Harpreet, Jagroop won gold in cross-country race

The District Athletics Association organized a race across the field at the local Sri Guru Arjun Dev Sports Stadium on Sunday, in which more than 150 athletes participated. The winners received awards from District Sports Director Satwant Kaur. There will be a fund race for boys and girls in the main group as well as boys and girls in the Sub-20, Sub-18 and Sub-16 categories.

District Association of Athletics President Gurlal Singh said that Harpreet Singh and Jagroop Singh won gold medals in the main and sub-20 categories respectively. In the sub-18 (boys) race, Vijaypartap Singh was the winner, Rahul Kumar was the runner-up and Manraj Singh got the third position.

In Sub-16 category, Vicky Kumar, Karanjit Singh and Monu secured first, second and third position.

In the women’s competition (Mujre), Reena was the winner, Rajandeep Kaur was the runner-up and Palak stood third. In the sub-20 competition, Sukhmanpreet Kaur stood first, Jashanpreet Kaur stood second and Sakshi stood third. In Sub-18 category, Prabhjeet Kaur, Rupinder Kaur and Kirandeep Kaur secured first, second and third position. In the sub-16 category, Gagandeep Kaur, Gursharanpreet Kaur and Prabhjot Kaur secured the top three positions respectively.

The winners received the awards from District Sports Officer, Satwant Kaur, who in her speech on the occasion called upon the youth to practice sports as an important part of their daily ritual.