Himal secures title for the fourth time

There was a thin line that divided Himal from rest of the players-his consistency and that came handy on Sunday as Himal pushed hard for the title. With three titles behind his back,Himal was the favourite to win the title once again and he did that in style.

With an emphatic one-point lead over Sanjeev,Himal faced no challenge from the other players and walked home with the title.

Abhinandan Vohra also finished the day with 6.5 points,the same as Sanjeev,but finished third due to the former’s better performance in the championship. Baijnath Prasad pipped Nitin to stake his claim for the Chandigarh team despite finishing on 5.5 points.

Himal,Sanjeev,Abhinandan and Baijnath will represent Chandigarh at the National Challengers meet to be held from September 15 to 26 at Bhiwani,Haryana.

Point position:

7.5 Points : Himal Gusain

6.5 Points Sanjeev Biswas and Abhinandan Vohra.

5.5 Points : Baijnath Prasad and Nitin.

5 Points : Pradeep Singh Negi,Shweta,Vipan Negi,Rakesh Kochar,Tejas Nagpal,Jaskeerat Singh Ahluwalia,Tarini Goyal,Harish Chand.

4.5 Points : Tanya Kaushal and Arunima Goyal.

4 Points : Manu Aggarwal,Sunil Bansal,Karan Bhatti,Simranjeet Kaur,Anubhav Tuknayat,Rahul Arora,Naresh Kumar,Tejpal,Manas Sharma,Bhupinder Singh.

3.5 Points : Surindra Arya,Snehlata,Kashish Kaushal,Dalbir Singh.

3 Points : Varun Utreja,Vibhushit,Prathima,Dhruv,Nandinii,Pradip Singh,Sunil Rana.

2.5 Points : Shivika Jain.

2 Points : Swapan,Lakshya B. Singh,Anhat. 1 Point : Manas Das.

Kabaddi trials on August 25

Trials will be held to select the Indian circle kabaddi team for the Indo-Pak exhibition matches on August 25 at 11:30 am at Shivalik Public School,Sector 41. The matches will be held in Himachal Pradesh,Punjab,Haryana,Delhi and Chandigarh from September 7 to 30. It will be an open trial for the interested players and the players should report at 11 am at the school premises. A coaching camp will be held at Zirakpur after the trials. The winner of the matches will get Rs 75,000 while the runners-up will get Rs 50,000. The first match will be played at Sujanpur District in Hamirpur (HP). Giving more information,Professor JP Sharma,general secretary of Amateur Circle Kabaddi Federation,said,“The preparations for the tournament are on right track. We will receive the Pakistan team at the Wagah Border on September 5 and they will reach Himachal Pradesh the next day. We are very excited to hold such a huge tournament in the region. It is very good for harmonious relations and spreading brotherhood,that sports actvities keep happening between the two countries.” He also lauded president of Himachal Pradesh Circle Kabaddi Association,Rajinder Kumar Rana’s role in making adequate arrangements for the tournament.

Netball meet from August 27

The Chandigarh North District Netball Association will organise the Chandigarh Junior State Netball Championship of Boys and Girls (Under 19) for 3rd Kailash Bahl Netball Trophy under the aegis of Netball Association of Chandigarh (Regd.) at KB DAV School,Sector 7 on August 27 and 28. Players born on or after 01.01.1991 are eligible to participate in the championship. The last date for submission of entries is Augsut 26 up to 1.30 pm. The entry performa can be collected from the reception of the school. It should be duly verified by respective principals with father’s name,date of birth,class with section,admission no.,address,phone no.,signature and it may be forward to Meenakshi Dogra,lecturer of Physical Education,KB DAV-7 (mobile no 9815412059) on or before August 26. Fixtures of the matches can be collected at 5 pm from the school reception on the same date.