Sonepat grabs overall trophy

Hosts Sonepat pushed Rohtak to the second position in a tough challenge for the overall position in the 22nd Haryana State Games...

Hosts Sonepat pushed Rohtak to the second position in a tough challenge for the overall position in the 22nd Haryana State Games which concluded at the Partap Stadium of sprawling Motilal Nehru Sports School Complex here on Monday. Sonepat emerged winners in 10 different sports disciplines while Rohtak clinched nine trophies. However, they were tied with 73 points apiece.

Ravinder and Anu, both of Sonepat, were adjudged the best athletes, Sonepat men and women dominated the track and field events as they were declared champions in both categories in the discipline known as the 8216;king of events8217;.

Bhiwani and Kurukshetra finished second and third with 58 and 38 points respectively.

Haryana Police lifted the women8217;s freestyle team trophy with 22 points in the wrestling competitions of the 22nd Haryana State Games at the Subhash Stadium. Bhiwani and Rohtak claimed silver and bronze with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Internationally acclaimed Babita, who won silver medal in Junior World Championship in China in 2007 impressed in her bout against Shilpi of Hisar in the 55 kg final freestyle bout.

Hosts Sonepat prevailed over Bhiwani by just one point to win the team trophy in the men8217;s freestyle competitons. Bhiwani got 14 points for silver while Jhajjhar were third with 12 points. Jhajjar emerged champions in the Greeco-Roman style as they collected 21 points for the trophy. Rohtak will take home the runners-up trophy with 15 points. Sonepat also secured 15 points but on technical ground they were pushed to third position. Haryana Governor Dr AR Kidwai was the chief guest and distributed the prizes. The next Haryana State Games will be held in Rohtak

The overall position:
1 Sonepat 73 pts, 2 Rohtak 73 pts, 3 Bhiwani 58 pts, 4 Kurukshetra 38 pts, 5 Jhajjar 35pts, 6 Faridabad 30 pts, 7 Jind 29 pts, 8 Gurgaon 29 pts,, 9 Haryana Police 28 pts, 10 Panchkula 19, 11 Panipat 19pts, 12 Hisar 18 pts, 13 Yamunanagar 18 pts, 14 Karnal 17 pts, 15 Ambala 15 pts, 16 Kaithal 15 pts, Nauraul 15 pts, 16 Kaithal 15 pts, 17 Narnail 15 pts, 18 Sirsa 15 pts, 19 Fatehbad 13 pts, 20 MNSS Rai 12 pts, 21 Rewari 10, HSIIDC 5 and SSS Sirsa 1.

Positions in different disciplines: Kho-Kho men 1 Kaithal and Rohtak , 3 Hissar and Jind. Women:1 Bhiwani, 2 Kurukshetra, 3 Karnal and Rohtak.

Badminton men: 1 Panchkula, 2 Sonepat, 3 Bhiwani. Women: 1 Bhiwani, 2 Panchkula, 3 Sonepat.

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Basketball men: 1 Haryana Police, 2 Rohtak, 3 Sonepat. Women: 1 Sonepat, 2 Jhajjar, 3 MNSS Rai.

Hockey men: 1 Gurgaon, 2 Sonepat, 3 Faridabad. Women: 1 Kurukshetra, Sonepat, 3 Hissar.

Handball men: 1 Jhajjar, 2 Jind, 3 Sirsa. Women: 1 Jind 2 Haryana police, 3 SSS Sirsa.

Weightlifting men: 1 Rohtak, 2 Faridabad, 3 Bhiwani. Women: 1 Bhiwani, Haryana Police, 3 Karnal.

Chess men: 1 Rohtak, 2 Gurgaon, 3 Faridabad. Women: 1 Faridabad, 2 Bhiwani, 3 Rohtak.

Judo men: 1 Rohtak, 2 Haryana Police, 3 Hissar. Women: 1 Sirsa, 2 Hissar, 3 SSS Sirsa.

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Wrestling freestyle men: 1Sonepat, 2 Bhiwani, 3 Jhajjar. Greco Roman: 1 Jhajjar, 2 Rohtak, 3 Sonepat. Women: 1 Haryana Police, 2 Bhiwani, 3 Rohtak.

Lawn Tennis men:1 Bhiwani, 2 Panchkula, 3 Yamunanagar. Women: 1 Panchkula, 2 Sonepat, 3 Yamunanagar.

Kabaddi Circlestyle men: 1 Sonepat, 2 Jind, 3 Karnal and Haryana Police. Women: 1 Jind, 2 Kurukshetra, 3 Bhiwani and Hissar. Kabaddi National men: 1 Sonepat, 2 Rohtak, 3 Panipat and Haryana Police. Women: 1 Sonepat, 2 Rohtak, 3 Bhiwani and Jhajjar,

Swimming men: 1 Panipat, 2 MNSS Rai, 3 Jind. Women: 1 Gurgaon, 2 MNSS Rai, 3 Jhajjar.

