NSG in Wushu: 5 JK boys seal berth in semis; 5 girls in medal hunt
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 24: Five boys from J&K sealed berth in semi-finals and endured medals while five J&K girls also made it to the medal bouts round as athletes from J&K, Manipur, Rajasthan and Maharashtra showed grit and guts on Day-2 of the ongoing 68th National School Games (NSG) in the discipline of Wushu, being organised by Directorate of Youth Services and Sports J&K, under the auspices of School Games Federation of India (SGFI) at Indoor Sports Complex, Bhagwati Nagar here.
The boys from J&K who made it to the semi-finals included Suryansh Singh in 60 kg category, Arham Parray in 70 kg category, Mehran Amin in 75 kg category, Umaan Arif in 80 kg category and Mohd Haseeb in 85 kg category while the girl athletes from J&K who made it to medal bouts round included Arbeena Nazir, Aliza Shah, Saliqa Farooq, Anum Ajaz and Sadiya Gulzar.
Earlier, in boys 40 kg weight category, Ankiet Lotra of J&K lost to Aditya Chouhan of Maharashtra, in 45 kg category, Kapish Bharat Rakwal of J&K lost to Nikhil of Delhi in 48 kg category, Tawheed Akbar Mir of J&K lost to Aashu of Rajasthan in 52 kg category Rishi Khosla of J&K beat Parbil Munda of Odisha.
In 56 kg category, Aayaan Asim Mir of J&K beat Asem Dhrubaraj of Manipur in 60 kg category, Suryansh Singh of J&K defeated Shivam of Chandigarh to seal berth in semi-finals in 65 kg category, Azad Hilal of J&K lost to Sunil of Rajasthan in 70 kg category, Mohd Arham Parray beat B Prem Kumar of Telangana in his first bout and got the better of Subhod of Chandigarh in his second bout and entered the semi-final.
In 75 kg category, Mehran Amin Bangoo of J&K beat Suraj Singh of MP and reached semi-finals in 80 kg category, Umaan Arif of J&K drubbed Prejith Kumar of Tamil Nadu and entered semi-finals and in 85 kg category, Mohd Haseeb Sohil of J&K beat Tarun Kamniya of Rajasthan.
In U-17 girls, in 45 kg weight category, Jia Manhas of J&K defeated Nandita Pradhan of West Bengal in 52 kg category, Saliqa Farooq of J&K trounced Yashika Khandelwal of Rajasthan in 56 kg category, Arbeena Nazir of J&K beat Gouri Raj of Delhi in 60 kg category, Aliza Shah of J&K outplayed Gayatri Parida of Odisha in 65 kg category, Anum Ajaj of J&K beat Dhandhukiya of Gujarat and in 70 kg category, Sadiya Gulzar of J&K beat Vaishnavi Sahu of Vidhya Bharati.
Captain Murti, president J&K Lawn Tennis Association (JKLTA) was the chief guest in today’s proceedings.
He was accompanied by Chief Wushu Coach of India and Dhrounacharya Awardee, Kuldeep Handoo and District Youth Services and Sports Officer Jammu and Convener Ceremonies Committee, Harvinder Kaur.
These Games are being held under the patronage of Minister for Sports, Satish Sharma; Secretary Youth Services and Sports, Sarmad Hafeez and under the chairmanship of Director General Youth Services and Sports, Rajinder Singh Tara.
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