Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 30: The 3-day long Jammu and Kashmir UT Judo Championship concluded at the Indoor Sports Complex, MA Stadium, here today, with nearly 400 judokas from across the region participated. The event was organized by the Judo Association Jammu & Kashmir under the banner of J&K Sports Council and J&K Olympic Association.
The championship was graced by Suraj Bhan Singh, Manager of Indoor Sports Complex, MA Stadium, Jammu, as the chief guest, with Rohit Gupta, Shiv Kumar and Bhanu Partap as guests of honour. The bouts were officiated by senior judo coaches Arshi Nad, Vikas Dogra, Jugal Kishore, Ritika Slathia and Danish Sharma, with Munish Chatwal serving as the Organizing Secretary.
In the Senior Boys category, the first prize winners included Eshan Saini (Jammu) in 60kg, Vishwas Jamwal (Reasi) in 66kg, Akshay Sharma (Jammu) in 73kg, Varun Sharma (Jammu) in 81kg, Rajat Singh (Rajouri) in 90kg, Ujjwal Khajuria (Jammu) in +100kg, and Danish Sharma (Jammu) in 100kg.
In the Senior Girls category, the gold medalists were Arshad (Srinagar) in 48kg, Khushi Thakur (Jammu) in 52kg, Hidaya Shahid (Srinagar) in 57kg, Shah Talla (Srinagar) in 63kg, Tazeem Fayaz (Srinagar) in 70kg, Ambreen (Srinagar) in 78kg, and Tanvi Chib (Rajouri) in +78kg.
Among the Junior Boys, the winners were Sumit Lal (Jammu) in 55kg, Aman Kumar (Reasi) in 60kg, Atul Sharma (Jammu) in 66kg, Akshay Sharma (Jammu) in 73kg, Vipul (Kathua) in 81kg, Rajat Singh (Jammu) in 90kg, and Rajan Bhardwaj (Jammu) in +100kg.
In the Junior Girls category, the top performers included Shilpa Rajput (Udhampur) in 44kg, Arshad (Srinagar) in 48kg, Smeena (Kathua) in 52kg, Anjum Akhtar (Ganderbal) in 57kg, Shah Talla (Srinagar) in 63kg, Anshika Sharma (Jammu) in 70kg, Upasana (Kathua) in 78kg, and Tanvi Chib (Rajouri) in +78kg.