Golden Bells claim overall trophy in table soccer

CHANDIGARH: Chandigarh for Olympics,a forum of sports loving citizens from the Tricity,will conduct 1st Pt Rishi Parkash Bhardwaj Memorial Invitational Sub-Junior gymnastics championship (for boys and girls) on August 18 at the Sports Complex Gymnastic Hall,Sector 7. For entries in various age groups,i.e. U-8,-10,-12,-14 Rhythmic and Artistic individual events,interested participants should contact Anil Kalia,organising secretary,at 9779160035,or at the said venue between 5:30 to 7 pm along with their passport sized photo and date of birth certificate. Entries close on August 17 evening.

Badminton tourney from Aug 16

CHANDIGARH: The Chandigarh Badminton Association will be holding Chandigarh State Badminton Championships in different age groups like Under-10 (Singles),Under-13,Under-15,Under-17,Under-19 and Senior boys and girls from August 16. Entries can be given to Satish Bhatia and Kabir in Sector 42,Pomila at Sector 23 and also to Surinder Mahajan at Panjab University Badminton Hall.

TT tourney from August 16

CHANDIGARH: Chandigarh Table Tennis Association is going to organise Professor R. S.Mehta Memorial Open Table Tennis Tournament from August 16 to August 18 at the Table Tennis Hall,Sector 23,in Chandigarh. Events will take place in various categories like: Under-12 Cadet Boys and Girls Singles,Under-15,Sub-Junior Boys and Girls Singles,Under-18,Junior Boys and Girls Singles,Under-21,Youth Boys and Girls,Men’s and Women’s Singles. Interested players can send their entries to Harish Kumar,Secretary (9815038384),Harmanpreet Singh,Coach (9872801722),Anuradha Bansal Technical Official (8901338504) or Richa Pandey Technical Official (7508999228).

Kartar hails grapplers’ show

CHANDIGARH: A day after India finished the Olympics on a rousing note,with Sushil Kumar clinching a historic double,former Punjab wrestler Kartar Singh said that the feat would inspire many more to follow in the footsteps of those who tasted success at the British capital. With his silver in 66kg freestyle category,Sushil on Sunday became the first Indian to win back-to-back individual medals in the world’s biggest sporting extravaganza. He had won a bronze in Beijing four years ago. “We went to Beijing Games,keeping in mind that we have to win a medal,but this time our focus was on nothing less than a gold. And I believe our wrestlers put up a great performance. Both Yogeshwar and Sushil were brilliant,” said Olympian Kartar Singh.