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Bihar, J&K, Assam debarred from football meet
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, December 19
Three states of Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir and Assam have been debarred from participating in the AIFF Under-14 Festival. The action to debar these states and in all 27 players from different states was taken by the technical committee of the federation late this evening on the recommendation of the three-member medical panel, comprising Dr Manmohan Singh, Dr Rohini Setia and Dr Vikram.

Nine boys from Assam, six each from Jammu and Kashmir and Bihar , two each from Punjab and Mizoram and one each from Goa and Orissa were declared overage and banned from participating in the competition. As Assam , Jammu and Kashmir and Bihar have more than three overage players, these states have been asked to return home.

Shaji Prabhakaran, Director, Vision Asia, said the AIFF was taking a tough stand while dealing with the age-old problem of fielding overage players in junior competitions. Under the directions of the AIFF, the CFA, which is organising the AIFF Under-14 Football Festival, had formed a medical committee.

According to the AIFF guidelines, the players were subjected to the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination to ascertain their age. Players born on or after January 1, 1992 were eligible to participate. The AIFF had introduced the MRI examination to ascertain the correct age of the players. A medical committee comprising competent doctors had the right to refer any number of players to undergo the MRI test and the findings of the medical committee is final and binding on all participants.

Shaji said 25 points would be deducted for each overage player from the Fair play points. If three or more players of a team had been found overage, the team was sent back and no TA, DA , train fare and any other expenses paid to it. The idea was to enforce strict discipline.

Those declared overage were: Goa-Raymond; Orissa — Suraj Sunani;

Punjab — Harpreet Singh and Prem Kumar. Jammu and Kashmir — Dawar Zahoor, Chandan Kumar, Faizon Majid, Rashik Nahvi, Ricky Kumar and Danesh Khanna; Assam — Utpal Barshma, Jaideep Ghosh, Mainul Hussain, Pardeep Brahma, Mohammad Hussain Ali, Devajit Phukon, Somnath Brahama, Rajesh Chetri and Rajiv Vohra; Mizoram — Samuel and Rashiamliana; and Bihar — Govind Kumar, George MP, Pinto Sardar, Subham Kumar, Biran Gurung and Makhan Thappa.

Meanwhile, the AIFF has deputed Mariano Dias (Goa), Syed Sabir Pass (Tamil Nadu) and Satheevan Ballan (Kerala) as spotters for the AIFA Under-14 Festival. D.S. Bisht of Delhi and Terence Cravan of West Bengal have been made referee inspectors.

The spotters will identify 30 to 40 probables for training in a camp in preparation of Indian team’s participation in the AFC Under-14 Tournament to be held in Iran in March next year.

Jeevan strikes gold in skating championship
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, December 19
Jeevan Singh of Kurukshetra clinched gold medal in 300 m time trial in the 8-10 years boys’ category on the inaugural day of the 19th Sushil Kumar Memorial Haryana State Roller Skating Championship at Bhawan Vidyalya, Sector 15, here, today.

Varun Prashar of Faridabad bagged silver while Majini of Kurukshetra pocketed bronze in the same category.

Earlier, the three-day tournament was inaugurated by Mr Brijendra Singh, Deputy Commissioner, Panchkula. Over 600 skaters from 14 districts of state are participating in the meet.

Giving credit to the coaches for the huge participation, Mr T.C. Gupta, president, Haryana Roller Skating Association, said, “From the last five years our participation has been doubled and we are having a rink in each of our districts.”

In the roller hockey event that was held in Blue Bird School, Sector 16, here, Panchkula drubbed Kurukshetra, 10-0, in a one-sided match. Sahil Khattar scored seven goals for the winners.

Other results are as follows:

Rink race-I (boys): Below 6 yrs: 1 Dhruv (Karnal), 2 Sahil (Panchkula), 3 Bhavneet (Karnal); 6-8yrs: 1 Arpan Mehta (karnal), 2 Yashasvi (Karnal), 3 Tejbir (Panchkula); 8-10 yrs: 1 Jeevan (Kurukshetra), 2 Varun Parashar (Faridabad), 3 Majini (Kurukshetra); 10-12 yrs: 1 Manpreet Singh (Faridabad), 2 Sumant Man (Karnal), 3 Gaurav (Kurukshetra); 12-14 yrs: 1 Manish (Kurukshetra), 2 Jatin Goel (Karnal), 3 Gaurav (Faridabad); 14-16 yrs: 1 Gurnazar (Kurukshetra), 2 Salil Tripathi (Panipat), 3 Kapil Handa (Karnal); Above-16 yrs: 1 Rajat Sethi (Karnal), 2 Gurdeep Singh (Panipat), 3 Govil Yadav (Panipat).

