Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, June 14: North Zone Inter Sainik Schools Sports Meet hosted by Sainik School Nagrota concluded at Major Somnath Sharma (PVC) Stadium in the school amidst fanfare and jubilation.
On the occasion, Jugal Kishore Sharma, Member of Parliament from Jammu-Poonch Constituency and Member, Local Board of Administration, Sainik School Nagrota graced the closing ceremony as the chief guest and gave away the championship trophies to the winners of various games.
Col KD Koushal, Principal of the school presented welcome address and briefed about the conduct of zonal competitions amongst Sainik Schools.
As a gesture of special appreciation for the spectacular display of the School Band, the Chief Guest presented a pack of sweets to the Band Captain Cadet Sameer Takyal. The closing ceremony was marked by an impressive March Past by the participating contingents of five North Zone Sainik Schools to tune of the School Band.
Sainik School Nagrota won the North Zone Basketball Championship while Sainik School Kunjpura retained the Volleyball title. Sainik School Sujanpur Tira clinched the Hockey Championship, whereas both Junior and Sub-junior Football trophies were bagged by Sainik School Ghorakhal. Sainik School Kunjpura won the overall championship trophy.
Amongst outstanding individual performers, Cadet Sahil Manhas of the host school bagged the Best Player award in Volleyball and Cadet Ankit Kumar of SS Kunjpura won the Highest Scorer award in Basketball. The other awards included Cadet Himdeep Kumar Singh (SS Sujanpur Tira)–Highest Scorer and Cadet Bhavneesh Mausam (SS Kapurthala)–Best Goal Keeper in Hockey, Cadet Utkarsh Nainwal (SS Ghorakhal)–Highest Scorer and Cadet Divyansh Chand (SS Ghorakhal)–Best Goal Keeper in Junior Football and Cadet Deepak Kumar (SS Kapurthala)–Highest Scorer and Cadet Anmol Kumar (SS Ghorakhal)–Best Goal Keeper in Sub-Junior Football.
Following prize distribution, Col KD Koushal, Principal presented the School Memento to the chief guest and the North Zone Inter Sainik Schools Sports Meet was formally declared closed. Curtains came down on this mega event with national anthem and beating of retreat by the School Band.
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