Hosts UP Postal aim to retain trophy at All-India championship
LUCKNOW: Hosts and former champions Uttar Pradesh would be looking forward to take home advantage when they begin their campaign at the 33rd All-India Postal weightlifting, powerlifting and best physique championship, starting Saturday, at the KD Singh ‘Babu’ stadium here.
After remaining undisputed champion for almost five years, Uttar Pradesh were pushed to the second spot by Rajasthan last year, and since then the hosts were looking for an opportunity to retain the title.
The 12-member team, including Shyam Kumar, Firoz Yunus Khan, Nawab Singh, LK Patel, Pradeep Kumar Yadav, AK Gupta, Amit Kumar Sharma, Lal Mani Yadav, Arvind Kumar Singh, Zaeem Khan, Sanjay Kumar Rai and Ratnakar Maurya look confident for a better show this time.
In all, 144 participants from 17 different postal circles across the state have confirmed their participation. “We have made elaborate arrangements to make this championship a great success,” PMG Head Quarters Lucknow Region, Jitendra Gupta said.
SCHOOL CRICKET
Sarthak Jain (3/6) and Arnav Seth (3/10) bowled well as CMS (Gomti Nagar) defeated GD Goenka School by 78 runs to make it to the final of the SAJS Trophy Inter School Cricket Tournament here on Friday.
PRASHANT SHINES
Prashant Srivastava took three for 19 as Dhruv Cricket Academy (DCA) defeated LDA Coaching Centre by six wickets to make it to the final of the Under-19 cricket tournament.
PCA TRIUMPH
Panthers Cricket Academy (PCA) scored a four-wicket win against Arya Cricket Academy (ACA) to collect full points in the 1st Subedar Memorial cricket tournament, at the LDA stadium here.