Haryana men and Pepsu women champs

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CHANDIGARH, NOV 29
The Haryana men’s team and the Pepsu women’s team emerged champions in the three-day 21st National Circle Kabaddi Championships which concluded at the Sector 17 Football Stadium here today.
The Haryana men’s team outplayed Uttar Pradesh by 30-15 points while the Pepsu women defeated hosts Chandigarh by 39-15.
The Haryana men enjoyed an upper heand throughout the final as their raiders Naresh, Vikam, Parkash and Kala were virtually proved unstoppable., Their best catcher was Sunil.
Earlier, in the men’s semi-final matches, Haryana ousted hosts Chandigarh by 31-15 points. In the second semi-final Uttar Pradesh got the better of Punjab by 40-20 points.
Priyanka, Ritu and Meenu while their catchers Anu and Sukhjeet were outstanding and Pepsu recorded an effortless 32-5 verdict in the women’s final.
Former Punjab Health Minister Dr. Baldev Raj was the chief guest and distributed the prizes.

Haryana to recognise shooting ball

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CHANDIGARH, NOV 29
The Haryana Government will accord recognition to the Shooting ball game at school level to popularise this game in the state.
This was stated by the Education, Health and Social Welfare Minister, Ms.Geeta Bhukkal, while speaking as the cief guest at the concluding function of the 28th National Shooting Ball Championship organised at Government Senior Secondary School, Jhajjar today.
In the men's category, AIMS of Delhi bagged the first position, while Rajasthan finished runners-up. In the women's category Vidarbha obtained the first position and Punjab were second.
In the junior boys category, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh stood first and second, respectively. In junior girls category Maharashtra were the champions and Uttar Pradesh runners-up.
In the sub-junior boys category Vidarbha got first and Punjab second position. In
Sub-junior girls category Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra were first and second position, respectively.
Ms. Geeta Bhukkal gave away prizes to the winners.
Speaking on this occasion, she announced that a new sports policy had been introduced in the State under which the amount of cash prizes had been increased
considerably, besides making a provision of reservation for the sportspersons in the government jobs. The Sports stadiums were being constructed in the villages to provide better facilities to the rural budding players so far as many as 171 sports stadiums had been constructed in the villages.

Chandigarh men and women maintain winning spree

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CHANDIGARH, NOV 28
Hosts Chandigarh and Haryana recorded victories in the men’s section on the second day of the 21st National Circle Kabaddi Championship being played at the Sector 17 Football Stadium here today.
Maintaining their winning spree, Chandigarh defeated Delhi by 25-10 points. Raider Parveen Kumar scored six points for the winners. Catcher Darshandeep contributed seven points.
Haryana beat Jammu and Kashmir by 17 points. Devinder and Rajesh scored 6 and 5 points, respectively, for Hrayana. For J&K Vaneet got four points.
In another encounter, Uttar Pradesh outpointed Himachal Pradesh by 36-16 points. Ram Bilas scored nine points as raider and Devinder Kumar secured eight points as catcher for the winners.
Haryana also defeated Karnataka by 30-20 points with Devinder and Rajesh scoring eight and seven points, respectively. Surinder contributed six points.
In the women section, Chandigarh outplayed Maharashtra by 35-20 points. Hardeep and Ravneet scored 7 and 6 points, respectively.
Maharashtra women beat Karnataka by 26-17. Kamble scored 7 points as a raider and Surita secured six points.
The Chandigarh women also defeated Haryana by 47 -25 points. For Chandigarh, Seema and Pararnjit scored nine and five points, respectively.
Haryana team Raider Joyti scored seven points for Haryana. Arti Cabher scored 8 points.

Ravinder to lead Punjab in Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy

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CHANDIGARH, NOV 28
Defender Ravinder Pal Singh of Sant Bana Hazara Singh Football Academy, Nikki Ghuman, will lead the Punjab team in the 32nd Sub-Junior National Football Championship for Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy which commenced today at Gurgaon, according to Punjab Football Academy secretary Arjuna Awardee Inder Singh.
Punjab will play Himachal Pradesh on November 29 in their preliminary round IV programme. Their next fixture is against Jammu and Kashmir on December 1 and on December 3, they are pitted against Uttrakhan.
The team: Goalkeepers: Agya Pal Singh, Sukhpreet Singh (both Sant Bana Hazara Singh Football Academy, Nikki Ghuman).
Defenders: Vishal Singh, Ravinder Pal Singh (captain, both Sant Bana Hazara Singh Football Academy, Nikki Ghuman), Jashan Preet Singh (Mahilpur Football Academy), Gurwinder Singh (Sant Bana Hazara Singh Football Academy, Nikki Ghuman), Harwinder Singh (Khanna), Manraj Singh (Sant Bana Hazara Singh Football Academy, Nikki Ghuman), Sukhjit Singh (Mahilpur FA).
Midfielders: Shubham Kumar (Khanna), Gourav Kumar, Harmanjot Singh (both Sant Bana Hazara Singh Football Academy, Nikki Ghuman), Jagroop Singh (Mahilur FA), Sukhchain Singh (Sant Bana Hazara Singh Football Academy, Nikki Ghuman), Shebhaj Khan (Malerkotla), Jarmanpreet Singh (Sant Bana Hazara Singh Football Academy, Nikki Ghuman), Pawan Kumar (Miranwin FA, Tarn Taran).
Strikers: Jatinder Singh Rurka FA), Gurpreet Singh and Lovepreet Singh (both Sant Bana Hazara Singh Football Academy, Nikki Ghuman).
Coach: Kanwaljit Singh (SAI Centre, Phagwara). Manager: Davinder Singh (coach, Sant Bana Hazara Singh Football Academy).

Impressive start by Chandigarh men and women

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CHANDIGARH, NOV 27
Chandigarh men and women started their campaing with impressive victories on the opening day of the 21st Senior Nation Circle Kabaddi Men & Women Championships at the Sector 17 Football Stadium here today.
In the men’s section Chandigarh proved too good for Maharashtra whom they handed out a 60-21 thrashing.
Jasvinder Singh and Ashok were the best raiders for Chandigarh by scoring 10 and 8 points, respectively. Palvinder Singh and Aprit Pal Singh scored 8 and 7 points, respectively, as catchers.
From the Maharashtra team, Aggarwal Suchit and Kumar Khre scored 6 and 5 points, respectively as raiders. Deshmukh and Aspura scored 4 and 3, points respectively, as the best catchers.
In another encounter, Himachal defeated Vidharba by 44-23 points. Satinder Kumar was the best raider for Himachal with eight points. Jagmeet contributed 7 points. Catcherers Naresh Kumar and Radhe Sham got 6 and 5 points, respectively, for Himachal Pradesh.
For Vidharba, Akash Arun scored 7 points and Amit Kaushal 8.
The Chandigarh also started their campign with a 35- 20 verdict against Maharashtrra in the women’s category.
Raiders Jaspreet Kaur and Ajnu Shulma scored 7 and 6 points, respectively, for the winners. For Maharashtra Kamble and Shinde scored 6 and 5 points, respectively.
Earlier, Punjab Transport Minister Master Mohan Lal inaugurated the meet.
Tomorrow’s matches will start at 9:30 a.m.

