Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) me Sunday ko three-day 36th sub-junior, 48th junior and 46th senior Punjab State Swimming Championships ka romanchak samapan hua. Punjab Swimming Association ke guidance me district swimming association dwara conducted iss championship me poore state ke top swimmers ne apne speed, stamina and sportsmanship ka shaandaar pradarshan kiya.
46th senior category me, Mohali ne men’s and women’s dono sections me overall championship ka title apne naam kiya, jabki Ludhiana runner-up raha. 48th junior boys and girls me bhi Mohali overall champion bana. 36th sub-junior division me, host city Ludhiana ne overall championship ka title jeetkar local crowd ko khoob taliyan bajane par majboor kar diya.
Final day morning and evening dono sessions me intense competition dekhne ko mili. 800m freestyle me, Pathankot ke Vinayaka Mahajan and Rashmeen ne respectively boys’ and girls’ categories me top spots clinch kiya. Mohali ke Lakshay Jindal and Shubhnoor Kaur ne 200m freestyle men and women events me apna dominance banaya.
100m backstroke me, Ludhiana ke Ojas Sundar and Mohali ki Aanya Sapra ne boys and girls categories me jeet haasil ki, jabki Mohali ke Arjun Lakhanpal aur Hoshiarpur ki Diksha Thind ne 200m breaststroke events me jeet haasil ki.
Evening events me Ludhiana ke Aditya Trehan ne boys 200m individual medley event me gold medal jeeta, jabki Mohali ki star swimmer Shubhnoor Kaur ne girls category gold medal jeeta. Shubhnoor ne 50m butterfly stroke me bhi gold medal jeetkar apni jeet ka silsila jaari rakha, jabki Sangrur ki Bhavya Kathuria ne boys event me gold medal jeeta.
Men’s 50m butterfly stroke me Bhavya Kathuria ne phir se baaji maari, jabki women’s event me Patiala ki Navreet Kaur ne baaji maari. 4x100m freestyle relay me Mohali ne ak baar phir dominance banaya, jisme Lakshay Jindal and Shubhnoor Kaur ko lead karne wali teams me men’s and women’s dono categories me top honours secure kiye.
Grand closing ceremony me former cabinet minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu ke alawa Sunny Bhalla, Raj Kumar (senior vice president, Swimming Federation of India) and Punjab Swimming Association ke president Surjit Singh Sandhu jaise dignitaries present the, jinhone championship ke dauran swimmers dwara displayed spirit and talent ko praise kiya.
