Jaisalmer : 41st Rajasthan State Junior Handball Championship was organized by Rajasthan Handball Association in Chittorgarh, in which the team of Jaisalmer Handball Academy, run by Rajasthan State Sports Council, won the silver medal. District Sports Officer Rakesh Bishnoi said that in this competition, the team of Jaisalmer Academy lost to Jaipur by just 2 points in the final match. Rakesh Bishnoi said – Academy team captain Ashish Saharan was the best player in the junior state level competition.
He made an important contribution in helping the team win the silver medal. District Sports Officer Rakesh Bishnoi said that in this competition, Jaisalmer Academy won the top position by defeating Tonk 10-04, RP Bhadu Handball Academy Suratgarh 15-03, Jaipur Handball Academy 16-06, Bharatpur 18-05 in the league match. Achieved. After this, they entered the semi-finals by defeating Sikar 15-10 in the quarter-final match. The semi-final match was played with host Chittorgarh in which Chittorgarh entered the final by defeating Chittorgarh 22-13.
The team lagged behind by only 2 points in the final. The final match between Jaisalmer Academy and Jaipur was thrilling in which Jaipur won 26-24. Short-term coach Sandeep Singh and team manager Kojaram Chauhan were present with the team. Rakesh Bishnoi told that 4 former players of Jaisalmer Academy were playing in the Jaipur team, due to which the Jaipur team was victorious. International players Mahendra Pal Singh, Ashish Saharan, Raman Suthar, Gaurav Verma, Pradeep Kumar and Jasman Singh from Jaisalmer Handball Academy team played a brilliant role in helping the academy team win the silver medal.