Mukesh and Muniyappa tied for lead after round 3

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MUMBAI, November 27
Mukesh Kumar of Mhow and Bangalore’s C Muniyappa are the joint leaders at 11 under 159 after round three of the Aircel-PGTI’s Crompton Greaves Open 2009, a Rs. 80 lakh event being played at The Willingdon Sports Club, Mumbai. Mukesh carded a four under 60 in round three while Muniyappa returned a card of two under 62. Australia’s Kunal Bhasin and Delhi golfer Shamim Khan are tied third at 10 under 160.
The course at The Willingdon Sports Club is undergoing renovation and being re-turfed. As a result of this, holes 7, 8 and 9 are not in play during this event. However, 18 holes will constitute one stipulated round in round three and four. The players will play holes 1 to 6 and then holes 10 to 18 before repeating holes 1, 2 and 3. The par for the course in round three and four is 64.
Mukesh Kumar (51, 48, 60), the 2007-08 Aircel-PGTI Order of Merit winner, shot into contention with a solid round of four under on Friday. Mukesh, who was in fifth place after round two, came up with some great bunker shots to set up birdie putts within four feet on the fourth, fifth, 12th and 18th. The 44-year-old also hit it quite close on the ninth, 11th and 14th, the other holes where he picked up birdies. He bogeyed the eighth, 10th and 16th.
Muniyappa (49, 48, 62) made six birdies against four bogeys on Friday in his round of 62. He hit an amazing four-iron second shot to within four feet to make birdie on the first. He then chipped-in from the left edge on the ninth for another remarkable birdie.
Kunal Bhasin and Shamim Khan are tied third at 10 under 160 while Gurki Shergill, Feroz Ali Mollah,Harmeet Kahlon and Shaquill Shane lie tied fifth at eight under 162.

Rashid Khan wins LG Western India Amateur

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PUNE, NOV 27
Rashid Khan won the LG Western India Amateur title in comfortable fashion. In the final round today at the Par-71 Poona Club Golf Course, Rashid shot a round of even-par 71, and with a tournament total of one-under 283, the Delhi player won by a margin of five shots.
Rahul Bajaj had to be content with a runner-up finish after he carded a round of four-over 75 to finish five shots back. The best round of the week, however, was delivered by Saurabh Bahuguna who returned a card of five-under 66 to jump to third place with his total at ten-over 294. Gagan Verma and Chikkarangappa were one shot further back at tied fourth place while Pune’s Aditya Bhandarkar slipped to sixth place with a round of 77 today.
It was Rahul Bajaj who got off to a great start with his approach shot on the first hole leaving him with a three-foot putt for birdie which he duly converted to cut down the margin. But he followed that up with a double bogey on the next hole and from that point on it looked like an uphill task for Bajaj to be able to come from behind for an upset. The scored hovered around the same margin for the next few holes with Rashid making some very good saves to ensure that he did not lose any shots.
A fantastic drive on the short par-4 10th seemed to offer a ray of hope for Bajaj as he was left with a very short putt for eagle and that would have reduced the deficit to just one shot. While Bajaj converted his putt, Rashid seemed to wake up from his sedate approach to drill a thirty-foot putt into the hole for birdie. That was perhaps the crushing blow and from there on Rashid held on comfortably to secure his win.
Leading scores: 283: Rashid Khan (69,71,72,71), 288: Rahul Bajaj (69,67,77,75), 294: Saurabh Bahuguna (77,73,78,66), 295: Chikkarangappa (73,75,73,74), 295: Gagan Verma (73,75,72,75), 297: Aditya Bhandarkar (73,73,74,77), 297: Vikram Rana (76,72,71,78), 298: Arshdeep Tiwana (71,75,77,75), 300: H.S.Kang (74,80,70,76), 302: Karan Taunk (76,76,73,77), 303: Kanishk Madan (74,75,76,78), 304: Angad Cheema (74,79,76,75), 304: Moin Malak (76,77,75,76).

Holy Child-A girls, DPS Pinjore cagers win

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PANCHKULA, NOV 26
Holy Child School Girls Team A won the 4th Chand Trehan Basketball Tournament for the fourth consecutive year by defeating Holy Child School Team B by 35-25 points in the final played at the Hold Child School courts here today.
Gul Walia was the highest scorer with 22 points for the winners. Srishti Ramavat and Arshiya Nain contributed six points each for Team A. For Holy Child School (Team – B), Simriti Ahuja and Mrinalini Chauhan scored 8 points each.
Delhi Public School, Pinjore defeated ST. Xaviers School, Panchkula for the third position.
Delhi Public School, Pinjore beat St. Xavier’s of Panchkula by 60-40 in the boys final. Delhi Public School owed their triumph to Karan Malik (34) and Tarun (15). St. Xavier’s School were served well by Sarfraj (24) and Shubam Joshi (10).
Gul Walia (Holy Child School, Panchkula) and Shabaz Singh (St. Xavier’s School, Panchkula) received the best players’ awards among girls and boys, respectively.

Jacob congratulates CH Academy players for winning Junior Nehru Hockey

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CHANDIGARH, NOV 26
Former Chandigarh Administrator Lt Gen (Retd) Jacob-Farj-Rafael Jacob congratulated the members of the victorious Chandigarh Hockey Academy, a venture of the Chandigarh Administration, boys who represented Government Model High School, Sector 42-B and won the prestigious ATS 38th Nehru Junior Hockey Tournament at the Sector 42 Sports Complex here on November 14. Government Model High School defeated Dhudial Khalsa Higher Secondary School, Patiala, by 3-0 in the final.
Expressing his happiness over the CH Academy’s continued excellent performance, Lt Gen Jacob in a communication to former Chandigarh Sports Director-cum-Additional Deputy Commissioner Inderjit Singh Sandhu, said “Please convey my congrats to all the boys and the coach.”
The former Chandigarh Administrator-cum-Punjab Governor Lt Gen Jacob complimented Mr Sandhu for his and the Sports Department’s combined efforts for nourishing and nursing the Chandigarh Football Hockey Academy. The General said this is all possible “all due to your efforts.”
Thanking Lt Gen Jacob, Mr Sandhu informed the former Punjab Governor that “It is a matter of pride for all of us, although some of us are no longer actively associated. Your project has been very successful.”
It may be recalled that the Chandigarh Football Academy is the brain-child of Lt Gen Jacob. Under his initiative, the Chandigarh Football Academy came into existence in 2000 and two years later, the Chandigarh Administrator introduced hockey academy with induction of 24 players in the age group of 11-12 for a six-year scientific training. More batches were inducted in the subsequent years. Later, the ambitious project is known as Chandigarh Football Hockey Academy.
The Chandigarh Sports Department has also added hockey girls and cricketers training under its wing.

