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Young Sportsmen dominate meet
Satnam Singh Khalsa

FREEMONT: The Sikh Sports Association organized the Second Annual sports meet at the East Bay California State University grounds. Players from the Bay area participated in a variety of sports including Ghol, Basketball, Tennis, Football, Hockey and Kabbaddi.

The tournament saw the participation of Agyapal Singh and Arvind Singh, who are part of the Junior Olympic Team of the United States. The Junior Wrestling State champions Karambir Singh and Jagjeet Singh also participated.

To witness the players there were American politicians in the stands including some assembly members.

The sports festival was dominated by the popular Punjabi sport of Kabbaddi. The final Kabbaddi match was played between the Bay Area United Sports Club and the Sher-e-Punjab Sports Club. In a keenly contested match, the Bay Area United Sports Club won the match by 5 and a half points. With their hard work and play, the Bay area team not only won the match, but also the hearts of the people watching the game.

The Bay Area team included members of the Sandhu family and had the support of the famous transporters –the Gakhal brothers. The tournament had the support and patronization of Dilbagh Singh Sandhu, Baljeet Singh Sanhu, Charanjeet Singh Sandhu and Surjeet Singh Sandhu. All the teams and players were supported by leading businessman Sukhjeet Singh Sandhu, Balyog Singh Sandhu, Bhinder Sandhu, Kulwant Sandhu, the Amritsar Times and the World Sikhs News. Raja Sweets, Makhan Singh Bains and Giani Ravinder Singh provided delicious food to all participants and the audience which was much appreciated by one and all. The dinner for the two team was arranged by the Sandhu brothers.