SPORTS

Harneet, Dipinder best athletes
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, November 25
Harneet Kaur of Class IX and Dipinder Singh of Class X were declared best athletes among girls and boys respectively, at the annual sports day of the Mount Carmel School, Sector 47, organised in their school premises here today. The day began with unfurling of the school flag by the Principal, Mr Charles Samuel, who declared the sports meet open. This was followed by an impressive march past by the contingents of four houses of the school. The school choir then sang the school anthem. Later, as many as 450 medals and prizes were awarded to the winners of various events.

Students also took part in various events like cap race, picking up ball and returning, eating the banana, shifting the balls from one basket to another pair race, train race, lemon and spoon race, aiming race, three-legged race, sack race, discuss throw, long and high jumps, 100 metre, 200 metre, 400 metre and various obstacle races. Tug of war and blind man’s walk were also conducted.

Cross-country race

Amravati Public School, located on the Ambala-Kalka Highway, today organised a cross-country race for its students. The race was flagged off by Principal of the school, Ms Poonam Gupta. It was divided into two categories — Nursery to KG and Class I to VI. The results are: Junior: Deepak 1, Rohit 2, Manjeet 3. special prize: Simerpreet. Senior: boys: Himanshu Jaggi 1, Nikhil Sethi 2, Keshav 3, Sher Singh 4. Girls: Aditi 1, Dipti Rana 2, Tamanna 3, Nitika Arora 4.

SD College win

GGD SD College, Chandigarh, bagged the Panjab University Inter-College Cricket ‘A’ Division (men) Championship, which concluded here today. PU campus got second place, while DAV College, Chandigarh, and Arya College, Ludhiana, secured third and fourth place, respectively.

In the matches played here today, GGD SD College defeated PU campus by a narrow margin of two runs.

Brief scores: GGD SDC: 215 runs all out in 47 overs (Bageshwar Bisht: 69 runs in 84 deliveries, Biswas Bhalla 31 runs in 65 deliveries, Amandeep Saggu 28 runs in 37 deliveries, Kirti 3 for 36, Herit Sharma 2 for 47). PU campus: 213 runs for nine (Lakshay Sharma 76 runs in 104 deliveries, Rajesh Sehgal 29 runs in 36 deliveries, Vikram Minhas 29 runs in 76 deliveries, VRV Singh 2 for 35, Amandeep Saggu 2 for 34, Harpreet Singh 2 for 32).

In the second tie, DAV College beat Arya College, Ludhiana, by five wickets. Brief scores: Arya College:154 runs all out in 38.2 overs (Gaurav Marwaha 32, Satish Chaudhary 31, Ravinder Dhand 5 for 24, Ravi Verma 2 for 26). DAVC: 155 runs for four in 32.4 overs (Ankur 39, Mohan Gill 29, AP Singh 25, Amit Sharma 23, Anurag Chopra 22, Amol Sharma 3 for 34).

Powerlifting meet

GGN Khalsa College, Ludhiana bagged the overall championship in the Panjab University Inter-College Powerlifting (men) Championship, played at PU campus, here on Monday.

SGGS College, Chandgarh got second place, while BAM Khalsa College, Garhshanker, and SGGS Khalsa College, Mahilpur, clinched third and fourth place, respectively.

DAV school shine

DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, defeated Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 35 by 75 runs in the final tie played at the DAV school grounds.

Earlier, DAV school captain won the toss and elected to bat first. They scored 140 runs in 25 overs. Amardeep, who scored 59 runs in 60 deliveries, helped DAV in putting up a total of 140 runs in 25 overs. But in reply, GMSSS-35 were bundled out for 65 runs.

Brief scores: DAVSSS-8: 140 runs in 25 overs (Amardeep Sonkar 21, Bharat Sharma 21, Pritpal 16, Raj Angad 2 for 20, Samandeep 2 for 21). GMSSS-35: 65 runs all out (Gourav 20, Raj Angad 17, Amardeep Sonkar 3 for six, Akashdeep 2 for 12, Pritpal Singh 2 for 15). Third place in this section went to Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 46. They defeated Sanjay Public School, Sector 44, by five wickets.

Billiards meet

On the first day of the Haryana State Senior and Junior Billiards and Snooker Championship played at Swastik Vihar, Panchkula, on Monday, Prince defeated Sukhbir 56-39, 43-46, 46-21, 59-18 in the junior section. In other match, Ankit beat Mandeep 56-31, 62-44, 51-45 and Gagan defeated Adil 28-55, 48-41, 44-41, 64-32.

Roller skating to figure in National Games
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, November 25
The roller skating fraternity is jubilant over the inclusion of the sport in the forthcoming 32nd National Games to be held in Hyderabad from December 13. The decision to formally consider roller skating as a medal sport for the 2006 Asian Games in Doha (Qatar) was taken during the Busan Asian Games in Korea. Subsequently the decision to include it in the 32nd National Games was taken by the members of the Indian Olympic Association and the National Games Organising Committee of Andhra Pradesh. Roller skating has a history of 38 years in India as skating nationals are being held regularly in different parts of the country.

Expressing his gratitude to the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr N. Chandra Babu Naidu, and the Indian Olympic Association, Mr Pradeep Ganeriwal, president of the Roller Skating Federation of India (RSFI), told this correspondent over phone from Kolkata that the maiden entry of the sport in the National Games would give it a fillip. He said the RSFI would give its whole-hearted support to the organising committee in making the event a grand success. The Roller Skating competition would be held in the MG International Rink, Visakhapatnam, from December 15 to 20 during the games.

Mr Inderpal Singh, a founder member of the RSFI, said though earlier the committee had only recommended speed and artistic events to be included, but lately, with persuasion by officials from north India, roller hockey had also got entry. He was also of the view that students aspiring for admission to various professional colleges should also be given credit for their achievements in the sport by the respective state sports departments.

Ms Madhu Bahl, Principal of KB DAV Centenary School, Sector 7, said, it was a great news for the skating community that now the sport would get a national recognition. Ms Bahl said for the past more than three years her school had been regularly holding national camps of the sport apart from conducting the Indo-UK skating test matches and the CBSE National Skating meet.

Meanwhile, confusion prevailed among the Chandigarh-based skaters since the Chandigarh Skating Association, which had hardly conducted any worthwhile skating activity during the past few years, was not clearing the names of members for the National Games, while its counterparts in Haryana and Punjab were active in selecting the teams for the games.

ADMINISTRATION

75 officers found absent from duty
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, November 25
As many as 75 officers and other employees in different departments of district administration were found absent during a surprise check conducted by Deputy Commissioner, Ms Satwanti Ahlawat, at Mini Secretariat here today.

The surprise check began at 10 minutes past nine and was conducted till 9. 45 am. Accompanied by the SDM, Mr Inder Singh and City Magistrate, Ms Ritu Chaudhary, the Deputy Commissioner checked various offices in the Secretariat, including her own staff, office of Additional Deputy Commissioner, SDM, Tehsil, District Development and Panchayat Officer, District Town Planner, Panchayati Raj, DPRO, District Statistical Office, District Social Welfare, Treasury Office and Excise and Taxation Office.

It is learnt that maximum absenteism was found in the District Town Planning office and in the Excise and Taxation office.

In the latter department, other than one Excise Taxation Officer, all others were found to be absent. The EDC has now sought an explanation from all defaulters.