Telangana’s Under-19 girls continued their spectacular performance to take the pride of the place on the podium while the boys had to settle for silver in the 62nd School Games Federation of India Throwball National Championship conducted by the Hyderabad District School Games Federation at Pallavi Model School in Alwal, Secunderabad. In the finals against Delhi, the home side went a game down after winning the first one but came back hard at their rivals to win the match 15-9, 12-15, 15-11.
The boys side were left dejected after being beaten by Delhi 13-15, 12-15 in straight games to finish the second best in the tournament. Meanwhile, Chhattisgarh finished third as they comfortably defeated Karnataka 15-9, 15-11 in the match for the third place in the boys category while Maharashtra outclassed Haryana 15-8, 12-15, 15-13 to take the third spot in the girls section.
The Results:
Girls final: Telangana bt Delhi 15-9, 12-15, 15-11.
Third place match: Maharashtra bt Haryana 15-8, 12-15, 15-13.
Semifinals: Delhi bt Haryana 15-5, 15-11; Telangana bt Maharashtra 15-11, 15-10.
Quarterfinals: Delhi bt MP 15-5, 15-11; Chhattisgarh bt Haryana 15-3, 15-4; Telangana bt Karnataka 15-11, 15-6; Maharashtra bt Tamil Nadu 16-14, 15-7, 15-09.
Boys final: Delhi bt Telangana 15-13, 15-12.
Third place: Chhattisgarh bt Karnataka 15-9, 15-11.
Semifinals: Telangana bt Karnataka 17-15, 15-04; Delhi bt Chhattisgarh 15-11, 15-10.
Quarterfinals: Karnataka bt Tamil Nadu 17-15, 15-4; Telangana bt Gujarat 15-9, 15-8; Chhattisgarh bt Haryana 15-13, 5-15, 8-15.
