350 take part in athletics meet in Ludhiana village

Ludhiana, August 16

Around 350 participants (boys and girls) took part in the inaugural edition of the athletics meet, organised at Jathedar Santokh Singh Margind Stadium near the historic Gurdwara Flahi Sahib at Duley village in Ludhiana district.

The meet was dedicated to legendary athlete Milkha Singh, who passed away recently. Teja Singh Dhaliwal, an eminent sports promoter and general secretary, Punjab Basketball Association, gave away prizes to position holders. He also donated 50 sports uniforms, 24 footballs and a set of net for the use at the stadium. He expressed hope that it would encourage children of the area to take part actively in sports.

Addressing the gathering on the occasion, Dhaliwal said the stadium holds promise for future sprinters such as Milkha Singh and PT Usha since children and coaches were passionate about sports.

Daljeet Singh, Lakhvir Singh Rana, Jora Singh Duley, Paramjeet Singh and Davinder Singh Rania, besides coaches Kuldeep Pathak and Kulwinder Singh, were among those present.

Results

10-km race (boys): Mukul of Kila Raipur first, Sagar of Thareeke second and Nadeem Khan of Kila Raipur third; 5-km race (girls): Jaspreet Kaur of Kila Raipur first, Gagandeep Kaur of Kila Raipur second and Sonia of Rajshai Duley third; 3-km race (girls): Harmanjeet Kaur of Duley first, Jaskirat Kaur of Duley second and Bipandeep Kaur of Chupki third; 100-m race (boys): Gursharan Singh of Duley first, Isheer Singh of Duley second and Jagtar Singh of Duley third; 100-m race (girls): Mandeep Kaur of Duley first, Gagandeep Kaur of Duley second and Gursirat Kaur of Duley third; 3-km race (boys): Arshdeep Singh of Kila Raipur first, Jot of Duley second and Sehajpreet Singh of Rurka third. — OC

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