The Under 19 Boys and Girls Tennis Competition concluded today under the 68th National School Sports Competition. In this competition, Jharkhand team performed well and won the silver medal. Haryana team became the winner and Maharashtra team became the runner-up in the Boys category of the competition.
Telangana team became the winner and Delhi team became the runner-up in the Girls category. In the Under 19 Boys Tennis Competition, Gundabarinna Sai Charan Yadav of Telangana got the gold medal, Rupjyoti of Assam got the silver medal and Hari Prakash of Rajasthan got the bronze medal. In the Under 19 Girls Tennis Competition, Akanksha of Maharashtra got the gold medal, Ashawari Rajwane of Maharashtra got the silver medal and Devi Chabukdhara of Assam got the bronze medal. In the Under 17 Boys Tennis Competition, Yumnam Sushil Singh of Manipur got the gold medal, Arjun Kumar of Jharkhand got the silver medal and Narengbam Singh of Delhi got the bronze medal. In the Under 17 Girls Tennis Competition, Prabhjot Kaur of Punjab won the gold medal, Gayatri of Maharashtra won the silver medal and Jai Jyotsna of Tamil Nadu won the bronze medal.
In the Under 14 Boys Tennis Competition, Narengbam Singh of Manipur won the gold medal, Chungkham of Manipur won the silver medal and Manish of Tamil Nadu won the bronze medal. In the Under 14 Girls Tennis Competition, Diksha of Rajasthan won the gold medal, Palakpreet Kaur of Punjab won the silver medal and Danyaneshwari of Maharashtra won the bronze medal.
Jharkhand's excellent performance was seen in the Under 19 Cycling (Track) Competition. In the Under 19 Girls Cycling, Jharkhand's Sanju Kumari, Sindhu Lata Hembram and Tara Minj won the silver medal. In the Under 19 Boys Cycling, Jharkhand's Deepak Oraon, Hrithik Minj and Sushant Oraon won the bronze medal. In the Under 19 Boys category cycling competition, Dinesh Gat, Hari Prakash and Shivratan of Rajasthan got gold medals, Harish, Raviraj and Samarjeet of Maharashtra got silver medals. Jharkhand got bronze medal at third place. In the Under 19 Girls category cycling competition, Ashawari, Akanksha and Prerna of Maharashtra got gold medals, J Nirayimathi and T Karthiyayani of Tamil Nadu got bronze medals. Jharkhand remained at second place in this competition and the state got silver medal.
Delhi and Maharashtra teams dominated in Under 19 Lawn Tennis singles competitions. In the Under 19 Girls category singles lawn tennis competition, Yashika of Delhi got gold medal, Kumkum of Delhi got silver medal and Divya of Delhi got bronze medal. In the Under 19 Boys category singles lawn tennis competition, Mannan Agarwal of CISCE got gold medal, Omkar Shinde of Maharashtra got silver medal and Lakshya of Maharashtra got bronze medal.
Chief Minister Shri Hemant Soren, Hon'ble Departmental Minister Shri Ramdas Soren, School Education and Literacy Secretary Shri Umashankar Singh, State Education Project Director Shri Shashi Ranjan, State Program Officer Shri Dhirasen Soren and other officials of the Sports Cell have congratulated and wished the players of Jharkhand who performed brilliantly in the tennis and cycling (track) competition for winning medals.
Under the 68th National School Sports Competition, the Under 14/17/19 Boys and Girls category cycling (track) competition will conclude on Monday (January 20, 2025). So far, the Jharkhand team has shown a great performance in this competition. The state is expecting medals from the players of Jharkhand tomorrow as well.