Patiala News:North Zone Inter University Basketball (Men) Championship successfully concluded at Punjab Sports University

The North Zone Inter-University Basketball (Men) Championship organized at Punjab Sports University from 30th October to 03rd November under the leadership of Vice Chancellor Dr. Pushpinder Singh Gill was successfully concluded. 81 teams from different states participated in this championship organized as per the rules and guidelines of Association of Indian Universities. As per AIU rules, all the participating teams were divided into four pools. All the matches of the initial round were conducted under knockout system. Out of which the last four teams Chandigarh University, Punjabi University Patiala, Punjab University Chandigarh and Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University Patiala reached the semi-finals. In the final match of the championship, Punjab University, Chandigarh won, Maharaja Bhupinder Singh Punjab Sports University, Patiala was the first runner-up, Chandigarh University, Mohali was the second runner-up and Punjabi University, Patiala was the third runner-up. During the prize distribution ceremony, the patron of the university, Dr. Pushpinder Singh Gill honored the winning teams with trophies and congratulated the winning teams and said that your victory is a source of inspiration for other teams. Dr. Gill said that in today’s times, sports are the only medium through which the youth can distance themselves from drugs and direct their youthful enthusiasm towards creating good standards. It is also worth mentioning here that the accommodation, food and transport of all the teams that came to participate in these competitions were fully arranged by Punjab Sports University.