meanwhile, semifinal matchesof Table Tennis Championshipwere played today at GymnasiumHall, University of Jammu.
In Women Section, PGDepartment beat YCET by (3-2) inthe first semifinal, while GDCKathua defeated GCW Udhampurby (3-1).
In Men Section, GCET beatMBS by (3-2) in the first semifianl,while in the second semifinal,GDC, Udhampur beat PGDepartment by (3-2).
The matches were officiated byRekha Ratra, Sanjeev Sharma,Gourav Sharma, Ankit Sharma,Gourav Raina and Jeevan Lalunder the overall supervision ofRavish Vaid (TT Coach),University of Jammu.
BSF Inter Frontier Judo, Wushu, Gymnastics,Taekwondo Championships conclude
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 12: BSF InterFrontier Games of Judo,Wushu,Gymnastics and Taekwondo con-cluded at Hargobind BhatnagarStadium, BSF Campus, Paloura,here today.
Around 900 sportspersons ofall Frontiers of Border SecurityForce participated in these fourdays competitions.
Reiterating the commitmentfor better and healthy life, RamAwtar, IG BSF said that outdoorgames leads to physical as well asmental health of soldiers who arededicated to serve the nation withhigher synergy levels, adding thatBSF has recognized the need tomaintain a proper equilibriumbetween a healthy mind andhealthy body to achieve sustained
professional efficiency.Dr Nirmal Singh, Speaker,
Jammu and Kashmir LegislativeAssembly presided over the clos-ing ceremony.
Jammu Frontier emergedoverall Champion.
In Judo, North Bengal,Punjab and Rajasthan bagged firstthree position, while in Wushu,Jammu, South Bengal and Tripuraclaimed first, second and thirdposition.
In Gymnastic, Jammu, Punjaband Gujarat won the first threepositions, while in Taekwondo,Jammu, Gujarat, and Punjabbagged first, second and thirdplace resepctively.
The meet was declared closedby Dr Nirmal Singh.
Winner of inter-school debate competition posing along withdignitaries.
12-member J&K Speedball team leaves for Sr Nationals
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 12: J&KSports Speedball Associationselected 12 players for SeniorNational SpeedballChampionship 2018, beingorganized by the SpeedballFederation of India at Delhifrom tomorrow.
The selected players wereflagged off by Pooja Malhotra(Founder Patron JKSB) in thepresence of Association mem-bers including President RaviTikku, Vice President AtulHans, KL Dogra and PawanKumar.
The General Secretary of theAssociation, Sunny Nanda will
lead the selected team compris-ing of the players namely SahilJanjua, Ankit Sharma, JanviSharma, Gurmanjeet Singh,Kulbushan Sharma, ManpreetKour, Mansi Slathia, AdityaAithmai, Sandeep Sharma, JatinGupta and Paramjeet Singh.Deepika will also accompanythe team as manager.
Selected J&K Speedball team posing along with dignitaries and officials before leaving forSenior National Championship.
Khelo India Boxing C’ship on Oct 15-16Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 12: Jammu and Kashmir Amateur BoxingAssociation in collaboration with J&K State Sports Council isorganising Jammu District Khelo India Boxing Championship,under the age group of 14/17 years for boys and girls on October 15and 16 at Indoor Sports Complex, MA Stadium, here.
According to a handout issued here, the players desirous to takepart in the Championship have been advised to enrol their nameswith Senior Boxing Coach, Anil Wadhera (9419212497) at IndoorSports Complex, MA Stadium.
Saving Bank Account details of the players are mandatory.
Sainik School Nagrota wins Sahodaya Athletics Championship
Suhani wins girls singles TT title
Winners posing for a group photograph along with chiefguest and other dignitaries during closing ceremony of BSFInter Frontier Competitions.
