District Rural Games for Boys and Girls Under-16 begins

Ludhiana, August 27, 2014: As many as 1200 participants participated in the District Rural Games for Boys’ and Girls’ under – 16 started, at Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana, under Union Ministry of Sports Scheme namely Rajive Gandhi Khel Abhiyan. Ten games included in these games are Athletics, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Handball, Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, Weight Lifting, Wrestling and Volleyball as stated by Kartar Singh Sehamby, District Sports Officer, Ludhiana.
The selection of players shall also be made in these games for the State level tournament to be conducted in September this year, he added.
The finals and prize distribution function shall be held on August 29 on National Sports Day on the eve of Dada Dhiyan Chand.
Results are as under:
Hockey Boys’ (1st Round)
Dehlon            beat             Sudhar        4-1
Pakhowal        beat            Doraha        5-4
Hockey Girls’
Raikot            beat            Sudhar        4-0
Pakhowal        beat            Ludhiana    2-0
Kabaddi Boys’
Ludhiana 1        beat            Sudhar        
Khanna            beat            Dehlon    
Samrala        beat            Doraha
Raikot            beat            Sidhwan Bet
Girls’
Raikot            beat            Sidhwan Bet
Machhiwarha        beat            Sudhar
Handball Boys’
Samrala        beat            Dhakha
Girls’
Dhakha            beat            Samrala
Vollyball Boys’
Jagraon            beat            Ludhian 1
Ludhiana 2        beat            Machhiwarha    
Girls’
Jagraon            beat            Ludhiana
Sudhar            beat            Ludhiana 2