Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 6: Two days 1st District Jammu Kalarippayattu Championship got underway at Kotli Bhawan, Rehari, here today.
The Championship id being organized by the District Jammu Kalarippayattu Association under the banner of Kalarippayattu Association of Jammu & Kashmr.
220 students are participating in the Championship. The players have been drawn from KC International School, Shangrilla Public School, Army Public School, Anuradha Mission Public School, International Delhi Public School, Delhi Public School, JK Montisouri Hr Secondary School, Carmal Convent School, Bhartiya Siksha Kendriya School, Major Institute of Education and Ultimax Mixed Martial Arts Academy.
On the first day of the Championship the prize distribution ceremony was attended by Dr SM Bali, Joint Secretary Indian Olympic Association as chief guest.
The Championship was conducted under the supervision of Danish Sharma.
Dr Bali lavished praise on the organisers for holding this mega Championship.
In Boys Under-19 years, (-20 kg) SarvamSawan 1st, Vidhant Singh Katoch 2nd; Ram Bakshi and Yuvraj Gandotra 3rd.
(-23kg)-1st Damandeep Singh, 2nd Kanishq, 3rd Agrim Sharma and Abnit Singh
(-27kg) – 1st Bhavishya Thakyal, 2ndYuvraj Singh, 3rd Priyanshu and Atul Verma
(-31kg ) – 1st Yuvraj Singh, 2nd Nitin Kumar, 3rd DakshChib and Ali Akbar
(-35kg) – 1stLakshya Gupta, 2nd Paraschalotra, 3rdAkshdeev Singh and Aryan Chib.
(-40kg)- 1stMohd Ayaan, 2nd Goransh Sladia, 3rd Tanish Sharma and Pratham Jandyal.
In Boys Under-12 (-33kg) – 1st Mohd Mutharri, 2nd Sumit Singh, 3rd Vansh Sharma and Arnav Sharma.
(-37kg)-1st Aditya Koul, 2nd NeelakshPirgal, 3rd Raghuvir Singh and Tranabh Kow
(-41kg) Aryan Singh, 2nd Aryan Gupta, 3rd Adamya Sharma and Shivankar Bali.
In Girls Under-9, (-22kg)-1st Medhavani, 2nd Sanvi Sharma, 3rd Ashtika, Anam.
(-25kg)-1st Vasundra, 2nd Anamika, 3rd Khushi and Pavani.
(-28kg)-1st Janvi Rajput, 2nd Radima and 3rd Pavani.