JAMMU, Aug 12: The University of Jammu has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting sports, physical fitness and camaraderie among its employees by organising the University of Jammu Employees (Men & Women) Tournaments 2026–27. The tournament features competitions in badminton, table tennis, carrom and chess and is being conducted under the aegis of the Campus Sports Committee, University of Jammu.
The tournament is being organised under the leadership and overall supervision of Dr. Daud Iqbal Baba, Chairman, Campus Sports Committee, while Sh. Raj Kumar Bakshi, In-charge PTI and Cricket Coach, University of Jammu, is coordinating the sporting activities. The event witnessed enthusiastic participation from employees, reflecting their keen interest in sports and contributing to the promotion of a healthy and active work environment.
In Badminton (Men), Dr. Noor Ul Asrar defeated Vishal Sharma 21–19, while Vishal Sudan defeated Sumit Kapoor 21–10. Niranjan Singh defeated Shashi Kumar 21–05, and Shantul Raina defeated Suresh Tak 21–04.
In the Women’s Badminton category, Akansha Raina defeated Pooja Manhas 21–03, while Komal Bakshi defeated Shazia Akhter 21–10.
In Table Tennis (Men), Dr. Rajesh Kumar defeated Dr. Tarsem Singh 2–0, Suresh Tak defeated Vishal Sudan 2–0, and Ashutosh Verma defeated Vishal Sharma 2–0. In the Women’s Table Tennis category, Akansha Raina defeated Dr. Samita Wadhera 2–0.
In Carrom (Men), Niranjan Singh defeated Dr. Rajesh Kumar 1–0, while Dr. Rajesh Kumar defeated Rakesh Chowdhary 1–0 and Prince Partap Singh 1–0 in separate matches. Karan Kumar defeated Ramesh Lal 1–0.
In Women’s Carrom, Shazia Akhter defeated Dr. Chinmoye Maharana 1–0, Komal Bakshi defeated Sonika Sharma 1–0, and Pinkey Bazaz defeated Pooja Manhas 2–0.
The matches were officiated by Raj Kumar Bakshi, Ravish Vaid, Vikas Karlopia, Gagan Kumar, Padam Dev Singh, Dr. Inderjeet Singh, Arjun Sharma and Sakshi Dabgotra.
The tournament provides university employees with an opportunity to participate in competitive sports while strengthening team spirit, healthy competition and interpersonal bonding within the university community.