* District Udhampur retains C’ship for third time
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
DODA, Feb 13: The Inter- District Volley Ball Tournament for U-19 girls concluded at Sports Stadium Doda here today.
The concluding function was attended by the Shoket Ali, DySP (DAR) Doda.
The chief guest, while addressing the gathering of the intellectuals, prominent citizens and PELs, PEMs, PETs, REKs and NYCs department of Youth Services & Sports Doda, appreciated the efforts for organizing the tournament successfully.
He highlighted the importance of sports for the physical and mental development of the youth and said that these activities help a great deal in channelizing their energy in a positive direction and also keep them free from social evils.
Later, DySP along with DYSSO Doda, Jaffer Haider Sheikh presented trophies and certificates to the winner and runner-up teams.
In the 1st semi-final, District Kathua defeated District Doda by 2.0 sets, while District Udhampur thrashed District Poonch by 2.1 sets in the 2nd semi final.
In the final match, District Udhampur thrashed District Kathua by 3.0 sets.
The matches were officiated by Murtaza Qadir PET, Muddasar Maqbool Butt PET, Vinod Kumar PEM, Dara Singh PET, Ishtiaq Hussain REK, Zahoor Ilahey PET and Imran REK.