Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 16: Winning a big haul of medals and earning maximum points in both boys and girls sections, formidable Manipur lifted the title trophy to become overall Champion in the 68th National School Games U-14 Boys and Girls Fencing Championship at Gymnasium Hall, University of Jammu.
Jammu and Kashmir bagged a total of six medals in the Championship with 2 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals.
Meanwhile, on the 5th and the concluding day of this Championship today, J&K fencers Devkaran Singh and Harnidh Singh bagged 2 bronze medals in U-14 Boys Sabre event. The Gold medal in this event was bagged by Thongham Kishorjit Singh of Manipur, while the silver medal went to Manraj Singh of Punjab.
With a total of 28 points, Manipur emerged overall Champion in U-14 Boys, while Haryana remained runners-up with 18 points and DAV College Managing Committee with 17 points was adjudged as the second runners-up.
In U-14 Girls Fencing, Manipur earned 19 points to emerge Champion, while Jammu and Kashmir secured 18 points to bag the runners-up spot. Maharashtra with 14 points was declared as the second runners-up in this category.
Director General Youth Services and Sports, Rajinder Singh Tara was the chief guest during the prize distribution ceremony, who alongwith Joint Director Youth Services and Sports Jammu, Ved Prakash and Deputy Director Youth Services and Sports, Jitendra Mishra presented medals to the teams and individuals.
Meanwhile, the Fencing competitions in U-17 boys and girls will commence at the same venue tomorrow.
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