Girls: Below-6 yrs: 1 Rajita (Karnal), 2 Abhjot Kaur (Karnal), 3 Karen (Panchkula); 6-8 yrs: 1 Mani Kamboj (Yamunanagar), 2 Vrinda Goel (Ambala), 3 Bhavya (Panchkula); 8-10 yrs: 1 Sumedha (Karnal), 2 Anjali (Ambala), 3 Rishika Bajaj (Karnal); 10-12 yrs: 1 Naurin (Panchkula), 2 Anjali Singh (Ambala), 3 Shreya (Faridabad); 12-14 yrs: 1 Rebekah Singh (Faridabad), 2 Vasudha (Kurukshetra), 3 Priyanka (Faridabad); 14-16 yrs: Akshi Bhargav (Panipat), 2 Garima (Panchkula), Kanika (Sirsa); Above-16 yrs: 1 Roopam Vats (Panipat), 2 Poonam (Karnal), 3 Gurpreet (Panchkula);  

Roller hockey: Senior boys: Panchkula beat Kurukshetra 10-0 (Sahil (7) highest for the winning side). Junior boys: Yamuna Nagar beat Karnal 9-2 (Vikrant Kamboj (3), Anuj (2), Vipul (2) for the winning side). Kurukshetra beat Faridabad 4-0 (Gobinder (2) for the winning side). Panchkula beat Ambala 8-0 (Virender Pal (4) for the winning side).

CBSE table tennis meet results
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, December 19
It was a big gathering of paddlers and the moment was the inauguration of the CBSE National Table Tennis meet at the Table Tennis Hall, Sector 23, Chandigarh. On the opening day, hosts DAV Public School, Sector 8 opened their winning account by beating Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, Jaipur 3-1.

Results: Girls under14: Neerja Modi (Jaipur) b Faculty High School (Guwahati) 3-0 (Monika Pareek b Soman Joli 11-7 11-3 12-10, Ruchika Biswas b Ananya Magundu 11-2 11-5 12-14 11-8, Khushboo Modi b Namrath Das 11-9 11-3 11-9). Lion Public School, Gurgaon lost to Sica, Indore 0-3 (Deep Shikha lost to Apeksha 2-11,1-11, Pooja lost to Asawari 4-11 11-4 5-11, Priyanka lost to Varsha 5-11 3-11.

Innocent Hearts, Jalandhar lost to Mansali (Delhi) 0-3 (Garima lost to Pankhuri Jain 10-12, 7-11, 8-11, Nitika lost to Mahel Jain 6-11, 9-11, 2-11, Ramika lost to Palak Suri 8-11 10-12 12-10 11-7 7-11).

DAV, Dhanbad lost to Sacred Heart 1-3 (Suman Kumari lost to Meghna 5-11, 2-11, 5-11, Sanju Kumari lost to Manu 4-11, 10-12, 7-11, Darshna Kumari b Shreya 11-9,11-8, 11-9 Suman Kumari lost to Manu 7-11, 5-11, 4-11).

Under-14: Boys: Layla School lost to Sindhi H.S. Bangalore1-3 (Nishant Chandra lost to Punith 11-6, 9-11, 8-11, 5-11; Akashdeep lost to Charn V.P 3-11, 6-11, 7-11; Sumit Kumar b Akshay BS 11-4, 11-5, 11-7: Nishant lost to Charn V.P 4-11, 2-11 11-8, 16-18).

MV Mandir Guwahati lost to Lady Fatima, Gurgaon 1-3 (Rubul Talukdar b Sahil 11-9, 11-6, 11-4; Navareen Atraya lost to Shivam 3-11,3-11,5-11; Jayanta Baruah lost to Gitesh 11-3, 12-10, 5-11, 6-11, 9-11. Rubul Talukdar lost to Shivam 6-11, 6-11, 7-11). Sachdeva PS New Delhi b MRPL Mangalore 3-1(Rajat Kumar lost to Bharat Raj 8-11, 11-8, 8-11, 7-11); Tarun Gupta b Sameehm 11-8, 11-6, 11-9 Deepak b Avinash 11-9, 11-6, 9-11, 9-11, 15-13, Rajat Kumar b Sameehm 12-10, 11-8, 11-7.

Indian School, Muscat b APeejay School, Jallandhar 3-1 (Mohamad b Sargun 11-13, 5-11, 11-9, 8-11; Ajit b Mukul 8-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-5 Karan b Depesh 4-11, 11-9, 11-13, 11-9, 12-10. Mohammad b Mukul 9-11, 11-9, 11-3,11-6 DAV Public School ,Sector 8 b BVB (Vidyutha Bawan) Jaipur 3-1.

Anand, Kanwal enter snooker semifinals
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, December 19
Anand Sharma and Kanwal Chabba entered the semifinal of the Haryana State Senior Snooker Championship being held at Haryana Billiards and Snooker Centre, Sector 11, here.

Anand beat Jimmy 3-1. He lost the first frame 55-42, but in the next three frames he hit breaks of 34, 37 and 41 to win the match. In the other quarterfinal, Kanwal beat Sameer Bhalla 3-1.

Today’s results:

Anand Sharma beat Aditya Bansal (3-1); Anand Sharma beat Jimmy (3-1); Chetan Chhabra beat Bhupinder (3-2); Kanwal Chabba beat Sameer Bhatia (3-1).

Darshan selected

Chandigarh, December 19
A local lad, Darshan Singh, has been selected to take part in the Indo-Nepal Taekwondo Championship, scheduled to be held at Kathmandu, Nepal, from December 23 to 25.

A total of 16 students participated for the qualifying round. Out of these, eight players have been selected from Punjab and one from Haryana in a five-day camp conducted by Mr Ganesh Bahadur Kunwar, national refree and Chandigarh Technical Director along with Sandeep K. Surya, an international player. TNS