FULL HOUSE ATTENDANCE at 77th Kila Raipur Sports Festival

Kila Raipur (Ludhiana), February 2, 2013: The carnival continued to attract thousands of spectators as the sun brightened the open air stadium on the penultimate day of the 77th Kila Raipur Sports Festival here on Saturday.

Full house attendance at the stadium topped the action of the day. Second to none the audience was anticipating much action, and they went home satisfied at the end of the day. The horse riding and martial arts by Nihang Singhs drew repeated applause from the big gathering.Foreigners could be seen mingling with Maghar Singh, the veteran Nihang Singh and his group and showing great excitement for loading and unloading competition.

Greyhounds stole the thunder and captivated the crowds, as they darted for the fast moving artificial rabbit. Delbert Co made its owner, Sonu of Rangian, proud by winning the dog racing competion, which had 32 greyhounds participating. Phakkar Black, owned by Kuljit of Lakhowal finished in second place and Fregi, owned by Chani of Bihla finished in third place.

In hockey, Kila raipur Academy, Jarkhar Academy, Sangrur Academy and Gill Academy, Kharar reached the semifinal stage in the under 17 six-a-side tournament, while,in Bhagwant Memorial Hockey Gold Cup, Kila Hans team will meet S.G.G.S. club, Jalandhar and Mukandpur will meet Sangrur in the two semifinals on Sunday.

Maninder Singh of Khanna was the fastest man in 100-metres and Kaushalia of Hoshiarpur was fastest woman. Veteran athletes raised a lot of cheers as Nachhattar Singh sprinted for the gallery beating Bakhtaur Singh and Gurcharan Singh in the 100 meters race for 70-75 age group.  

In the 1500 meters final, Manjit Singh from Haryana, and Pankaj of Haryana finished first and third respectively whereas Ravinder Singh of Nainital finished second. Manjit Singh, an international athlete, has the third best time in 800 meters in India. 

Tej Prakash Singh, Former Cabinet Minister, was the guest of honour and showed excitement at the level of performance and enthusiasm in the athletes and audience. On the final day Charanjit Singh Atwal, Speaker Punjab will be the chief guest. Parminder Singh Dhindsa, Finance Minister and Swaran Singh Phillaur, Cabinet Minister will grace the occasion.

Results:

Athletics

1500 mts final men

1. Manjit Singh of Haryana

2. Ravinder Singh of Nainital

3. Pankaj of Panchkula

 

400 mts final men

1. Neeraj of Lukhnow

2. Jatinder Singh of Sultanpur Lodhi

3. Rajeev of Delhi

 

400 mts final women

1. Poonam of Jalandhar

2. Anupama of Patiala

3. Mandeep Kaur of Patiala

 

100 mts Men final

1. Maninder Singh of Khanna

2. Mukesh Kumar of Jalandhar

3. Kulbir Singh of Jalandhar

 

100 mts Women final

1. Kaushalia of Hoshiarpur

2. Kirandeep Kaur of Jalandhar

3. Amandeep Kaur of Jalandhar

 

100 mts final veterans (60-65)

1. S.P. Sharma

2. Raghvir Singh

3. Pal Singh

 

100 mts final veterans (65-70)

1. Ajit Singh Randhawa

2. Jagir Singh

3. Chajju Ram

 

100 mts final veterans (70-75)

1. Nachhattar Singh

2. Bakhtaur Singh

3. Gurcharan Singh

 

400 meters U-19 Boys

1. Shanky Ram of Panchkula

2. Dharamvir of Panchkula

3. Mandeep Singh of Jalandhar

 

400 meters U-19 Girls

1. Sandeep Kaur of Patiala

2. Kulwinder Kaur of Patiala

3. Sandeep Kaur of Bathinda

 

200 meters U-19 Boys

1. Mukesh Kumar of Jalandhar

2. Akashdeep Singh of Patiala

3. Ranjeet Singh of Hoshiarpur

 

200 meters U-19 Girls

1. Kirandeep KAur of Jalandhar

2. Amandeep Kaur of Jalandhar

3. Mandeep Kaur of Patiala

 

One mile Cycle race U-19 Boys

1. Kuldeep Singh of Patiala

2. Gaganbir Singh of Ludhioana

3. Rajvir Singh of Doraha

 

Kabaddi men (70 kg—one village):

Final : Butahari beat Jassaraan 15 ½ -11

 

 

Hockey

Under 17 boys

1 Kila Raipur academy beat Malwa Academy Ludhiana 7-4

2 Sangrur beat Gill academy Kharar 7-3

3 Jarkhar beat Kila Raipur education wing 12-1

 

Men

1. Hans kalan beat New Gurdaspur hockey club 2-0

2. S.G.G.S. Club Jalandhar beat Dholan 3-0

3. Makandpur college beat Ropar 2-0

 

Women

Bathinda beat Badal School 4-0

 

Tomorrow, 3^rd Feb 2013 will see high action at the stadium.

On the Final day of the 77^th Kila Raipur Sports Festival 2013, you will see :

Athletics: men and Women

Kabaddi : One village open, veteran

Horse races

Bullock Cart races – Semi finals and Finals, Veterans sprint race  - 100 mtr

Cycle races

Hockey – finals : Under 17, Senior and women

Tractor Trolley – Loading – Unloading

Tractor Race – Final

(photo-captions: Different competitions being held. City Air News photos: AJAY)