City lass Arushee named best swimmer

LUCKNOW: Meerut swimmers dominated the proceedings in State Junior Acquatics Championship in Saifai bagging top honours in as boys’ Group II, girls’ Group I and girls’ Group II cate gories. The team won 11 gold in girls’ Group I, 19 in girls’ group II and eight in boys’ Group II. In boys’ Group I category, Mirzapure claimed top honours with 11 gold medals.

Lucknow’s Arushee Wahi was adjudged best swimmer in girls’ Group I while Meerut-girl achieved the same honour in girls’ Group II.

Mirzapur boys Yogeshwar Prasad and Atish Kumar walked away with best swimmer award in boys’ Group I and Group II catgeores respectively.

As many as seven new meet records were made on the last day of the championship. In all, the thee-day event saw 21 meet records tumble. MOIN SHINES Riding on a four-wicket haul by Moin (4/29), Lucknow Strikers pipped Flyod XI by 10 runs in a thrilling league match of Microlit T-20 Night Cricket Tournament, at the Microlit Gymnasium ground here on Monday. EFFORT IN VAIN A breathtaking 87-ball 90 by Anurag Pal by Anurag Pal went i n vain as National Cricket Club suffered a t wo - wicket defeat at the hands of Lucknow Cricket Nursery in a league match of Friendship Cricket Series, at the Pt Raas Bihari Tewari Stadium. IMPRESSIVE SHOW Vovinam players brought laurels to the state winning four gold, nine silver and 12 bronze medals to secure fourth place in the recently concluding 5th National Vovinam Championship in Indore. As many as 550 Players from 18 states participated in it.