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Over a dozen sports events held by J&K Sports council, associations
YB WEB DESK. Dated: 3/2/2021 12:57:04 PM
YB News Srinagar, Mar 1 As 2nd Khelo India Winter Games at Gulmarg nears completion with closing ceremony to be held tomorrow, Monday was a hectic day for Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council, sports associations and participants as most of the events were held today at Kongdori, Hilltop and Golf club including the sports events that were postponed previously. As players and athletes had to return back from Kongdori on yesterday without the participation in sports, all of them were happy today for taking part in different sports events to prove their mettle. During the day, players from various states competed in over a dozen events to register their win and make their states and parents proud. In the Short Track Speed Skating of 1000 meters, Soham S Takar and Sumit Tapkir from Maharashtra bagged Gold and Silver medals while Anubav Gupta from Delhi got bronze. While, in Figure Skating, Akula Sai Samitha and Rokhaiyya Farheem Shaik both from Andra Pradesh secured Gold and Silver respectively. Harshita Rawtani settled with silver. In another event, Icestock Sport, Individual distance Competition, 24 participants from 12 states took part in Women's Senior group during which Zafeera and Farhana Eliyas from J&K registered Gold and Silver medals whereas Tanya Chauhan from Uttar Pradesh clinched Bronze. Similarly, in the same sport for Men's Senior Group, Aadil Manzoor Peer from J&K team A and Umar Tariq from J&K team B took Gold and Silver while S Shabor from Andra Pradesh and Navpreet Singh from Punjab shared bronze medal. The Icestock sports event was flagged off by Himanshu and Amogh Shukla, the observers from Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, GoI. In Snow shoe 400 meters Junior girls, Rutba Salem, Madiha, Huriya all from J&K won Gold, Silver and Bronze medals respectively. In the same event for 1500 meters, Latha AA from Karnataka, won gold, Mannat Mushtaq (J&K) silver and Madiha (J&K) broze.