Ludhiana women claim overall trophy

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LUDHIANA, NOV 26
Hosts Ludhiana bagged the overall trophy with 21 points in the Punjab State Games for Women at the Guru Nanak Stadium here today. Sangrur were runners-up with 20 points. Jalandhar had to remain satisfied themselves with the third positon with 17 points.
Jalandhar won the athletic trophy by securing 59 points. Sangrur secured 37 points for the runners-up trophy. Ludhiana finished third with 21 points. In 4x400 metres relay Jalandhar bagged gold clocking 4:00.57. Sangrur won silver in 4:18.57 and Ludhiana got bronze in 4:24.12
Ludhiana defeated Sangrur in badminton final. Staffi Kala of Ludhiana beat Damanpreet Kaur 21-17,2 1-15 whereas Staffi and Harveen outpointedMuskan Sohi and Damanprrt Kaur 21-11, 21-17. Jalandhar and Patiala were jointly awarded the bronze medal.
Ludhiana got the better of Amritsar by 51-45 in the basketball final. Kiranjit Kaur scored 19 for the winning side. Jagroop Kaur’s efforts went in vain despite scoring 31 points. Jalandhar outplayed Patiala by 70-38 for bronze.
The kho-kho title went to Sangrur who defeated Patiala by 5-3, 3-2 in the final. Ludhiana beat Jalandhar 5-3, 3-2 for bronze Medal.
Displaying fine stickwork Kapurthala outplayed Tarn Taran by 4-1 in the hockey final. Amritsar won bronze as they outclassed Jalandhar by 6-1. .
The Ludhiana swimmers ruled the pool and collected 70 points for the gold medal. Roop Nagar won silver by getting 31 points and Jalandhar got bronze with 9 points. Amritsar bagged gold in table tennis by defeating Jalandhar 3-1 in the final. Roop Nagar outplayed Ludhiana for third position.
In volleyball final, Sangrur defeated Jalandhar 25-19, 25-15, 25-23 to win gol. Mukatsar captured bronze with a hard-fought 25-23, 23-25, 25-21, 25-23 win over Amritsar.
Patiala defeated Jalandhar by 27-17 in the kabaddi final. Ludhiana and Sangrur jointly got bronze.
Punjab Cabinet Minister for Jails, Tourism and Cultural Affairs Hira Singh Gabrhia gave away prizes. He also appreciated the activities of Punjab Sports Department for the promotion of sports in Punjab.
Assistant Director Sports S L Lotet welcomed the chief guest. Also present on the occasion were Ludhiana Deputy Director. Vikas Garg, Deputy Director Sports Harpal Singh Kanwar and Deputy Director Sports Jalandhar Division Hazari Lal Sharma.

FIH releases Women’s Player of the Year nominees

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CHANDIGARH, NOV 25
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) released the nominated players for the 2009Women’s Player of the Year and the Young Player of the Year. All athletes that participated at the Samsung Champions Trophy and the BDO Champions Challenge I were able to vote.
Out of the votes received, the FIH established a short list. The winner of the Awards will come out of this selection. The winners will be announced during the ABN AMRO Champions Trophy in Melbourne, Australia. The nominees for the Men’s Player of the Year and the Young Player of the Year will be released early December 2009
Last year, Luciana Aymar (ARG) won the Women’s Player of the Year Award for the fifth time in her career. Pol Amat from Spain was crowned Men’s Player of the Year in 2008.
The nominees are: Women’s Player of the Year 2009: Naomi van As (NED), Luciana Aymar (ARG),Madonna Blyth (AUS), Baorong Fu (CHN), Natascha Keller (GER), Helen Richardson (ENG).
Women’s Young Player of the Year 2009 – born in 1986 or later: Casey Eastham (AUS), Gemma Flynn (NZL), Susie Gilbert (ENG), Emilie Mol (NED), Miyuki Nakagawa (JPN), Josefina Sruoga (ARG).

Holy Child girls enter final

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PANCHKULA, NOV 25
Holy Child School (Team B) defeated St. Xaviers’ School by 36-22 points in the girls semi-final of the 4th Chand Trehan Memorial Inter School Basket Ball Tournament at the Holy Child School courts in Panchkula today.
Simriti Ahuja was the highest scorer with 16 points for the winners. Namrata Rai and Ishita Vij contributed 10 and 6 points, respectively, for Holy Child ‘B’ team.
In the second semi-final match, Holy Child School (Team A) beat Delhi Public School, Pinjore by 50-20 points. Gul Walia top scored with 22 points. Arshiya Nain (16), Arunjeet Gosal (8) and Srishti Ramavat (4) were the other main scorers for Holy Child.
St. Xaviers’ School, Panchkula defeated Delhi Public School (Team – B) by 34-31 points in the boys quarter-final match. From St. Xavier’s Schoo,l Sahil Joshi and Shahbaz were the maincscorers with 16 and 14 points, respectively. From Delhi Public School Yatin was the top scorer with 20 points.

