Patiala, November 5 - Interesting competitions of kabaddi and kho-kho games took place on the second day of the state-level competitions in Patiala district of the season-3 of the games conducted by the sports department of the Punjab government.
International Kabaddi player and Ghanaur MLA Gurlal Ghanaur specially arrived to encourage the players participating in the state level games. On this occasion, he said that the Punjab government has created a favorable environment by starting the Games of the Motherland of Punjab in the state to enhance the sports talent of the players. He invited the people of Patiala to participate more and more as spectators in these games and said that while this will increase the courage of the players, at the same time it will create the spirit of playing in the audience.
Giving information in this regard, District Sports Officer Harpinder Singh said that today in Kho Kho under-17 (boys) age group competitions, Sangrur beat Fazilka by 06 points, Patiala beat Barnala by 14 points, Ludhiana beat Moga by 08 points, Jalandhar beat Bathinda by 08 points. by 08 points and Sangrur defeated Ludhiana by 01 points to win. Similarly, among girls, Sangrur defeated Malerkotla by 12 points, Patiala defeated Barnala by 11 points, Moga defeated Jalandhar by 03 points and Sri Muktsar Sahib defeated Bathinda by 11 points. In the Kabaddi (Circle Style) Girls Under-14 age group, Faridkot beat Ropar by 22-17, Tarn Taran beat Amritsar by 29-19, Ferozepur beat Barnala by 18-00, Bathinda beat Mohali by 20-02. Defeated or won by a huge margin of points. In boys under-17 age group, Jalandhar beat Ropar 28-16 points, Ludhiana beat Faridkot 27-14 points, Malerkotla beat Mansa 26-16 points, Moga beat Ferozepur 24-14 points, Bathinda beat Fatehgarh Sahib 19-10. Ankan and Amritsar Sahib beat Pathankot with a big margin of 22-07 won the victory