 Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 18: The invitational basketball tournament organized by the Jammu and Kashmir Basketball Association got underway at the basketball arena of the MA stadium here today. Teams from districts and institutions of Jammu province are participating in the three day event, which is being organized ahead of the national basketball championship for junior men at Ludhiana next month.
In the inaugural matches played today, STC boys outclassed Air Force School Jammu 47-24, with winners leading 34-08 at the breather. Gourav Rajwal, Sumit and Abhinav were the architects of STC boys' victory. In the other match, Jammu district got better of a fighting Kathua district 52-30. The winners led 30-22 at the half time. Shivam Heer for the winners, while Ankit from the losers were the main scorers for their respective teams. Ranbir Singh, Shubham Sharma, Rohan Kundal and Amanjot Singh officiated today's matches.
Earlier, the tournament was declared open by K K Gupta, Chief Engineer Design, Inspection and Quality Control in the presence of former IGP Ashok Gupta, and Jawant Rai Gupta, president Rotary Club. |
