TARN TARAN, DEC 17 : Displaying their strength and agility, hosts Punjab claimed gold by defeating Delhi in the final of Tug of War on the peunlimate day of the inaugural National Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan Tournament Group 2 for boys and girls under-16, being organised by the Punjab Sports Department at the Guru Arjan Dev Stadium here today. The bronze medal went to Goa.
Khushbir Kaur of Punjab captured gold in 53 kg weight lifting category for girls. She lifted 121 kg (51 kg snatch, 70 kg clean & jerk). Archna of Uttar Pradesh bagged silver by lifting 121 kg (51 kg snatch, 70 kg clean & jerk) and Shaikh Karishma of Maharashtra got bronze with a lift of 99 kg (44 kg snatch, 55 kg clean & jerk)
In girls + 69 kg weight category, Devinder Kaur of Punjab got top position by lifting 110 kg (45 kg snatch, 65 kg clean & jerk). Tikkam Kar of Maharashtra was runner-up with 98 kg (38 kg snatch, 60 kg clean & jerk), whereas S. See. Manthini of Andhra Pradesh finished third by lifting 85 kg (35 kg snatch, 50 kg clean & jerk).
In the girls volleyball semi finals matches Punjab outplayed Tamil Nadu 25-22, 25-13, 25-21 and Karnataka beat Haryana 25-12, 25-8, 25-10. Punjab boys also stormed into the final and will clash with Haryana tomorrow. Punjab defeated Karnataka 21-25, 25-12, 31-29, 25-9, 25-13, whereas Haryana outplayed Tamil Nadu 25-17, 23-25, 27-25, 25-22.
Punjab will lock horns with Assam in the football semi-finals. Punjab defeated Madhya Pradesh by a lone goal scored by Nirvair Singh. Assam defeated Jharkhand by 6-5 on penalties In the second semi -finals, Nagaland will fight Mizoram. Nagaland outplayed Orissa 3-1. Mizoram outclassed Maharashtra 4-0. Joseph and R. Lal scored a brace for the winners.
Results: Football: (q-finals): Punjab (scorer Nirvair Singh bt Madhya Pradesh 1-0. Nagaland ( Nylie Nuo 2, Anato 1 ) bt Orissa (Arisa Auram) 3-1. Mizoram (Joseph 2, R. Lal 2) bt Maharashtra 4-0. Assam bt Jharkhand 6-5 on penalties.
Weightlifting: Girls: 53 kg: 1 Khushbir Kaur (Punjab) 121 kg (51 kg snatch, 70 kg clean & jerk), 2 Archna (Uttar Pradesh) 121 kg (51 kg snatch, 70 kg clean & jerk), 3 Shaikh Karishma (Mah.) 99 kg (44 kg snatch, 55 kg clean & jerk). 58 kg: 1 Yashika (M.P.) 137 kg (62 kg snatch, 75 kg clean & jerk), 2 Jasbir Kaur (Punjab) 126 kg (56 kg snatch, 70 kg clean & jerk), 3 Poornima Thakur (Chattisgarh) 105 kg (47 kg snatch, 58 kg clean & jerk). 63 kg: 1 Shewt Nisha (Jharkhand) 110 kg (43 kg snatch, 67 kg clean & jerk), 2 Swathy Kripna (Kerala) Second 109 kg (48 kg snatch, 61 kg clean & jerk), 3 Musande Aayesha (Mah.) 78 kg (38 kg snatch, 40 kg clean & jerk). 69 kg: 1 J.P. Krishna (A.P.) 110 kg (50 kg snatch, 60 kg clean & jerk), 2 Sapandeep (Punjab) 99 kg (45 kg snatch, 54 kg clean & jerk), 3 Nayan Shri (Karnataka) 91 kg (38 kg snatch, 53 kg clean & jerk).+ 69 kg: 1Devinder Kaur (Punjab) 110 kg (45 kg snatch, 65 kg clean & jerk), 2 Tikkam Kar (Mah.) 98 kg (38 kg snatch, 60 kg clean & jerk), S.See. Manthini (A.P.) 85 kg (35 kg snatch, 50 kg clean & jerk). Boys: 56 kg: 1 Madhu Sudan (Chattisgarh) 175 kg (80 kg snatch, 95 kg clean & jerk), 2 Chiteshwar (Chattisgarh) 162 kg (70 kg snatch, 92 kg clean & jerk), 3 J. Elumalal (Tamil Nadu) 152 kg (62 kg snatch, 92 kg clean & jerk). 62 kg: 1 Karanvir Dalal (Delhi) 187 kg (77 kg snatch, 110 kg clean & jerk), 2 Gurpreet Singh (Punjab) 169 kg (74 kg snatch, 95 kg clean & jerk), 3 Sanjaet Kumar (Bihar) Third 155 kg (77 kg snatch, 85 kg clean & jerk).