Basketball tourney from Jan 29 to 31

Ludhiana, January 20

The Ludhiana District Basketball Championship for Boys and Girls (U-17 and 19) will be held here at Guru Nanak Stadium from January 29 to 31.

JP Singh, president, District Basketball Association, Ludhiana (DBAL) said that the cut off date for eligible players in the U-17 category was January 1, 2004 and those born on or after January 1, 2002 could participate in the U-19 age group.

Entry fee for each participating team is Rs500 and the district clubs can field their teams. The schools and colleges can send a maximum two teams in each age group in the boys and girls sections.

The position holders will be awarded with medals along with to participation certificates, said Sukhbir Singh Dhaliwal, secretary, DBAL. — OC