Two-day JK UT Senior Judo C’ship concludes

Excelsior Sports Correspondent

JAMMU, Apr 1: Two-day long JK UT Senior Judo Championship concluded today at MA Stadium, Jammu.
Judokas from different districts participated in the championship. In Men’s 60 Kg, Virbadra Singh (Jammu) bagged 1st position, Suhail Rehman (Kupwara) 2nd and Nitin (Reasi) & Vikram (Udhampur) shared 3rd position. In Men’s 66 Kg, Akshay Sharma (Jammu) stood 1st, Lucky Baghat (SMVDSB) 2nd and Mohd Nisar (Srinagar) & Amir Shaban (Pulwama) shared 3rd position.
In Men’s 73 Kg, Vishwas Jamwal (SMVDSB) won 1st position, Harish Bhagat (Samba) 2nd and Mehsheed Mohd (Srinagar) & Laksh Talwar (Ramban) shared 3rd position. In 81 Kg, Varun Sharma (Jammu) stood 1st Tajamol (Srinagar) 2nd and Umar Jan (Shopian) & Shagun Saini (Kathua) shared 3rd position. In 90 Kg, Danish Sharma (SMVDSB) bagged 1st position, Farhat Gulzar (Srinagar) 2nd and Tarun Sharma (Kathua) 3rd. In 100 Kg, Ujjwal Khajuria (Jammu) bagged 1st position and Basit Rafiq (Srinagar) 2nd.
In Girls 48 Kg, Vanshika Manhas (Jammu) stood 1st, Jimmo Devi (Kathua) 2nd and Sabha Parvez (Udhampur) & Iritika Tariq (Srinagar) shared 3rd position. In girls 52 Kg, Tamleek Shah (Jammu) secured 1st position, Upasana Singh (Srinagar) 2nd position and Shivani (SMVDSB) & Kamal Sharma (Kathua) shared 3rd position. In 57 Kg, Sakshi (Jammu) won 1st position, Menwish Latif (Srinagar) 2nd and Depasha Choudhary (Kathua) & Neha Sharma (Udhampur) shared 3rd position.
In 63 Kg, Tazeem (Srinagar) bagged 1st position, Maithili (Jammu) 2nd and Ishika Devi (Reasi) & Rekha Devi (Udhampur) shared 3rd position. In 70 Kg, Nirali Sharma won 1st position while in 78 Kg, Palak (Kathua) secured 1st position and Suhani Kiran (Jammu) got 2nd position. In + 78 Kg, Anmol Devi (Kathua) bagged 1st position.
Satish Gupta Manager Indoor Complex was the chief guest on the occasion. Bouts were officiated by Suraj Bhan Singh, Arshi Nad, Ritika Slathia, Vikas Dogra, Shakti Gupta, Jugal Kishore & Rameshwar Singh. Manish Chatwal is the organizing secretary.
Prominent among others present on the occasion were Vikas Gupta (vice president JFI), Suraj Sharma (honorary general secretary, Shiv Kumar (vice president JAJK), Ranjodh Singh, Natesh Kumar and Anil Wadhera (Boxing Coach).
The championship was organized by Judo Association Jammu & Kashmir under the aegis of J&K Sports Council and J&K Olympic Association.