Chandigarh boys, MP girls win fencing gold

Andhra Pradesh player about to score against Uttar Pradesh in the girls under-19 handball match of the National School Games in Chandigarh on Friday.
Andhra Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir fencers in action in the National School Games in Chandigarh on Friday.
by sportswire4u.blogspot.com
CHANDIGARH, JAN 9


The Chandigarh boys under-19 fencing team claimed Sabre team gold medal in the 54th National School Games here today. Chandigarh defeated Manipur by 15-12 in the final. Manipur boys were runners-up while Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra were jointly declared third.

Madhya Pradesh girls emerged champions in foil team competitions after beating Chandigarh by 15-12 in the final. Assam and Punjab were joint third.

Mehak Paul gave Chandigarh gold in skating by winning the rink race (quad) for under-19. Neha (Maharashtra) and Anupriya (Punjab) finished second and third, respectively.

In the Under-17 rink race (quad) Batas Ambical(Gujarat) finished first. Swati (Maharashtra) and S. Aslesha (Andhra Pradesh) were second and third, respectively.

Results: Girls: Foil Team Event (U-19): MP bt AP 15-9, Maharashtra bt Gujarat 15-6, Bihar bt J&K 15-10, Assam bt Haryana 15-2, MP bt Manipur 15-14, Punjab bt Maharashtra 15-9, Chandigarh bt Bihar 15-7, Assam bt Tamil Nadu 15-11. Semi-finals: M.P. bt Punjab 15-7, Chandigarh bt Assam 15-7. Final: M.P. bt Chandigarh 15-12.

Boys: Sabre Team Event (U-19): AP bt J&K 15-13, Haryana bt Gujarat 15-4, Punjab bt Bihar 15-6, MP bt Assam 15-6, AP bt TN 15-3, Chandigarh bt Haryana 15-9, Maharashtra bt Punjab 15-13, Manipur bt MP 15-3.

Semi-finals: Chandigarh bt A.P. 15-10, Manipur bt Maharashrta 15-9. Final: Chandigarh bt Manipur 15-12.

Table tennis: Girls (U-17): Andeman and Nicobar bt M.P. 3-1, K.V.S bt U.P 03-1, Chattisgarh bt Vidyabharti 3-1, Maharashtra bt Assam 3-1, Chandigarh bt orissa 3-0. Boys(U-17): Karnataka bt Haryana 3-0, West Bengal bt AP 3-0, Orissa bt Uttrakahnd 3-2, Haryana bt AP 3-2, TN bt Chandigarh 3-0, Kerala bt Andeman and Nicobar Island 3-0, Chattisgarh bt Rajasthan 3-1, Maharashtra bt NVS 3-0, Karnataka bt Mizoram 3-0, MP bt J and K 3-0.

Handball (Girls): Chandigah bt Rajasathan 20-9, Punjab bt Kerala 26-9, Delhi bt Jharkhand 11-3, Haryana bt U.P 19-6, Rajasthan bt TN 17-9, Maharashtra bt M.P 26-9, H.P. bt N.V.S. 10-6, Chandigarh bt J&K 16-3, K.V.S bt Gujarat 21-12. Boys: H.P bt N.V.S. 23-16, Chandigarh bt Maharashtra 12-4, Vidyabharti bt J & K 22-13, M.P bt Pudicherry 26-11, Punjab bt Haryana 26-14, Delhi bt Tamil Nadu 42-14, Rajasthan draw with Jharkhand 17-17, Gujarat bt NVS 32-7.