Jammu, Nov 12 (JKNS): Showcasing exceptional skill and determination, Jammu and Kashmir’s young Taekwondo players swept the medals at the ongoing 69th National School Games U-19 Boys Taekwondo Championship being held at the Indoor Sports Complex, Bhagwati Nagar. With the addition of medals won by Ayaan Mahajan, Harris Gulzar, Arslan Wazir, and Saksham Sharma, J&K’s tally has risen to an impressive and historic seven medals.
The Championship is being organised by the Department of Youth Services and Sports (YSS), under the aegis of the School Games Federation of India (SGFI), led by the Director General, Youth Services and Sports, J&K.In the U-19 Boys -48 KG category, Gourav GC of Haryana clinched Gold, while Dheerandera of Joshi took Silver. The Bronze medals were shared by Kishan Devaraj of Karnataka and Harris Gulzar of Jammu and Kashmir.
In the +78 KG category, Ranjeet Singh Rathod of KVS bagged Gold, and Ayaan Mahajan of Jammu and Kashmir secured Silver. Bronze medals in this category went to Bhavjot Singh of Punjab and Chengkham Borpatra Gohan of CBSE.In the U-19 Boys -63 KG event, Vishvajeet Sunil of Maharashtra and Arjun KS of Karnataka captured Gold and Silver respectively, while Dinesh Kumar of NVS and Loyd Peter Dacosta of Goa claimed Bronze.In the U-19 Boys -68 KG category, Akhil Kumar of Haryana won Gold, Prince Konjoiya of Uttar Pradesh took Silver, and the Bronze medals were bagged by Saksham Sharma of Jammu and Kashmir along with MD Armaan of Bihar.
In the U-19 Boys -78 KG division, Brijesh Kumar Pal of Uttar Pradesh earned Gold, and Deepandar Devanand of Karnataka secured Silver. The Bronze medals were awarded to Arslan Wazir of Jammu and Kashmir and Dev Khandelwal of Madhya Pradesh.
The medal ceremony for the -68 KG and +78 KG categories was presided over by the Organising Secretary of the Championship, Vinakshi Koul, Joint Director, Youth Services and Sports Jammu. She was accompanied by Sukhdev Raj Sharma, DYSSO Jammu, and Rajesh Sambyal, Incharge of the event. (JKNS)
