Relief Com encourages children at ‘Waliv Gindav’

Players in action during a Kabaddi match at Jagti on Wednesday.
Players in action during a Kabaddi match at Jagti on Wednesday.

Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 21: Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner, KK Sidha visited Sports Stadium Jagti Camp Nagrota and said that the Sports Carnival-‘Waliv Gindav’ is a big leap towards encouragement, empowerment and evolution of migrant children.
“Such events provide excellent opportunities of showcasing budding sports talent amongst the youth,” Sidha added, while interacting with players at Jagti.
On Day-3 of the sports extravaganza, five games both indoor and outdoor were played and the main highlights of the day were women oriented tournaments.
In athletics, Anirudh Dhar, Abhi Sharma, Komal Shah and Mehak clinched gold medals in various categories of 100 meters sprint, while junior boys, Anirudh Dhar clinched gold, Saroj Singh and Rafan claimed silver and bronze medals respectively, while in athletics senior boys, Abhi Sharma bagged gold and Divan claimed bronze.
In athletics junior girls, Mehak claimed gold, Mansi won silver and Vaishali clinched bronze, while in senior girls, Komal Shah, Khushi Pandita and Shivani Pandita claimed gold, silver and bronze medals respectively.
In women’s cricket, three matches were played today. Rising Women defeated Jagti Titans by 10 wickets and sealed berth in the finals.
In Kho-Kho, Team Arushi trounced Team Vardhan by one innings and 7 points.
In Kabaddi, Warriors beat Seven Star by a big margin of 30 points (36-06), Legends prevailed over Panthers by 5 points (24-19) and Titans defeated by 10 points (35-25).
The matches were supervised by the Incharge Nodal Officers of the Relief department and officials of YS&S.