Fazilka, Ludhiana, Gurdaspur excel in gatka contest during Khedan Watan Punjab Diyan event

State-level Gatka and rugby events were organised at Khalsa College Senior Secondary School under the 2024 edition of Khedan Watan Punjab Diyan being hosted by Punjab Government and Sports Department.

Baljinder Singh Toor, general secretary, Gatka Association of India, attended as the chief guest along with Sukhchain Singh Kahlon, District Sports Officer. In the game of rugby, for age-groups 14, 17, 21 and 21-30, Fazilka got the first place, Ludhiana second place and Gurdaspur third place in the U-14 boys’ individual exhibition competition.

In the U-17 single stick team competition for boys, Amritsar secured the first position, Rupnagar second while Tarn Taran and Ludhiana got the third position. In the U-17 exhibition team competition, Ludhiana got the first place, Sri Muktsar Sahib second place and Hoshiarpur third place.

In the U-17 free stick individual competition, Ludhiana got the first place, Malerkotla second place and Fazilka and Sri Muktsar Sahib third place. In the U-17 single stick individual competition, Hoshiarpur got the first place, Ludhiana second while Amritsar and Fategarh Sahib got the third place. In the U-17 exhibition individual competition, Rupnagar bagged the first position, Sri Muktsar Sahib second position and Ludhiana got the third position.

In rugby, Amritsar won the first place, Kapurthala second place and Faridkot third place in the U-17 competition for boys.