HEALTH

Blood camp today
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 30
The Thalassaemic Children Welfare Association (TCWA), Chandigarh, has urged voluntary donors and social organisations to come forward to donate blood for the welfare of thalassaemics.

In an effort to meet the shortage of blood during summer months, the TCWA has planned to organise six blood donation camps this year at Zakir Hall-A, (Research Block), PGI.

The fifth camp in this series, to be held from 8.30 am to 1.30 pm, will be inaugurated by Jagjit Singh, councillor, here tomorrow. The last camp will be held on July 14.

Chandigarh, June 30
Surender Preet Singh of Patiala stole the show on the opening day of the 8th Punjab State Inter-School Shooting Championship-2007 that commenced at the shooting range here today.

Surender, a student of Malwa Senior Secondary School, Patiala, scored 572/600 in the air rifle men championship held under the category of International Shooter Students’ Federation (ISSF).

At least 75 shooters from schools of Chandigarh and Punjab are taking part in the two-day event organised by the Punjab Rifle Shooting Association.

The events in sub-junior and junior categories were arranged in both the air rifle and air pistol events in 16 disciplines.

Param Deep Maru, a product of Dashmesh Girls Senior Secondary Public School, Badal, got 380 out of 400 points.

She placed herself at the top in the air rifle event in the women’s category.

The top title of the air pistol event in the women’s category was grabbed by Mandeep Sandhu of the same school. She garnered 340/400 points.

With 368/400 points, Kuldeep Kumar did National High School, Phillaur, proud by clinching the top position in the pistol junior men’s category.

Chandigarh, June 30
Rahul Bakshi is just 16, but this Chandigarh boy is one of two junior golfers to have been called for trials to select an Indian amateur open team for the Nomura Cup Amateur Golf Championship to be held in Taipei in October.

Just back after winning the Delhi Golf Club Open Junior Golf Championship, Rahul is all set for the trials in Delhi as also for the World Junior Golf Championships to be held in San Diego from July 15.

With amateurs like Gagandeep Bhullar turning professional golfers, the organisers have invited two juniors, Rahul and Chikka Rangappa, for the trials.

It was an easy victory for the Chandigarh junior golfer at the DGC course. He started well, sinking five birdies against three bogeys to tie with Bhawani Singh Rathore with a two-under score of 70 on the first day. The hot and humid conditions on the second day saw Rahul finish with a three-over card of 75.

But despite this poor show, he led on the second day, with Rathore returning a poor score of 80.

Intermittent showers on the third day led to suspension of play for brief spells twice. A three-over card of 75 was enough to take Rahul to a nine-stroke over Rashid Khan of Delhi. A two-over score of 74 saw Rahul clinch the title with a six-over score of 294.

One week earlier, Rahul clinched the Pro-am title at the Golden Greens in Gurgaon. He also finished second in the Southern Indian Junior Golf Championship at Coimbatore in the first week of June.

Rahul who cleared the matric examination from St John’s School with 84 per cent marks is these days working on his short game.

He is all set to concentrate on reading the lines while putting. And with Jesse Grewal at hand, Rahul is sure to master the putting. He has also been selected for the Oil India Golf Scholarship from August last. The sponsorships come only after the junior tag goes.

Rahul, who turns 17 on October 5, also took part in the Indian Open pro event last year.

“Although I missed the cut, the experience was wonderful,” said Rahul.