Chandigarh: Medal haul for Aashiana Snehalaya athletes

Aashiana Snehalaya students bagged a rich haul of medals in the Chandigarh Athletics Championships. In the U-6 event, Priya, Aarushi and Monika bagged the team silver medal. In the U-8 event, Sanjana bagged team bronze, while Tanya and Durga claimed the relay bronze. In the U-12 event, Pooja got the second position. Antima won the U-18 gold medal and Renu claimed bronze in the U-20 event. Sports teacher Mahima congratulated the winners.

Football coach felicitated

Faculty and football coach of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22, Bhupinder Singh Pinka was awarded a commendation certificate by Rajya Sabha MP Satnam Sandhu during the appreciation awards by the Chandigarh Teachers Association. As many as 19 teachers of various government schools were conferred appreciation awards. Pinka, a former national level player, has the honour of coaching young female footballers and his trainees have played many national and international competitions.

Honour for Sector 20 schoolteacher

Former twice national gold medalist Judoka and now a faculty at Government Model Senior Secondary School in Sector 20, Jyotsna was honoured with Special Award by Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Teacher’s Day. Her school team had won 10 medals in 2023 and 25 medals last year. This year, her team clinched the boys’ U-17 overall championship and finished runners-up in the boys’ U-19 event.