Sukhjinder wins gold

Phillaur

SUKHJINDER SINGH of K.S.A Rahon won the gold medal in the Show Jumping junior event on the opening day of the 4th Punjab Horse Show and State Equestrian Championship at Punjab Police Academy, Phillaur, on Friday .

Darshan Singh Dhillon won the silver medal and third position was shared between Vatandeep Singh (P.P.S. Nabha) and Kiran Kumar (P.A.P. Jalandhar).

In the children’s Boot and Hay Race event, Jaskaran and Nishant Kumar (K.S.A. Rahon) won the gold medal. Pair of Damandeep Singh Kaira and Dhanuj Bakshi (P.P.A. Phillaur) won the silver medal and Sukhpreet Singh and Shiv Pratap Singh (P.P.S. Nabha) won the bronze medal.

Former Punjab DGP M.S. Bhullar inaugurated the three-day championship and Punjab Equestrian Association president R.S. Gill, DGP-cum-Director PPA, Phillaur, was also present on the occasion.

Arjuna Awardee Col. (Retd.) Rupinder Singh Brar, 1982 Asian Games gold medallist (Tent Pegging), Arjuna Awardee Nripjit Singh Bedi (volleyball), Dhyan Chand Awardee Dharam Singh Mann (hockey) and Arjuna Awardee Hardeep Singh Neeta (hockey) were also honoured by the state equestrian association.