Throwball men: 1 Jhajjar, 2 Panipat, 3 Sonepat. Women: 1 Kaithal, 2 Panipat, 3 Bhiwani.

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Taekwando men: 1 Yamunanagar, 2 Rohtak, 3 Sonepat. Women: 1 Sonepat, 2 Haryana Police, 3 Yamunanagar.

Table Tennis men: 1 Rohtak, 2 Panchkula, 3 Bhiwani. Women: 1 Bhiwani, 2 Rohtak, 3 Yamunanagar

Volleyball men: 1 HSIIDC, 2 Gurgaon, 3 Kurukshetra. Women: 1 Rewari, 2 Rohtak, 3 Jhajjar.

Archery men: 1 Gurgaon, 2 Narnaul, 3 Faridabad. Women: 1 Kurukshetra, 2 Faridabad, 3 Narnaul.

Football men: 1 Rewari, 2 Mahendergarh, 3 Rohtak. Women: 1 Sonepat, 2 Yamunanagar, 3 Kurukshetra.

Net Ball men: 1Rohtak, 2 Bhiwani, 3 Yamunanagar. Women: 1Sonepat, 2 Sirasa, 3 Yamunanagar.

Gymnastics men:1 1Bhiwani, 2 Ambala, 3 Gurgaon. Women: 1 Rohtak, 2 Ambala, 3 Bhiwani.

Athletics men: 1 Sonepat, 2 Bhiwani, 3 Rohtak. Women: 1 Sonepat, 2 Rohtak, 3 Jhajjar.

Shooting men: 1 Kurukshetra, 2 Faridabad, 3 Ambala. Women: 1 Sirsa, 2 MNSS Rai and Yamunanagar.

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Boxing men:1 Rohtak, 2 Bhiwani, 3 Haryana Police, Women: 1 Hissar, 2 Haryana Police, 3 Gurgaon.

Karate- Do men: Jhajjar, 2 Faridabad, 3 Kurukshetra. Women: 1 Kurukshetra, 2 Kaithal, 3 Fathabad.

Tenpin Balling men: 1 Hissar, 2 Mahender Garh , 3 Kurukshetra. Women: 1 Mahendergarh, 2 Gurgaon, 3 Hissar.

Triathlon men: 1Panipat, 2 Bhiwani, 3 Jind. Women: 1 Faridabad, 2 Karnal, 3 Jhajjar.

Cycling men: 1 Fatehabad, 2 Kurukshetra, 3 Yamunanagar. Women: 1 Kurukshetra, 2 Fatehabad, 3 Karnal.

Wushu men: 1 Rohtak, 2 Jhajjar, 3 Kaithal. Women: 1Karnal, 2 Ambala, 3 Kaithal.

Rhythmic Gymnastic women: 1 Ambala, 2 Jhajjar, 3 MNSS Rai.

Men Greco-Roman: 55 kg: 1 Manoj Jhajjar, 2 Vikram Sonepat, 3 Rajender Hisar and Krishna Hisar. 60 kg: 1 Narender Rohtak, 2 Pardeep Jhajjar, 3 Surender Singh HP and Deepak Karnal.66 kg: 1 Deepak Rohtak, 2 Anil Sonepat, 3 Surender Jind and Vikas Bhiwani, Team championship: 1 Jhajjar 21 pts, 2 Rohtak 15 pts. 3 Sonepat 15 pts.

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Freestyle: 55 kg: 1 Amit Kumar Bhiwani, 2 Suresh Kumar Sonipat, 3 Shivinder Jind and Jagdish Rohtak.

60 kg:1 Mandeep Hisar, 2 Anil Kumar Rohtak, 3 Anil Kumar Sonepat and Sandeep Sirsa. 66 kg: 1 Sandeep Sonepat, 2 Amar Pal Bhiwani, 3 Amit Kumar Jhajjar and Surjeet Panipat. 74 kg: 1 Parveen Sonepat, 2 Virender HP, 3 Mahabir Rohtak and Yogesh Bhiwani, Team championship: 1 Sonepat 15 pts, Bhiwani 14 pts, 3 Jhajjar 12 pts.

Women freestyle:48 kg: 1 Nirmal HP, 2 Sudesh Jind, 3 Sudesh Gurgaon and Pooja Hisar, 51 kg: 1 Neha Rathi HP, 2 Rachna Hisar, 3 Kanta Kurukshetra and Pusham Faridabad. 55 kg:1 Babita Bhiwani, 2 Shilpi Hisar, 3 Santosh HP and Babli Rohtak, Team championship: 1 Haryana Police 22 pts, 2 Bhiwani 11 pts, 3 Rohtak 10 pts, 4 Hisar 10 pts.