The Volleyball Associationof J&K (VAJK) has decided to raise the level of just concluded Shaheed DySPManjit Singh Memorial Volleyball League at Government Degree College grounds,here.
From prize money toparticipating teams and the infrastructure, the VAJK shall extend a helpinghand to the organisers, Shaheed DySP Manjit Singh Memorial Volleyball Club(SMSMVC).
This was stated by theChief Executive Officer (CEO) of the VAJK and veteran in volleyballadministration of J&K, Kuldeep Magotra talking to SAN on the valedictory ofthe first of its kind event in the Union Territory.
“I have been there inPoonch for the whole event and the competition has scope to become a Nationalevent. The Association shall extend every possible help to the organisers toraise the level of the League,” said Magotra.
In the rain interruptedtitle clash, Makhdoomi Club Poonch and Budgam Warriors declared joint winner.When the rains halted the game the final was levelled at 1-1. The joint winnerteams presented with a cash prize of Rs 75,000 and trophy.
Third place went to LamberiPanthers after they trounced Haveli Chaos 3-2 (25-22, 21-25,25-23,24-26, 15-13).Lamberi got Rs 10,000. Semifinals: Makhdoomi Club Poonch bt Haveli Chaos 3-1(19-25,25-23,25-22,25-23); Budgam Warrior bt Lamberi Panthers 3-1 (25-15,22-25,19-25,21-25).
Mannat Choudhary declaredbest attacker while Ankush named best blocker and Haroon Rashid adjudged bestuniversal. Amit Singh was best Libero and Saqlain Tariq declared as bestsetter. All these individual performerspresented cash prize of Rs 5,000 each.
In the closing function,SSP Poonch could not make it to the venue and on his behalf Ajaz Choudhary (DySP)along with guest of honour, Kuldeep Magotra (CEO VAJK) in the presence of R CSharma (treasurer VAJK), Akber Ali (office secretary VAJK) and Pardeep Khanna.
The visiting dignitaries wereall praise for Mohd Tariq (chairmanShaheed DySP Manjit Singh Memorial Volleyball Club) for the idea of a League inthe district. In the meantime,organisers felicitated international spiker, Amrinderpal Singh (Love). Thetechnical penal included Neeraj Sharma, Intazar, Shafqat, Ajaz Chandak, DavinderKumar, Davinder Singh, Sidarat Hussain, Waseem, Muzamil, Shabir, Amir Shah,Jitendra and Mohd Alyas.
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Caption:Dignitaries with teams sharing the title trophy of Poonch Volleyball League atPoonch.
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