Sports & Allied News
POONCH, Oct 17:
Senior team of the Shaheed Manjit Singh Memorial Volleyball Club won the Volleyball title beating their Junior team in straight sets 25-18, 25-19, 24-23 in the three days Avoid Drugs Play Sports festival held under the banner of J&K Excise Department in collaboration with Shaheed Manjit Singh Club at Government Degree College (GDC) grounds, here today.
The Kabaddi title went to Department of Youth Services and sports team, who beat Kalai Club 19:17 in the final. In traditional Stone lifting and Wrist Holding events, Mohd Zubir emerged champion.
The finals of the twin events officiated by the technical penal including Narinder Kumar, Sidarat Bhatti, Mohd Ikhlaq, Shabir Malik, Iftikhaar Bhatti and Mohd Ajaz.
In the valedictory function, Deputy Commissioner, Poonch, Rahul Yadav was chief guest while DySP Headquarters, Ajaz Bhatt and international spiker, Saqlain Tariq were guests of honour. Around 400 young athletes took part in this three-day sports festival. Excise and Taxation Officer, Varinder Singh Pawar presented vote of thanks. Among those prominent present were Prof Shamim Bandey, Imtiaz Salaria (Councillor), Balvinder Singh Baghi and Mohd Aslam (Sarpanch).
