 Jammu, Sept 3: District Udhampur boys and district Kathua girls clinched boys and girls title trophies respectively in the inter-district state level under-19 badminton tournament, organised by the Department of Youth Services and Sports (DYSS) at BSF Stadium, here today.
In boys final, Udhampur trounced district Srinagar 2-0. The Results: Vikram bt Ishan 21-16, 21-11; Vikram and Dhanajay bt Ishan and Sharib 2-0 (21-10, 21-18.
Meanwhile, in girls final, district Kathua defeated visiting Srinagar team 2-0. The Results: Shikha Sharma bt Intzar 21-07, 21-00; Shikha and Durga bt Intzar and Asama 21-09, 21-08.
Earlier, host Jammu district could not do well in both boys and girls sections thus lost in the preliminary rounds in both the events.
In the concluding function, Deputy Director (Central), DYSS, Kanchan Bala was chief guest, who gave away winners and runners-up trophies as also other individual prizes. She was all praise for the teams from Udhampur, Kathua and Srinagar districts for their outstanding performance in the competition. Interacting with the finalist teams, she asked the shutters to put in extra hard work so as to excel in the upcoming National School Games. |
