Shuttlers show class, composure

Excelsior Sports Correspondent

JAMMU, Sept 5: Vying for the top honours, the participating shuttlers showed class and composure on Day-2 of the ongoing Inter Collegiate Badminton (M&W) 2017-18 Championship at Gymnasium Hall, University of  Jammu, here.
In Women’s Section, GCW Gandhi Nagar beat GCW Kathua by 2-0; GCW Udhampur defeated GDC Kathua by 2-1; GCET drubbed GDC Akhnoor by 2-1 and PG Department prevailed over GDC Reasi by 2-0, while in Men’s Section, GDC Nowshera  outplayed GDC Ram Nagar by 3-2; GDC Akhnoor beat Trikuta Degree College by 3-1; GDC Rajouri  trounced GDC Paloura 3-1 and YCET got  walkover from GDC Doda.
The Tournament is being held under the overall supervision Prof Avtar Singh Jasrotia, Director, Directorate of Sports and Physical Education, University of Jammu.
The matches were officiated  by RavishVaid, Rakesh Kumar, Pushap Thakur, Taranpal Singh, Manmohan Sharma and  Ankit Sharma.
Meanwhile, in Inter-Collegiate Kho-Kho, GCW Parade beat GDC Samba by 2 points  (05-03); GDC Kathua  thrashed GDC Hiranagar by 13 points(16-03) and GCW Kathua outplayed GDC Mendhar by 7 points(07- nil), while in Men’s Section,  GDC Akhnoor drubbed SPMR Commerce College by 4 points (09-05);  GDC Rajouri got better of GDC Hiranagar by 3 points (14-11); GDC Samba beat  GGM Science College by 19 points (27-08) and DDC Kathua beat  PG Department by 3 points  (14-11).
The match officials were Dheeraj Sharma, Ajit Singh, Anil Kumar, Jagdev Singh, Palbinder Singh, Pooja, Shivali, Kamaljeet Kourand Gagan Kumar.