Navjoban Kaur completes a golden double

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LUDHIANA, Nov 25
Middle distance runner Navjoban Kaur of Hoshiarpur completed a golden double after winning the 1500 metres by clocking 4:32.51 in the Punjab State Games for Women at the Guru Nanak Stadium here today. Manpreet Kaur of Jalandhar won silver in 4:40.77 and Loveleen Kaur of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar claimed third position in 5:24.75.
In a tough competition Manpdreet tried to match Navjoban who sprinted in the last 25 metres to increase the victory margin.
In the 100 metres hurdles Satwant Kaur of Hoshiarpur timed 14.70 seconds to win the first position. Sumandeep Kaur of Jalandhar won silver in 14.76. Sukhmanpreet Kaur of Sangrur finished third in 15.76. Simarjit Kaur of Jalandhar won gold in 400 metres clocking 57.12. Manpreet Kaur also from Jalandhar got silver in 58.91 whereas Akwinder Kaur of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar clocked 59.20 for bronze.
Rupinder Kaur of Jalandhar threw the javelin to a distance of 40.37 metres for gold medal. Gurpreet Kaur of Patiala secured second place with 37.23 metres and Jagdeep Kaur of Ludhiana was third with 21.05 metres
Roop Nagar clinched the handball title after defeating Ludhiana by 23-18 points. Tarn Taran edged past Jalandhar by 24-23 in the dying minutes of extra time for bronze medal.
Kapurthala stormed into the hockey final by outplaying hosts Ludhiana by 9-1 in a one-sided semi-final match. In the second semi-final match Sangrur ousted Mukatsar by 5-1.
The Ludhiana swimmers won gold in 4x100 metres medley relay by clocking 5:43.91. Sangrur took 6:11.11 for silver medal and Jalandhar got bronze in 6:12.62.
Punjab Swimming Association president Upinder Singh Grewal distributed prizes. Deputy Director Sports Harpal Singh Kanwar was guest of honour.
Results: Volleyball (quarter-finals): Mukatsar bt Patiala 25-9, 25-10, Jalandhar bt Ludhiana 12-25, 25-20, 25-13, Sangrur bt Moga 25-13, 25-11, Amritsar bt Barnala 25-9, 25-9. Semi-finals: Jalandhar bt Amritsar 25-23, 21-25, 25-11, 25-23, Sangrur bt Mukatsar 25-15, 25-20, 25-22.
Kho-kho (quarter-finals): Patiala bt Mansa by 4 pts, Sangrur bt Hoshiarpur by 13 pts, Ludhiana bt S.A.S Nagar by 8 pts, Jalandhar bt Ferozepur by 6 pts.
Badminton (semi-finals): Ludhiana bt Jalandhar 2-0, Sangrur bt Patiala 2-0.
Swimming: 200 m. individual medley: 1 Kawalpreet Kaur (Ldh) 3:07.75, 2 Suhapanpreet (Ldh) 3:07.87,3 Anisha (Jal) 3:09.25. 100m freestyle: 1 Kawalpreet Kaur (Ldh) 1:13.08, 2 Suhapanpreet (Ldh) 1:13.45, Alisha (Pta) 1:20.45.
Hockey (semi-finals): Kapurthala bt Ludhiana 9-1, Tarn Taran bt Amritsar 5-1.
Kabaddi (quarter-finals): Patiala bt Ferpzepur 49-24, Jalandhar bt Bathinda 56-18, Ludhiana bt Amritsar 19-16, Sangrur bt Mansa 34-29.

Gurdaspur gymnasts clinch team trophy

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LUDHIANA, NOV 24
Gurdaspur, known as gymnastic nursery of Punjab, bagged the gymnastic team championship by securing 213.95 points on the second day of the Punjab State Games for Women at the Guru Nanak Stadium here today. Patiala were runners-up by logging 191.90 points whereas Amritsar captured bronze medal with 156.05.
Ludhiana swimmers ruled the pool as they clinched gold in 4x100 metres relay. Sangrur won silver and Patiala got the bronze medal.
Strong contenders Jalandhar will clash with Ludhiana and Patiala will play with Sangrur in the badminton semi-finala tomorrow. Jalandhar outplayed Ferozepur by 2-0 and Ludhiana defeated Amritsar by an identical score of 2-0. Sangrur outclassed S.B.S Nagar by 2-0 and second seed Patiala got the better Hoshiarpur by 2-1 to reach second semi finals.
Navjoban Kaur of Hoshirapur won the 3000 metres face as she touched the tape in 10:01.59. Mandeep Kaur of Fatehgarh Sahib (10:54.17) and Loveleen Kaur of SAS Nagar (11:21.48) got silver and bronze, respectively.
Results: Athletics: 200 m: 1 Simarjit Kaur (Jal) 25.61, 2 Deepti (Sang) 25.05, 3 Harpal Kaur (Sang) 26.36. Long Jump: 1 Sikhsha (Sang) 5.45 m, 2 Bhoomika Thakur (Gsp) 5-31 m, 3 Ramandeep (Ldh) 5.02 M. 4x100 M Relay: 1 Sangrur 50.31, 2 Jalandhar 51.23, 3 Ludhiana 52.02. Shot Put: 1 Gurbarinder Kaur (Asr) 13.36 M, 2 Luvneet Kaur (Sang) 12.29 M, 3 Baljit Kaur (Sang) 12.13m. Discus: 1 Amanpreet Kaur (Jal) 44.85 M, 2 Priyanka (Mkt)41.50 M, 3 Gurbinder Kaur(Asr) 39.59 M. 3000 M: 1 Navjoban Kaur (Hsp) 10:01.59, 2 Mandeep Kaur(Fgs)10:54.17, 3 Loveleen Kaur (S.A.S Ngr) 11:21.48.
Swimming: 400m Freestyle: 1 Shubh Karman (Ldh) 5:47.61, 2 Arshpreet Kaur (Ldh) 5:48.63, 3 Richansha (Sang) 6:08.63. 200m Backstroke: 1 Suhapanpreet Kaur (Ldh) 2:55.24, 2 Azalpreet Kaur(Sang) 3:07.35, 3 Richansha(Sang) 3:17.92. 200m Breaststroke: 1 Arpanjeet Kaur (Sang) 3:22.02, 2 Anisha (Jal) 3:24.94, 3 Kudratjot (Rpr) 3:29.73. 200m Freestyle: 1 Shubh Karman (Ldh) 2:43.40, 2 Arshpreet Kaur (Ldh) 2:46.11, 3 Alisha (Pta) 2:53.71.
Volleyball (Ist round): Mukatsar bt Hoshiarpur 25-16, 25-11, Jalandhar bt Gurdaspur 25-6, 25-15, Amritsar bt Bathinda 25-5, 25-8, Sangrur bt S.A.S Nagar 26-24, 25-9, Ludhiana bt Tarn Taran 25-8, 25-6, Patiala bt Fatehgarh Sahib 25-14, 25-11, Barnala bt Mansa 25-7, 25-11, Moga bt Kapurthala 25-14, 25-11
Kabaddi: Sangrur bt S.B.S Nagar 54-22, Amritsar bt Kapurthala 54-27, Ferozepur bt Gurdaspur 38-20, Ludhiana bt Tarn Taran 26-14.
Table Tennis: Ferozepur bt Moga 3-0, Ludhiana bt S.B.S Nagar 3-0, Amritsar bt Ferozepur 3-1.
Kho-Kho: Ferozepur bt Tarn Taran by 11 pts, Hoshiarpur bt Gurdaspur by 9 pts, Mansa bt Fatehgarh Sahib by 11, Sangrur bt S.B.S Nagar by 14 pts, Patiala bt Bathinda by 10 pts, Ludhiana bt Moga by 15 pts, Jalandhar bt Ferozepur by 6 pts.
Handball (Quarter-finals): Roop Nagar bt Amritsar 34-32, Jalandhar bt Faridkot 24-9, Tarn Taran bt Patiala 14-1, Ludhiana bt Hoshiarpur 17-4.
Basketball (Quarter-finals): Amritsar bt Kapurthala 62-60, Patiala bt Roop Nagar 43-38, Jalandhar bt Mansa 63-27, Ludhiana bt Faridkot 79-23.
Hockey (1st round): Bathinda bt Patiala 1-0, Gurdaspur bt Mansa 4-0, Ludhiana bt Fatehgarh Sahib 8-0, Tarn Taran bt Mukatsar 4-0, Moga bt Barnala 2-1, Kapurthala bt Bathinda 7-0, Tarn Taran bt Jalandhar 1-0, Ludhiana bt Gurdaspur 2-0.

