UDHAMPUR, Nov 13: The two-day 38th District Volleyball Championship of District Udhampur concluded at Mini Stadium, Udhampur, on Friday, with Udhampur Volleyball Club winning the men’s title and Ramnagar Volleyball Club lifting the women’s trophy.
The championship was organised by District Udhampur Volleyball Association under the aegis of the Volleyball Association of Jammu and Kashmir and the J&K Sports Council, bringing together teams from different parts of the district.
Additional SP Udhampur, Shivender Singh Jamwal, was the Chief Guest, while DySP Headquarters Udhampur, Prelad Sharma, attended as the Guest of Honour. Suraj Bhan Singh, Manager, Sports Council Udhampur, was present as the observer.
Addressing the gathering, the chief guest appreciated the organisers for conducting the championship in a well-organised manner. He encouraged the association to organise similar sporting events in remote areas of the district to provide opportunities to budding players.
He also urged participants to join the campaign against drug abuse and promote a healthy lifestyle through sports.
In the men’s section, Udhampur Volleyball Club defeated Fusion Volleyball Club in the final by 3-0 sets, with scores of 32-30, 25-15 and 25-19, to claim the championship trophy.
In the women’s final, Ramnagar Volleyball Club emerged victorious against Army Public School Volleyball Club to secure the title.
Earlier, in the first men’s semifinal, Fusion Volleyball Club defeated Veer Volleyball Club by 2-0 sets (25-18, 34-32). In the second semifinal, Udhampur Volleyball Club outplayed CVC Udhampur by 2-0 sets (25-12, 25-19) to enter the final.
The championship was conducted under the presidentship of Ashok Padha, while Amit Chander Singh served as General Secretary. Amit Sharma presented the vote of thanks.
The matches were officiated by Naveen Kumar Sharma, Sanjay Sharma, Amit Sharma, Manik Nargotra, Vinod Sharma and Deepak Sharma. Other prominent members present included Ashok Kumar, Pawan Kumar and Bhim Sein.