Inter-District UT-level competitions conclude

Excelsior Sports Correspondent

JAMMU, Sept 29: Inter-District UT-level competitions in Soft Tennis U-14, U-17 and U-19 girls, Gatka U-17 and U-19 girls and Swimming U-14, U-17 and U-19 boys concluded at different venues in Jammu today, with around 150 young athletes participating.

The competitions were organised by the Department of Youth Services and Sports, District Jammu, at MA Stadium, Khel Gaon Nagrota and GD Goenka. The events were held under the overall supervision of DYSSO Jammu Sukhdev Raj Sharma.

In Soft Tennis, Advaita Kotwal (Jammu) won U-14 gold, followed by Savadhi Sharma (Jammu), while Saanvi Parihar (Jammu) and Rabia Shabir Lone (Poonch) shared bronze. Lavanya Thakur (Jammu) bagged U-17 gold, with Sayede Ameer (Poonch) silver and Asma Pervaiz and Taniya Ajaz (Poonch) bronze. In U-19, Nighat Mashooq (Poonch) claimed gold, while Abhiyanish (Jammu) won silver and Sania Ajaz and Somia Kouser (Poonch) bronze.

In Gatka, Simran (Samba) and Harjas (Jammu) won gold in U-19 Fari Soti and Single Soti respectively, while Ajampreet (Jammu) and Satnam (Samba) topped the U-17 categories.

In swimming, Pratyashveer (Jammu) won U-14 50m freestyle and butterfly. Aryan Prbaker (Jammu) topped both U-17 events. Samarthvi V Anand (Jammu) won U-19 butterfly, while Muneer Ali (Srinagar) claimed U-19 breaststroke gold.

DYSSO Sukhdev Raj Sharma felicitated winners and runners-up with medals and certificates and advised them to continue training for the next level.