Simarjit Kaur becomes fastest runner

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LUDHIANA, NOV 23
Simarjit Kaur of Jalandhar emerged the fastest runner by winning the 100 metres sprint by clocking 12.42 seconds in the Punjab State Games for Women which got off to a flying start at the Guru Nanak Stadium here today. Harpreet Kaur of Sangrur won silver in 12.67 seconds whereas Amandeep Kaur of Mukatsr got bronze in 12.89 seconds.
Harpreet Kaur of Ludhiana bagged gold in 400 metres hurdles clocking 1:01.3. Anju Rani of Jalandhar won silver medal in 1:02.37. Satwant Kaur of Hoshiarpur got bronze in 1:03.36. In high jump Neha Gaikwad of Amritsar cleared the bar placed at1.45 metres and clinched gold, Harpreet Kaur of Fatehgarh Sahib won silver with 1.37 metres and Virdeep Kaur of Ferozepur got bronze who cleaered 1.35 metres. Manpreet Kaur of Jalandhar bagged gold in 800 metres clocking 2:14.32. Sapinder Kaur of Fatehgarh Sahib won silver in 2:23.65 and Rajvir Kaur of Ludhiana secured bronze in 2:26.04.
Earlier, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal inaugurated the Games. As many as 1700 participants took part in the march past.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Badal, who also holds the sports portfolio, said the Punjab Government would soon introduce a new sports policy for the upliftment of sports. He stressed on the ‘Catch them Young scheme’. He advised the youth to refrain themselves from taking drugs.
Punjab Secretary Sports PS Aujla welcomed the chief guest. Punjab Sports Director Padam Shree Pargat Singh thanked the chief guest and distinguished guests.
Results: Basketball (1st round): Mansa bt Bathinda 56-38, Faridkot bt Frozepur 55-6, Amritsar bt Gurdaspur 66-39, Roop Nagar bt Mukatsar 58-40, Patiala bt Hoshiarpur 55-42, Kapurthala bt Mohali 80-67.
Badminton (1st round): Jalandhar bt Ferozepur 2-0, S.B.S Nagar bt S.A.S Nagar 2-0, Hoshiarpur bt Mukatsar 2-0.
Handball: Roop Nagar bt Kapurthala 19-3, Faridkot bt Gurdaspur 10-1, Patiala bt Mukatsar 10-2, Hoshiarpur bt S.A.S Nagar 17-10, Tarn Taran bt Ferozepur 9-1, Ludhiana bt S.B.S Nagar 18-6

Harvinder Johal wins gold in junior doubles

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CHANDIGARH, NOV 23
Tarandeep Kaur and Harvinder Singh Johal, both of India, finished runner-up the women’s singles and junior singles, respectively, in the three-day ITSF India Open Master Table Soccer Tournament organized by Table Soccer Federation of India at the Manav Mangal Smart School in Mohali on Sunday night.
Harvinder Singh Johal also claimed gold medal in the junior doubles (India). Havinder and his partner Torben Merz of Germany beat India duo of Ankur Pandey and Arshad Mohamad in the final.
Jyoti Kaushik (India) and Antje Brouwer (Germany) of India bagged bronze medal in the women’s doubles competitions.
Anu of India claimed bronze medal in the women’s singles.
The German players were to the fore in the competitions. Tatjana Zurecker of Germany stole the show by winning the women’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles titles.
The German duo of Thilo Klostermann and Jorg Harms claimed the open doubles title. Kuljinder Singh (India) and Oktay Mann (Germany) earned a creditable runners-up position. Harvinder Singh Johal was also runner-up in the junior singles competition. Torgen Merz of Germany occupied the top berth in the junior singles category.
The Iran players dominated the open singles by making a clean sweep by winning all the three first positions. Abdollah Zolfaghari emerged winner by remaining unbeaten throughout the tournament.
Manav Mangal Schools Director Sanjay Sardana and former Municipal Corporation Deputy Mayor H S Lucky distributed the prizes.
Results: Women singles: Tatjana Zurcker (Germany), 2 Tarandeep Kaur (India), 3 Anu (India).
Women doubles: 1 Tatjana Zurcker and Andrea Schmitz (Germany), 2 Mariette Groschl and Kerstin Weiss (German), 3 Jyoti Kaushik (India) and Antje Brouwer (Germany).
Open singles: 1 Abdollah Zolfaghari (Iran), 2 Behboud Mousavi (Iran), 3 Morteza Daviran (Iran).
Open doubles: Thilo Klostermann and Jorg Harms (Germany), 2 Kuljinder Singh (India) and Oktay Mann (Germany), 3 Behboud Mousavi and Abdollah Zolfaghari (Iran).
Mixed: 1 Tatjana Zurcker and Oktay Mann (Germany), 2 Andrea Schmitz and Kirstin Weiss (Germany), 3 Sascha Handloser and Kerstin Weiss (Germany).
Junior doubles: 1 Harvinder Singh Johal (India) and Torben Merz (Germany), 2 Ankur Pandey and Arshad Mohamad (India), 3 Deepak Gautam and Ankit Luthra (India).
Junior singles: 1 Torben Merz (Germany), 2 Harvinder Singh Johal (India), 3 Arshad Mohamad (India).

