Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 29: Jammu and Kashmir Police lifted the men’s title, while Udhampur district team clinched women’s title of the 8th J&K UT Handball Championship, which concluded today here at Play Field Shastri Nagar.
Nuzhat Gul, Secretary J&K Sports Council was the chief guest on the occasion, while Rajiv Sharma Member J&K Sports Council and Nusrat Gazala Central Sports Officer Kashmir were the guests of honour. They distributed prizes among the winners and runner-up teams on the occasion.
The championship was organized by J&K Handball Association in collaboration with J&K Sports Council under the supervision of Rajesh Chandan, general secretary of the Association.
Speaking on the occasion, the chief guest said that J&K is rich in sports talent and sportsmen from here have proven their mettle at different national and international championships. She added that proper nurturing by JKHA will go a long way in promoting the talent at different levels.
Earlier, Ashwani Kumar Raina, organizing secretary of the championship presented the welcome address.
Prominent persons including Mohd Ashraf Parray, Ravi Singh, Sanjeev Jamwal, Rajesh Kapoor and Renu Rattan were present during the event.
The final match in women’s section was played between District Udhampur and District Baramulla, in which District Udhampur emerged winner by 7 goals to 3, whereas in the men’s section, the final match was played between JKP and District Jammu wherein JKP scripted win by 37 goals to 36.
The matches were officiated by Rahul, Sangram Singh (Referee), Arushi Sharma and Sulekha Kundal.
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