JAMMU, May 27: The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Cluster University of Jammu (CLUJ) felicitated the outstanding sportspersons of the University for their remarkable achievements during the academic session 2026–27.
The Vice-Chancellor congratulated the players for bringing laurels to the University at national and international levels and appreciated their dedication, discipline, and hard work in their respective sports disciplines.
Among the achievers, Aneesha Sharma D/o Ram Raj Sharma, was specially honoured for her exceptional and consistent performance in shooting. She won a gold medal in the Team event and a bronze medal in the Individual event at the Asian Shooting Championship 2026 held in Korea. She also secured a silver medal in the All India Inter-University Shooting Competition held at Meerut. Further, she represented India in the ISSF World Cup Cairo, Egypt 2026, where she secured the 10th rank. Adding another feather to her cap, she has been selected for participation in the ISSF Junior World Championship Rifle/Pistol to be held at Suhl, Germany in June 2026. Her selection includes participation in the Air Rifle Junior Women (Individual Event) and Air Rifle Mixed Team Junior (Mixed Team Event).
Jiya Choudhary D/o Ravinder Singh, was felicitated for winning the silver medal in the All India Inter-University Pencak Silat (Women) Championship held at Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab.
Vedant Singh Jamwal S/o Ajit Singh Jamwal, secured a bronze medal in the All India Inter-University Pencak Silat (Men) Championship held at Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak.
Simran Singh D/o Santosha Devi, was honoured for winning a silver medal in River Rafting at the 6th National Rafting Championship held at Badherwah in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Similarly, Ishmeet Singh S/o Tejinder Singh, brought laurels to the University by winning a bronze medal in the All India Inter-University Wushu (Men) Championship held at the University of Kashmir.
The Vice-Chancellor appreciated all the players for their commendable achievements and especially lauded Aneesha Sharma for her regular outstanding performance at the international level.
The felicitation ceremony was held in the presence of Director Physical Education & Sports, Dr. Vinod Bakshi, along with Sports Coordinators Ramandeep Karalia of GCOE, Ravi of SPMR College of Commerce, and Kajal Premi of GCW Gandhi Nagar.
The dignitaries encouraged the players to continue striving for excellence and assured them of full support from the University in their future sporting endeavours.