SAI training centre outperform their counterparts in table tennis
Sports Correspondent
Ludhiana, October 27
Trainees of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) proved their mettle in table tennis in boys’ category in the district-level games (boys and girls U-25) on Saturday.
The Guru Nanak Stadium coaching centre secured second position while Kundan Vidya Mandir and the Punjab Agricultural University ranked third in table tennis.
The three-day event includes 17 games being conducted by the Punjab Sports Department under the state government’s “Mission Tandrust Punjab” to encourage youngsters to participate in sports.
In handball, the Satish Chander Dhawan Government College and PAU Smart School bagged top honours in the boys’ and girls’ categories, respectively.
In the boys’ section, PAU Smart School and PAU secured second and third positions, respectively whereas in the girls’ group, Amrit Indo Canadian Academy, Ladian, stood first and PAU finished second runners-up, respectively.
Results of District-Level Games (U-25)
Weightlifting (girls)
- Below 59-kg: 1st Monika, 2nd Navjot Kaur and 3rd Baljinder Kaur
- Below 64-kg: 1st Diksha Sharma, 2nd Mandeep Kaur and 3rd Priyanka Kumari
- Below 71-kg: 1st Loveleen Kaur and 2nd Simranjeet Kaur
- Below 76-kg: 1st Manpreet Kaur and 2nd Kamalpreet Kaur
- Below 81-kg: 1st Seena Mago
- Plus 85-kg: 1st Mehak Sharma and 2nd Narinder Kaur
Football (Boys’ semifinals)
- Bhukhari beat Jagraon 2-0 and Gurusar Sadhar beat Pakhowal 1-0
Football (girls’ semifinals)
- Gurusar Sadhar beat Sarabha 2-0 and Dakha beat Pakhowal 1-0
Basketball (boys’ semifinals)
- Guru Nanak Club beat BCM Club 59-28 and Police Lines Club beat Swat Club 37-20.
Judo (girls)
- Below 48-kg: 1st Aman of Khalsa College for Women, 2nd Geeta of Ramgarhia Girls College and 3rd Mona of Master Tara Singh Memorial College
- Below 52-kg: 1st Kaushalya of Ramgarhia Girls College, 2nd Anjali of Master Tara Singh Memorial College and 3rd Neetu of Master Tara Singh Memorial College
