Deepak Thakur of Fatehgarh Sahib emerges fastest runner

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Ludhiana, August 22

Deepak Thakur from Fatehgarh Sahib clocked 12:65 seconds to win the 100-metre sprint and was adjudged the fastest runner on the second and penultimate day of the Punjab State (U-14) Games for Boys being played here on Thursday.

Shanpreet Singh of Ludhiana took 12:80 seconds to follow him closely at the second place while Gurnishan Singh from Moga with timings of 12:92 seconds finished at third spot.

These games are being organised jointly by the Punjab Sports Department and the Punjab State Sports Council under the Tandrust Punjab Mission and to celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. Over 300 participants are competing in different sports disciplines at various venues across the district.

In football, Mansa along with Patiala, Jalandhar and Muktsar wrapped up their matches to storm into the knock-out stage. Mansa overpowered Sangrur 1-0; Patiala beat Moga 2-0; Jalandhar blanked Bathinda 3-0 and Muktsar survived some anxious moments against hosts Ludhiana before clinching the cliff-hanger 1-0.

In badminton, Jalandhar and Pathankot registered victories in semifinals to set up the title clash. Jalandhar defeated Gurdaspur 2-0, while Pathankot stunned Ludhiana in an identical fashion 2-0 to book berths in the final.

Likewise, in table tennis, Jalandhar and Mohali faced a little challenge from their respective opponents before winning the semifinals. Jalandhar edged out Barnala 3-0 and Mohali beat Sangrur 3-0 to secure berths in the summit clash.

Other results of the day

• Athletics (Long jump): 1st Akarmitpartap Singh from Gurdaspur, 2nd Gurkaran Singh from Amritsar and 3rd Gurpreet Singh from Hoshiarpur.
• Shot-put: 1st Sehbaz Singh from Gurdaspur, 2nd Harmandeep Singh from Fazilka and 3rd Amitoj Singh from Bathinda.
• High-jump: 1st Gurvinder Pal Singh from Nawanshahr, 2nd Sahiljot Singh from Faridkot and 3rd Sehjot Singh from Bathinda.
• Discus throw: 1st Dewansh Jagga from Fazilka, 2nd Taranpreet Singh from Amritsar and 3rd Jashan Sandhu.
• Kho-kho (quarterfinals): Patiala beat Kapurthala 8-7; Sangrur beat Mohali 14-4; Ludhiana beat Moga 8-5 and Jalandhar beat Muktsar 10-9.
• Basketball (quarterfinals): Muktsar beat Jalandhar 50-39; Ludhiana beat Amritsar 37-23; Mohali beat Fatehgarh Sahib 36-15 and Patiala beat Faridkot 36-22.
• Boxing (quarterfinals): 28 to 30 kg: Dilshad from Sangrur beat Nirmal from Amritsar; Sushant from Hoshiarpur beat Razak Ali from Barnala; Monu from Mansa beat Vishesh from Patiala; Onkar Singh from Tarn Taran beat Dhruv Rawat from Muktsar.
• Boxing (30 to 32 kg): Dimple from Patiala beat Amandeep from Jalandhar; Arman from Sangrur beat Abhaydeep from Tarn Taran; Narain from Bathinda beat Salil from Barnala; Jashan from Amritsar beat Honey from Fazilka.
• Boxing (32 to 34 kg): Bunty from Fazilka beat Karanveer from Bathinda; Akashdeep from Fatehgarh Sahib beat Nitin from Hoshiarpur; Husanpreet from Sangrur beat Navjot from Barnala and Vishaldeep from Amritsar beat Puneet from Fazilka.
• Boxing (34 to 36 kg): Harwinder from Sangrur beat Ajeet Kumar from Jalandhar; Sumit Salaria from Amritsar beat Puneet from Fazilka; Nishanjeet from Ferozepur beat Manveer from Patiala; Kunal from Hoshairpur beat Ranbir from Bathinda.
• Boxing (36 to 38 kg): Udaybir from Barnala beat Harpreet from Pathankot; Kabir from Patiala beat Opinderjeet from Mansa; Nitin from Fatehgarh Sahib beat Shivam from Hoshiarpur; Akash from Bathinda beat Prabhal from Ferozepur.
• Volleyball (quarterfinals): Muktsar beat Pathankot 2-0; Ludhiana beat Moga 2-0; Amritsar beat Faridkot 2-0 and Mohali beat Bathinda 2-0.
• Judo (below 25 kg): 1st Sahib from Patiala, 2nd Daksh Bhagat from Amritsar and 3rd Hardeep Singh from Bathinda and Salman Khan from Ropar.
• Judo (below 30 kg): 1st Harwinder Singh from Ropar, 2nd Vivek Kumar from Patiala and 3rd Taranpreet Singh from Hoshiarpur and Dalwinder Singh from Faridkot.
• Judo (below 35 kg): 1st Shivansh from Jalandhar, 2nd Dev Karan from Mohali and 3rd Parwinder Singh from Ropar and Karan Kumar from Gurdaspur.
• Judo (below 40 kg): Nakul from Jalandhar, 2nd Parshant Kumar from Patiala and 3rd Navdeep from Ropar and Harsh from Amritsar.
• Kabaddi circle style (quarterfinals): Kapurthala beat Jalandhar 20-4; Moga beat Amritsar 40-27; Gurdaspur beat Faridkot 30-15 and Ferozepur got walkover against Nawanshahr.