FIH to trial Team Referrals at ABN AMRO Champions Trophy

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CHANDIGARH, NOV 23
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced the trial of an updated Video Umpire system at the ABN AMRO Men’s Champions Trophy, which will take place in Melbourne (AUS) from 28 November to 5 December 2009.
Under the current procedures, Match Umpires may refer decisions to the Video Umpire when they are not convinced that they have taken, or are able to take, the correct decision relating to the awarding or disallowing of goals.
In addition, and on a trial basis for the ABN AMRO Champions Trophy, each team shall be allowed one Team Referral during any match (i.e. including any extra time periods and penalty stroke competitions). It should be noted however that in the event that a Team Referral is upheld, the referring team will retain its right of referral (i.e. they will be able to make another referral).
The Team Referrals trial will provide for a wider range of referral possibilities than for the Umpire Referrals, but are restricted to decisions within the 23 meter areas relating to the award (or non-award) of: Goals, Penalty Strokes and Penalty Corners
The award of personal penalty cards may not be the subject of a Team Referral.
The only person who can request a Team Referral is the captain (or his designated acting captain), who must indicate to the Umpire that he wishes to use his Team Referral. He must do so immediately after the incident or decision which is to be referred as well as confirming this verbally to the Umpire. The player requesting the Team Referral must inform the Umpire of the exact nature of the decision (or non-decision) that his team wishes to be reviewed. The Umpire will then request Video Umpire assistance and relay the necessary information by radio to the Video Umpire. The normal Video Umpire procedures will then be followed.
FIH Competitions Committee Chairman, Ken Read, commented ‘the primary purpose of Video Umpire is to reduce major errors which may impact upon the result of a match. These errors will chiefly occur within the 23 metre areas, and for Team Referrals are not just limited to goal or non-goal decisions. We will review the results of the trial following the Champions Trophy, with a view to having the best Video Umpire system in place that we can for the Men’s and Women’s 2010 World Cups’.

Manil helps Godrej bag MG Cup

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PANCHKULA, NOV 22
A magnificent knock of 76 by Manil Manav help Godrej & Boyce XI to defeat Indian Railways (DMW) in final of the IVth MG Cup league Cricket Tournament, organized by the Chandigarh Sports Club, at Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium in Sector 3 here today.
Godrej & Boyce XI won the toss and batted first. Their openers put on 40 runs in nine overs before Kulwinder Roy was given out leg before wicket off Roshan Lal. Skipper Vaneet Chawla (36) partnered and Manil (76, 4x4s, 1x6) to score at a steady pace.
Then Inderjeet accelerated the team's run rate even further. He played a fine cameo inning of 27 runs off only 15 balls. Godrej & Boyce XI scored 205 for 7 in stipulated 30 overs. Roshan Lal picked up 3 wickets for 48 runs.
In reply, the Indian Railways (DMW) could muster only 129 for 9 in 30 overs. Their first wicket fell in the third over and it set the tone for the rest of the match. Wickets kept falling at regular intervals, as Naresh Dhingra bowled another great spell and picked up 4 wickets for 19 runs only.
There was a brief partnership between Kiran Kumar and Ajay that gave the bowlers a scare, but as soon as it was broken the Godrej players relaxed a bit as Indian Railways was at 111 for 8 in 24 overs. Kiran Kumar was the highest scorer for his team as he made 38 runs including 5 boundaries and a six.
K.C. Mittal, Managing Director, M.G. Contractors Pvt. Ltd. distributed the prizes.
Brief scores: Godrej & Boyce XI: 205 for 7 in 30 overs (Manil Manav 76, Vaneet Chawla 36, Inderjeet 27, Roshan Lal 3 for 48, Dilip Yadav 2 for 31, Sanjay 1 for 37). Indian Railways DMW: 129 for 9 in 30 overs (Kiran Kumar 38, Ajay 27, Sanjay 17, Naresh Dhingra 4 for 19, Inderjeet 1 for 3, Narinder Bunty 1 for 8).
The following were adjudged the best in their respective departments: Best bowler : Kiran Kumar (Indian Railways), best batsman: Dilip Yadav (Indian Railways), best all-rounder: Inderjeet (Godrej & Boyce) and Man of the Match: Manil Manav (Godrej & Boyce).

Manpreet Badal calls for fight against social evils

Dr. G. P. Pilania, MP, former Director General of Police, Rajasthan, talking to the speakers on the occasion of the third International Jat Intellectual Meet in Chandigarh on Sunday.
Ch Ajay Chautala, MLA and president of Table Tennis Federation of India, (centre) presideing over the closing session of the third International Jat Intellectual Meet in Chandigarh on Sunday. Photos by Balbir Singh.

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Chandigarh, Nov 22
The Jat Sabha Chandigarh and Federation of Jat Institutions organised the third International Jat Intellectual Meet at Jat Bhawan in Sector 27 today. Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal inaugurated the meet which was attended by promonent personalities and people from all walks of life.
Speaking on the role of Jats in Nation building Mr Manpreet Badal, said that the nation was reeling under poverty, illiteracy, starvation, opportunity, corruption and mismanagement. "Enemy was within us which was to be traced. We have to fight against the social evils to build a prosperous nation of martyrs' dreams. To fight against such evils we have to develop moral and ethical values, patience tolerance and self confidence," said Mr Manpreet Badal.
Mr Badal further said "these are the basic ingredients for building a healthy society and make history. Ignorance, but not the finance, is the root cause of such social evils. Spread of knowledge in the society can solve these social evils automatically. For building a united and viabrant society we must lay stress on education. Then the next generation can provide the right direction to build a strong nation."
Former chairman Haryana Public Service Commission Prof. D.R.Chaudhary, who was also a key speaker, said that the role of Khap Panchayat played an important role in providing social security and justice. "The world has shrinked due to technical and communication advancements. We have to adjust ourselves to the modern transformation through logic, reason and reality. Here lies the well-being of the society and the nation. Otherwise the dictums being issued by Khap Panchayat from time to time would reduce a brave jat community to a laughing stock. We must adapt ourselves according to the fast changing circumstances", he added.
While speaking on the occasion, former Haryana Director General of Police and President Jat Sabha Chandigarh and Federation of Jat Instituions, Dr. Mahinder Singh Malik, IPS (Retd) strongly advocated for reservation for jats so as to enable the community to secure proper represention and show their worth in all walks of life. "Jats have already won laurels in defence and green revolution in India. They are known for their sacrifices in nation building."
Dr. Malik condemned the enblock re-employment of all retired IAS officers of Financial Commissioners and Chief Secretary grades since 2005. Fomrer Wrestling Federation of India president Dr Malik, said the practice had ressulted in unemployment and unethical practices in services. He demanded that this practice should be immediately banned.
Dr. Malik explained that the jats have a major contribution in the defence services. They formed more than 60 per cent of defence personnel. The Government of India has no specific rehabilitation policy for them. With proper rehabilitation the deciplined force will prove more useful to the society, he added.
Former Uttar Pradesh Minister Ch. Sardara Singh advocated for 27 per cent quota for jats under OBC category at the national level. He reminded that during his tenure as a minister, he was instrumental in introducing such provision in Uttar Pradesh.
Justice Pritam Pal Singh (Rtd.), President State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Chandigarh discussed the role of Khap Panchayats. He said that panchayats should play more active role in eliminating growing social evils likedowry and girl child infoeticide etc. Imbalance of sex ratio leads to serious crimes and create various problems in the society.
Ch. Ajay Singh Chautala, MLA advocated for remunerative prices for agricultural products. He also laid stress for girls education and enhancing employment avenues for them.
Mr. R. K. Malik, General Secretay, Jat Sabha Chandigarh advocated for incorporating a clause in the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 banning of marriages in the same 'gotras'. "It has been proved scientifically that their offsprings of such parents would not be strong and robust, rather they will be mental weak."
Various distinguished speakers from all over the globe spoke on the occasion. Among the other prominent speakers were Mr. Sameer S. Virk, USA, Mr. Satish Joon, Italy, Brig. O. P. Chaudhary, former Vice Chanellor, MDU Rohtak, Dr. G. P. Pilania, MP, former DGP, Rajasthan and Dr. Sarika Malik, Drug Controller, Panchkula.

