28th J&K State Volleyball Championship concludes;Jammu district boys, girls emerge champions

By admin On Dec 19, 2016

STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Hosts Jammu District completely dominated the courts winning both boys and girls title trophies in the 28th J and K State Volleyball Championship held under the banner of Volleyball Association of J and K at Volleyball Courts, MA Stadium, here on Monday.
While Jammu boys defeated Kathua 3-0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-17), the girls team outplayed district Samba 3-2 (22-25, 16-25, 25-19, 25-21, 15-03) in a close contest that lasted for complete five sets.
Earlier, 16 teams, representing Poonch, Rajouri, Samba, Kathua, Udhampur, Jammu, Ramban, Srinagar, Ganderbal, Kulgam, Anantnag, Pulwama, Budgam, Baramulla, Shopian and Bandipora took part in this competition on league-cum-knockout basis.
Minister for Health and Medical Education, Bali Bhagat, who was the Chief Guest in the closing ceremony, underlined the importance of games in general and volleyball in particular in promoting healthy atmosphere which is conducive for overall development of J and K State.
Hailing initiatives taken by Volleyball Association of J and K in organising this three-day championship, the Chief Guest exhorted the youth of the State to contribute their might in making the State prosperous in all spheres of life. The Chief Guest also gave away trophies to winner and runner up teams.
Registrar, University of Jammu, Prof Keshav Sharma, who was the Guest of Honour on the occasion, appreciated the efforts of all office bearers of Volleyball Association of J and K State especially Raj Daluja, Patron-in-Chief, Sidharth Daluja, President,
Kuldip Magotra, Chief Executive Officer for their untiring efforts in making the championship a grand success and promoting volleyball game throughout the State.
Amongst other dignitaries present on the occasion were Joint Secretary Jammu and Kashmir State Sports Council, Shiv Kumar Sharma, Station House Officer (SHO) City Shakti Sharma, Secretary J and K Olympic Association, Dr Ashutosh Sharma, Director Distance Education, University of Jammu Prof D.S Bhau, Patron-in-Chief Volleyball Association of Jammu and Kashmir, Raj Daluja, President, Sidharth Daluja, Executive Vice President, H.S Gill, Vice Presidents, Raj Guru, Madan Lal Toofan, Abdul Ahmad Shah, Chief Executive Officer Kuldip Magotra, General Secretary V.K Magotra, Treasurer R.C Sharma and Chairman Shaheed Manjeet Singh Volleyball Club Poonch Mohd Tariq Khan.
President Volleyball Association of Jammu and Kashmir, Sidharth Daluja gave away cash prizes of Rs 5,000 each to winner teams and Rs 2,500 each to runner up teams in both sections. President, Jammu District Volleyball Association, Manmeet Singh Amn also announced cash prize of Rs 5,000 each to winner teams of both sections in the championship.
The matches were officiated by Amarjeet Singh, Mulkh Raj Sharma, Neeraj Sharma, Wasim Raja, Amit Sharma, Ilyas khan, Shafqat, Azhar Aziz, Naresh Sharma, Imtiaz, Sher Singh, Rajinder Pal Singh and Akbar Ali.