Excelsior Sports Correspondent
Jammu, Aug 27: The Sunfeast Cup 2019 raised the bar in Ladakh with its second edition in a yet another exciting football tournament this year at NDS Grounds. This edition received a strong participation from U-13 and U-16 boys and U-16 girls football teams.
More than 40 teams participated over the week to make it a very competitive event.
Organized by SPT Sports in association with Sunfeast Biscuits, ITC Limited the second edition of the Sunfeast Cup, Ladakh saw budding footballers in high spirits as they put their best foot forward for the game.
Chief guest Gyal P Wangyal, Chief Executive Councillor, The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh and guest of honour Sachin Kumar Vilas, Deputy Commissioner, Leh, Sargun Shukla, SSP, Leh and Shaji Prabhakar, Sr. Consultant, Asian Football Confederation uplifted the passion for the sport among young athletes.
The Sunfeast’s Cup, Ladakh saw an exciting battle between the finalists between U-13 – Art for Cause and DPK A team, U-16 Boys- DPK A team and Lamdon School and U-16 Girls DPK A team and Government Girls School football teams.
Team Art for Cause in U-16 category, team DPK A in girls category and DPK A in U-13 category are the champions from Ladakh for Sunfeast Cup 2019.
Sharing insights about the tournament Amit Saran, CEO SPT Sports Management said, “Sunfeast Cup has become a noteworthy football tournament for the young talents in Ladakh. Bearing in mind the geography and the landscape, the opportunity to witness such a prestigious tournament in Leh is truly remarkable.”
The winning teams Art for Cause in U-16 category, team DPK A in girls category and DPK A in U-13 category received a total cash prize of Rs 50,000.