On Wednesday badminton, table-tennis and boxing matches were held under Swami Vivekananda 16 years girls-boys’ rural sports meet conducted by Panchayat Yuva Krida and Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA) under the aegis of Youth Welfare department and Prantiya Rakshak Dal.
In badminton boys singles final Pallav of Udham Singh Nagar beat Abhishek of Pauri by 21-11 and 21-13. In boy’s doubles final Himanshu and Jeevan of Udham Singh Nagar beat Abhishek and Atul of Pauri by 2-0.
In girls badminton singles final Shefali of Dehradun beat Aarti of Udham Singh Nagar by 2-0.In boys boxing semi-final Nitin of Bageshwar and Aman of Pithoragarh won their matches by walkover in 57-60 Kg. In 60-63 kg Vishal of Dehradun beat Suraj of Pauri by 1-4. In 63-66 kg Rohit of Dehradun beat lakhan of Nainital by 1-4. In 66-70 kg and 75-80 kg Sumit of Udham Singh Nagar and lalit of Nainital got walkover.
In girls boxing semi-final in 48-50 kg category Hema Dhami of Bageshwar beat Drishti Khantwal of Pauri by 4-1. In 48-50 kg Deepika of Pithoragarh beat Mamta of Dehradun by 4-1. In 50-52 kg Kavita of Bageshwar beat Jaya of Pauri by 5-0 and Himani of Pithoragarh beat Payal of Dehradun by 0-5.
Players from six districts participated in the table-tennis matches on the basis of league matches. In girls category, the teams from Dehradun, Almora, Udham Singh Nagar and Pauri were selected for the semi-final match.
In boys table-tennis in Pool A Dehradun beats Chamoli by 3-0, Dehradun beats Nainital by 3-0 and Nainital beats Chamoli by 3-1.