Sahodaya School Complex kho-kho tourney concludes

Our Correspondent

Doraha, October 8

The two-day Inter-School Kho-Kho Tournament of Sahodaya School Complex (Ludhiana East) concluded at Guru Nanak Model Senior Secondary School, Doraha, today.

Thirty-five CBSE schools participated in the event. A total of 744 players of 62 teams took part in the U-14, U-17 and U-19 boys’ and girls’ categories.

The tournament was inaugurated by vice-president of the school Harpartap Singh Brar. He stressed on promoting sports culture among youngsters. “It is sports and games alone which can save them from virtual technology which is making inroads into their minds in such a way that they have lost contact with the real world and are becoming passive, lifeless and unhealthy as well. They need to be actively involved in sports if they are to keep themselves fit both physically as well as mentally.”

“It is the promotion of rural games which is our prime target. Sportspersons who do not get a chance otherwise can shine in such events and rise to greater heights to achieve recognition and worth,” Brar added.

Simranpreet Kaur of Guru Nanak Model Senior Secondary School-Doraha and Jasleen Kaur of Atam Vidya Mandir-Sahnewal showed incredible performance. In the U-19 boys’ category, Green Grove Public School and Garden Valley International School-Machhiwara made podium finish. Meanwhile, the U-17 and U-14 boys’ categories, Tagore International Senior Secondary School, Sahnewal, remained the winner.

The semifinal matches were played amongst 24 teams. In the U-19 girls’ category, Guru Nanak Model Senior Secondary School, Doraha, bagged the first position. Uma Rana Public School got the second position and Garden Valley International School-Machhiwara bagged the third position.

In the U-17 girls’ category, Guru Nanak Model Senior Secondary School-Doraha got the first position, Atam Vidya Mandir School got the second position and Garden Valley International School- Machhiwara secured the third position. In the U-14 girls’ category, Guru Nanak Model Senior Secondary School-Doraha got the first position, Satya Bharti Adarsh Secondary School-Khanna got the second position and Uma Rana Public School got the third position.

In U-19 boys’ category, Guru Nanak Model Senior Secondary School-Doraha bagged the first position, Green Grove Senior Secondary School-Khanna secured the second position and Garden Valley International School-Machhiwara got the third position. In the U-17 boys’ category, Guru Nanak Model Senior

Secondary School-Doraha bagged the first position, Garden Valley International School-Machhiwara got the second position and Green Grove Senior Secondary School-Khanna got the third position.

In the U-14 boys’ event, Guru Nanak Model Senior Secondary School-Doraha got the first position, Garden Valley International School-Machhiwara stood second and Sant Kirpal Singh Sewa Panthi School-Neelon stood third.