May 04, 18.40 PM IST || Pocket News Alert
· OSD Sports and World Champion Padma Shree Mr. Sushil Pehalwan congratulated the Delhi School Basketball team for winning medals in 61st National School Games competition once.
· Calling the winners as ‘future of the nation’, Arjunas Award, Deputy Education Director (Sports), Shree Mati Asha Agarwal and Assistant Director, Shree Pradeep Tayal also expressed their joy over the success.
May 2016: Delhi once again emerged as a winner in the recently concluded 61st National School Games competition. Organised in Gwalior, the completion saw participation of both girls and boys team, from 25 states across India.
The Boys team from the capital playing under the captaincy of Mr. Kartikeya Goel, won the bronze medal beating the Haryana Team. The winning team was treand by International Coach Mr. TBS Hudda and Mr. Ajay Nehra.
Also entering the final round, the Delhi Girls team under the captaincy of Tasa Ahmad, bagged the silver medal after defeating the Chhattisgarh Team.