Ashima Sharma, 16-18th August, 2014, Shimla
Students from various schools demonstrated their table tennis skills during the First Shimla District Inter School Table Tennis Championship, 2014 was held in Indira Gandhi Sports Complex from 16th to 18th August, 2014 as more than 50 tennis players, including both boys and girls, participated in this championship. Aklesh Saini, Secretary of the District Shimla Table Tennis Association spoke about the tournament and said, “This is the very first time an Inter School Table Tennis competition is taking place. The response has been tremendous as many T.T. players from different schools in Shimla turned out for the competition. Students are actively participating in sports now more than ever. We have some amazing table tennis players from Shimla district and soon we hope to see them representing the state. We hope to continue this championship event every year”.
Raginee, one of the participants from DAV School Tutu said, “I have been playing table tennis from the last three years. I aim at improving my game and my target is to play for the state at national level some day. Another student from Bishop Cotton School, Vidhur Kukreti said, “Students who play T.T. do not get much exposure in Shimla. This was a great platform for us to test our skills. It gives us an opportunity to improve our game and experience and understand the game in a better manner”.
The final list of the winners for the tournament was:
Individual Category
Kids Under -10
1. Pranjal Jain (Shimla Public School)
2. Lakshay
3. Vansh Sanket (Kendriya Vidyalay Jatogh)
4. Mayank Sharma (Kendriya Vidyalay Jatogh)
Cadet Boys (Under 12)
1. Ansh Saini (Dayanand Public School)
2. Vansh Gandhi (Auckland House School)
3. Saurav Sharma (DAV School Tutu)
4. Ashotosh Sharma (DAV School Tutu)
Sub Junior Girls Under 15 Years
1. Kirti Thakur (DAV School Tutu)
2. Apurva Thakur (DAV School Tutu)
3. Charvyn Singh (Loreto Convent Tara Hall)
4. Ankita Verma (DAV School Tutu)
Sub Junior Boys Under 15 Years
1. Vaibhav Aggarwal (Bishop Cotton School)
2. Aryaman Gopalka (Bishop Cotton School)
3. Mayank Aggarwal (Bishop Cotton School)
4. Aviraj Singh (DAV New Shimla)
Junior Girls Under 18 Years
1. Adisha Saini (DAV Lakkar Bazar)
2. Ahana Sharma (Loreto Convent Tara Hall)
3. Apoorva (DAV School Tutu)
4. Raginee (DAV School Tutu)
Junior Boys Under 18 Years
1. J.P. (Bishop Cotton School)
2. Kartarya (Dayanand Public School)
3. Sidharth Sood
4. Tsering Dhundup (Central School for Tibetans)
Team Championship
Girls Team Event
1. DAV Lakkar Bazar (Adisha Saini, Akansha)
2. Loreto Convent Tara Hall (Ahna Sharma, Charvy Singh, Poornima Lal)
3. DAV Tutu Team B (Apoorva Thakur, Ankita Verma, Garima)
4. DAV Tutu Team A (Kirti Thakur, Shaivani Thakur, Ragini)
Boys Team Event
1. Dayanand Public School (Kartavya Sambhal, Ansh Saini, Bhupesh Saini, Tashneet Singh)
2. Bishop Cotton School (Vidur Kukreti, Mehul Jain, Vaibhav Aggarwal, Aryaman Gopalka)
3. DAV School Lakkar Bazar (Sidharth Sood, Anmol Rai, Rishav Gupta)
4. DAV School Tutu Team A (Dalvinder Singh, Kartikey Sharma, Deepanshu Sharma, Saurav)