Excelsior Sports Correspondent
POONCH: 28th Poonch District Open Table Tennis Championship concluded here today.
Anuj beat Salil Raina in the men’s singles final in a keenly contested match by 11-9, 2-11,11-7,6-11 and 11-7.
Earlier, in cadet singles, Pratham drubbed Ridhik by 11-9,11-6,11-8 while in men’s doubles, defending champion Salil Raina and Saleem Bandey trounced Narinder and Sandeep Luthra by 11-9,11-9,8-11,11-7.
Deputy Commissioner Poonch, Rahul Yadav was the chief guest on the occasion while SSP Poonch Rajiv Pandey was the guest of honour.
Earlier, President District Table Tennis Association Poonch, Ajeet Singh Jeet presented a detailed report of the achievements of the Association in promoting the game.
Speaking on the occasion, Er Saleem Bandey, General Secretary of the Association said that Poonch Table Tennis Association is regularly organizing the tournaments for the last 28 years.
Dr Jasbir Singh threw light on the history of T.T Association Poonch and also conducted the proceedings.
SSP Poonch Rajiv Pandey while speaking on the occasion said that Poonch has huge talent in sports and Police also has done a lot to give a proper platform to youth to show their talent. He also lauded the role of T.T Association in promoting the game.
DDC Poonch Rahul Yadav, while speaking on the occasion said that District Poonch is hugely blessed with extraordinary talent in various games, adding that the government is keen to developed sports infrastructure in all the districts of the state.
Those who were present on the occasion included DFO Mohan Choudhary, Congress leader Taj Mir, Advocate Sanjay Raina, K.K Kapoor, Kewal Krishan, Prem Parkash Luthra, Pankaj Maini, Principal Boys HSS Sudershan Sharma, Vijay Sharma and Gurmeet Singh Raja.
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