Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 25: Promising cricketer Shubam Khajuria and ace taekwondo player and coach Atul Pangotra are among the five sportspersons of Jammu and Kashmir, who have been named in the list for the grant of State Awards on the Republic Day in various fields, released by the State Government, here today.
The other three outstanding sportspersons include Rashid Ahmad Choudhary (Fencing), Rita Devi (Handball) and Zakariya Taseen Bhat (Thang-Ta).
While Khajuria has been named for his outstanding contribution in cricket by representing State in India Under-19 team, besides his superb show in BCCI’s Cooch Behar Tournament, Atul has blossomed in the field of taekwondo not only at the National but at the International scene as well.
Talented fencer, Rashid Ahmed Choudhary, apart from winning gold many a time in team and individual events, has represented the State at the International Level also, while Rita Devi and Zakariya Yaseen Bhat have brought laurels to the State in the fields of Handball and Thang-Ta respectively.
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