Deepender urges CM to open wrestling academy at Bahadurgarh

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Chandigarh, November 22
Member of Parliament from Rohtak, Mr Deepender Singh Hooda, today said that the State Government has decided to open a wrestling academy in Jhajjar district to promote this discipline. He said that he would propose to the chief Minister to open the academy at Bahadurgarh sub-division of the district.
Mr Deepender Singh Hooda was addressing the gathering in a function organized to felicitate wrestler Praveen Tehlan at village Jassorkheri of Bahadurgarh who had brought laurels to the country by winning the bronze medal at Canada World Cup Wrestling Championship. The Jassorkheri residents gave a warm welcome to the wrestler for excelling at an international event.
Congratulating Praveen Tehlan for this achievement, the young MP said that it was a matter of extreme pride for the people of this area that Praveen had achieved success at the international arena. He said that wrestler of village Asodha, Rajanish Dalal had also been victorious in this championship, thus both of the had made the people of the area and country proud.
Mr Deepender Hooda said that today, the players of Haryana like boxer
Vijendra, cricketer Joginder Sharma and hockey player Mamta Kharab were gaining fame at international events. The Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda was also of the view that the sportspersons should be given due honours which had led to making a conducive environment for the sportspersons in the state and they were also
provided all the facilities to excel in their field. Process had been started for boxing academy at Bhiwani and cricket academy at Jhajjar.
He said that there was no dearth of talent in traditional games in Haryana. Even in the smallest of the villages of the state, the youth were highly enthusiastic for wrestling. The wrestling academy at Bahadurgarh would give further impetus and prove a milestone for encouraging the young and budding talent to grow in a safe and supportive environment.
He said that on the initiatives of the State Government, sports stadia, equipped with sufficient number of coach and other sports paraphernalia, were being constructed in the villages of the state.
It was due to the honour given to the sportsmen that they feel proud to belong to Haryana. Recognizing their talent, they had been given high-post of Deputy Superintendent and appointed on government jobs. He hoped that the players would also play exceptionally well in the ensuing Commonwealth Games.

Gaurav Pratap Singh wins his first Pro title

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Noida, November 21
Gaurav Pratap Singh registered his first professional win after a nail-biting finish on the final day of the ONGC Masters 2009 at the Noida Golf Course on Saturday. Gaurav, who plays most of his golf at the Noida Golf Course, came through on his home turf despite firing a three over 75 in the final round. He ended the tournament with a total of three under 285. Vijay Kumar of Lucknow finished a close second at two under 286 while Delhi’s Gaurav Ghei was a further stroke back in third place.
Gaurav Pratap Singh (70, 70, 70, 75) enjoyed a comfortable lead for most part of the day even though he had two experienced campaigners such as Vijay Kumar and Gaurav Ghei on his tail. Singh, determined to bag his first professional crown, made a solid start, making pars on the first six holes. He then pulled his drive to the left on the seventh and subsequently three-putted to drop a double bogey. A birdie followed on the very next hole.
Gaurav’s poor hitting form on the final day resulted in his first bogey of the day on the 11th. The 25-year-old then earned a valuable birdie on the par five 14th, where he made a nice recovery thanks to a great chip shot despite going well past the green with his second shot.
Gaurav Pratap, the local favourite, led by three strokes from Gaurav Ghei after the 16th even as Vijay Kumar was a further stroke behind Ghei.
The leader then three-putted from nine feet to make bogey on the 17th, while Gaurav Ghei and Vijay Kumar picked up birdies on the same hole. So the leader group approached the 18th tee with Gaurav Pratap Singh at four under, Gaurav Ghei at three under and Vijay Kumar at two under.
Singh then found the water hazard with his tee shot on the 18th but held on to his nerve to as he came up with an excellent nine iron third shot that landed 15 feet from the pin and helped him make a good bogey for victory.
Gaurav Ghei on the other hand, missed the fairway and an up and down to make double bogey on the final hole and thus finished third. Meanwhile, Vijay Kumar missed his 30-feet birdie putt on the 18th by a whisker and had to settle for second place. Vijay would have headed for a playoff with Gaurav Pratap Singh had he made a birdie on the closing hole.
“I didn’t expect it to get so close at the end. I was targeting a score of 70 today but my poor driving let me down. However, I have no complaints. I finally registered my first win and cannot describe how good it feels to be holding that trophy. I have worked really hard for this and will cherish this moment for a long time to come. I dedicate this win to my parents who have always encouraged me to scale greater heights and my coach Kel Llewellyn whose guidance has made a world of difference to my game,” said Gaurav Pratap Singh.
He added, “I did not have a great score but the highlight of my round was that I managed to get out of a few tricky situations today.”
Vijay Kumar’s (74, 72, 69, 71) final round of one under 71, featured five birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey while Gaurav Ghei’s (74, 72, 70, 71) last round of 71 was marked by four birdies, a bogey and a double bogey.
Vipin Kumar Sharma of the Noida Golf Course finished fourth at two over 290.
Vivek Bhandari, Ranjit Singh and defending champion Shamim Khan secured tied fifth place at three over 291.

