Police DAV athletes win Rs 5.86-L at national meets

Police DAV Public School in Jalandhar has long been known for promoting sports by providing both coaching and the necessary infrastructure to nurture the talent of budding players. The school offers training in as many as 28 sporting disciplines, including archery and shooting, facilities that few other schools provide.

The players of the school have brought laurels to their alma mater by winning a total cash prize of Rs 5,86,500 at the national-level DAV Sports tournaments. They secured gold medals in several disciplines, including archery, athletics, badminton, cricket, football, handball, hockey, judo, karate, swimming and wrestling.

To recognise and encourage these winning athletes, the DAV management presented them with a cash prize of Rs 5,100 each. In particular, athletes from athletics and swimming brought additional glory to the school by winning multiple gold medals. The students received cash prizes of Rs 5,100 per gold medal through demand drafts, corresponding to the number of medals they had won.

Among the top swimmers from the school are Devansh, who won four gold medals — two in freestyle and two in relay events — in the under-14 category. He received a cash award of Rs 20,400. Rajvir also won four gold medals in the under-14 category and received the same amount. Harshmeet bagged three gold medals in the under-19 category. Puneet, Udhav Kanda, Krishna Kunwar, Paras Kumar Lekhi and Divjot Singh won two gold medals each, while Sukhraj claimed one.

Among the girls, Rehat Bath won three gold medals in the under-17 category, while Pavni Bhatia secured two gold medals, as did Anshpreet Kaur and Deepkiran. Tamanpreet and Mansha Goel each won one gold medal as well.

Principal Dr Rashmi Vij congratulated the winning athletes and their coaches and applauded them for their achievements. “In our school, we provide the best facilities and coaching to players who want to excel in sports. Our teachers make extra efforts for such students, ensuring they do well in academics too. Hockey Olympian Hardik studied on our campus right from the beginning. All players who score more than 80 per cent marks in their annual results are rewarded. A footballer from our school who spent two months in a national camp was also our topper eight to nine years ago. We understand that a child can excel in one faculty, but we train our children to strike a balance between sports and academics and take out time for both,” she said.