Inter-Zonal school tournament concludes in Bhaderwah

Players evincing keen interest during a Chess game at Bhaderwah on Friday.
Players evincing keen interest during a Chess game at Bhaderwah on Friday.

Excelsior Sports Correspondent

BHADERWAH, June 9: The six day-long school level Inter Zonal tournament in the disciplines of Volleyball, Kho Kho, Kabaddi, Tug of War, TT, Athletic Chess, Carrom, for under 14 and under 17 boys and girls concluded at Government Higher Secondary School (Boys), Bhaderwah, today.
Around 1224 students from both Government and private schools of zone Bhaderwah participated in the event organised by the Department of Youth Services and Sports (DYSS) under the patronage of Director (DYSS), Subash Chander Chiber and under the overall supervision of District Youth Services and Sports Officer, Jaffer Haider Sheikh and Vijay Kumar incharge ZPEO Bhaderwah.
The final Kabaddi match for U-14 Girls was won by BVM Gatha by defeating Model Secular, while the final match for U/17 Girls was won by Model Secular by beating GHS Nichla Thala.
The Kho-Kho U/14 Girls was won by the BVM Gatha by defeating Radiant Academy by 6 points and the U/17 Girls was won by the GHSS Chinta by defeating GHS Nichla Thara by 1 point.
The Volleyball U/17 Girls was won by the GHSS Chinta by beating GHSS Girls by 5 points.
The Carrom U/14 Girls was won by the Ariba Bano of Upper Primary School, Upper Dandi by defeating Divya Devi of UPS Lanchan, while in U/17 category, BVM defeated GHSS Girls.
In Chess under 14 Girls, GMS Hanga defeated BVM Sartingal. In Badminton under U/14 Girls, Zanib Malik from Radiant defeated Akishta of Model Secular. In Kabaddi U/14 Boys, the Model Secular defeated MS Mandir and in U/17 Boys BVM Nagar defeated GHSS Sartingal.
In Volleyball U/17, GHSS Sartingal defeated Islamia School. In Tug of War U/14 Boys, Model Secular defeated GMS Sartingal and in U/17 Boys, Model Secular defeated Asraria GHS Sartingal.