Haryana CM announces setting up of State Sports Fund

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Chandigarh, Nov 21
The Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda, today announced setting up of a State Sports Fund to promote sports and sportspersons and enhance amount of cash awards being given to the medal winners of National Games. He also said that the Government has a plan to open a Sports Academy and a Sports University in the state. He announced that wrestler Ramesh Kumar Gulia, who won gold medal at international level, would be appointed as DSP in Haryana Police.
Mr Hooda was speaking at the opening ceremony of the 23rd Haryana State Games organized at the campus of Maharshi Dayanand University in Rohtak.
The four-day Games are being organized by the Haryana Olympic Association. About 6000 players from all over Haryana are participating in this mega sport event in which 28 sports events would be organized.
The Chief Minister declared the State Games open and hoisted the flag of the Games. He took salute from the impressive march-past put up the participating sports persons. He released a souvenir and technical hand book of the games. Arjun Awardee and Rohtak judoka Virender Singh administered oath to the participants to play with sportsman spirit.
Announcing a bonanza for the sportspersons, the Chief Minister said that now the gold medal winner of National Games would get Rs. 3 lakh, the silver medal winner would get Rs. 2 lakh and the bronze medal winner would get Rs. 1 lakh. Earlier, the medal winners of these games were given Rs. 51000, Rs. 31000 and Rs. 11000 respectively. He said that the state government was spending Rs. 56.48 crore during this financial year for promotion of sports in the state.
Talking about the steps taken by the government to promote sports, Mr Hooda said that the number of sports nurseries has now increased to 46 and sports stadiums in the name of former Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi were being constructed in 171 villages of the state. He said that a modern sports complex was being developed on 90 acres of land in Rohtak. A synthetic athletic track was being laid at Panchkula at a cost of Rs. 4 crore and astroturfs had been laid at Gurgaon and Shahbad.
While referring to the incentive being given to the outstanding sportspersons, he said that a sum of Rs. 5000 per month was being given as honorarium to the Arjun and Dronacharya awardees. He said that Rs. 14.31 crore had been disbursed among the award winners during the last four and half years. Mr Hooda said that a new sports policy had been formulated as a result of which sportspersons were participating in a large number in this mega event. The Chief Minister exhorted the players that on this day they should take a pledge to play with sportsman spirit and said that every person, working in any field of life, should make a determination to serve the motherland with a indomitable zeal.
Earlier, the president of Haryana Olympic Association and Director General of Police (CID) PV Rathi said that the aim of organizing Olympic Games was to bring peace and amity in the world. Describing the steps taken by the state government for promotion of sports, he revealed that as many as 175 coaches had been promoted as senior coach and they were given gazetted status. He said that eight players who won medals in international sports events were recruited as DSP in Haryana Police.
The Haryana Games Torch which was flagged off from Panchkula reached Rohtak today and it was accorded a rousing welcome. The sportspersons of international fame namely Jagrot Singh Rathi retired IPS, Arjun Awardee Satyawan Singh, kabbadi player Sunder Singh, Ramesh, wrestler Ashok Kumar, boxer Kavita, Joginder and hockey player Mamta Kharb accompanied the torch.
Those present on this occasion included Member of Parliament Shadi Lal Batra, Srikrishan Hooda, BB Batra, Anand Singh Dangi, Shakuntal Khatak, Naresh Sharma and Jagbir Malik all MLAs, former MP Jai Parkash, DGP Haryana Ranjiv Dalal, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister,Mr Chatter Singh, Financial Commissioner Sports Sarvan Singh, Political Advisor to CM Prof. Virender Singh, OSD to CM Ravinder Hooda, Media Advisor to Chief Minister Sunderpal Singh, Deputy Principal Secretary to Chief Minister RS Doon, Rohtak Divisional Commissioner Rajiv Sharma, Deputy Commissioner PC Meena, General Secretary HOA Narender Hooda along with other senior dignitaries.

Munish and Nadia win singles titles

The DAV Coaching Centre team which won the women's team trophy in the 22nd Chandigarh State Table Tennis Championship on Saturday.
Munish Bhardwaj receiving the men's singles prize from Chandigarh Olympic Association general secretary Ravinder Talwar.
The father-daughter pair of Harish and Kalyani receiving the mixed doubles title.
The brother-sister pair of Dev Saini and Nadia Saini receiving mixed doubles title from Ravinder Talwar. Photos by Balbir Singh.

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CHANDIGARH, NOV 21
Munish Bhardwaj of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and Nadia Saini of Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sector 26 emerged champions in the men’s and women’s singles respectively, in the 22nd Chandigarh State Table Tennis Championship which concluded at the Sector 23 Table Tennis Hall here this evening.
After losing the first games, bespectacled Munish Bhardwaj reorganized his game and staged a smart rally to win the next four games in a row to claim the men’s singles title. Watched by a good crowd, Munish won by 6-11, 11-13, 11-7, 11-6, 11-8, 11-5.
Nadia Saini prevailed over Kalyani in a tough women’s singles final. Nadia won the first game at 11-4. Kalyani of Manav Mangal High School, Sector 21 displayed her skill and potential as she won the next two games at 11-9 and 11-5. Then Nadia Saini raised her game and clinched the next three games running at 11-4, 11-3, 11-5 to earn the right to wear the women’s singles crown.
Nadia Saini went on to claim another title today. Partnering Naina Suri, Nadia defeated Kalyani and Bhawna 8-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-6 in the women’s singles final.
Yet another title Nadia won the mixed doubles crown. The brother-sister pair of Nadia and Dev Saini beat the father-daughter pair of Harish and Kalyani 11-5, 11-8, 12-14, 11-8 in the final.
Dev Saini, who represented BSNL Club in the team championship, and Aishwary defeated Tarak and Shubhankar of Eco Friendly Sports Organisation by 11-9, 7-11, 11-3, 12-10 in the men’s doubles final.
Chandigarh Olympic Association general secretary Ravinder Talwar was the chief guest and distributed the prizes.
Results: Men’s singles (semi-finals): Vikas Sharma bt Rachit 7-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-3, 13-11, 11-6, Munish Bhardwaj bt Dev Saini 9-11, 11-9, 11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8. Final: Munish Bhardwaj bt Vikas Sharma 6-11, 11-13, 11-7, 11-6, 11-8, 11-5.
Women’s singles (semi-finals): Nadia Saini bt Gurvinder Kaur 11-4, 11=1, 11-5, 11-6, Kalyani bt Garima 12-10, 11-8, 9-11, 11-6, 11-6. Final: Nadia Saini bt Kalyani 11-4, 9-11, 5-11, 11-4, 11-3, 11-5.
Men’s doubles (semi-finals): Tarak and Shubhankar bt Mayank Kapoor and Sahil 11-4, 5-11, 11-8, 6-11, 11-8, Dev Saini and Aishwarya bt Harish and Vikas 10-12, 11-3, 11-9, 3-11, 11-9. Final: Dev Saini and Aishwarya bt Tarak and Shubhankar 11-9, 7-11, 11-3, 12-10.
Women’s doubles (semi-finals): Kalyani and Bhavna bt Sakshi and Rajeshwri 11-4, 11-6, 11-9, Nadia Saini and Naina Suri bt Garima and Suman 11-8, 8-11, 11-9, 13-11. Final: Nadia Saini and Naina Suri bt Kalyani and Bhavna 8-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-6.
Mixed doubles (semi-finals): Dev Saini and Nadia Saini bt Aseem and Richa 11-7, 11-4, 11-7, Harish and Kalyani bt Sahil and Bhavna 7-11, 11-7, 11-9, 15-13. Final: Dev Saini and Nadia Saini bt Harish and Kalyani 11-5, 11-8, 12-14, 11-8.