Excelsior Sports Correspondent
BHADERWAH, Oct 2: Continuing with its programe to promote sports in rural areas and to inculcate sportsmanship among village youth, 4 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) organized Inter Village Volleyball Tournament, final of which was played here today.
Eight teams from different villages of Bhadarwah Tehsil participated in the week long tournament. After competing in round robin matches, Sarounda and Qilla reached into the finals after defeating Club Bhaderwah and Puneja simultaneously.
The high voltage final was played today at Boys Higher Secondary School Bhaderwah in which Qilla defeated Sarounda 3 sets to 1.
Sarounda started with a lot of promise and agility in the game in the first set and won it with a good margin 25-16 but in the next three sets team Qilla made an astonishing come back and won three straight sets 25-22, 25-14 and 25-17.
Both the teams were presented with winner’s and runner’s alongwith cash prize. Sandeep Kumar of club Sarounda was declared Man of the Match and Sameer of Qilla was adjudged as Player of the Tournament.
Murtaza Qadir, who acted as a match refree was also presented with a trophy and memento.
Officers from 4RR, Police and School administration who were present during the match and award ceremony include Lt Col Bikramjeet Singh, Lt Col C J Singh, SDPO Bhaderwah Sardar Sajjad Ahmed Khan, Principal Annie Kotwal, ZPEO Pritam Singh and ASP Bhaderwah.






