PU releases tentative calendar for inter college championships

Deepankar ShardaTribune News ServiceChandigarh August 22After hearing no words from the Association of Indian Universities AIU over conducting inter-university championships Panjab University issued a tentative calendar for organising inter-college championships for various disciplinesFor over 14 months Panjab University did not conduct any inter-college championship owing to the Covid-19 pandemic Usually the Directorate of Sports Panjab University starts organising inter-college championships in the month of JulyAs per the tentative calendar subject to announcement made by the AIU the Sports Department will host inter-college competitions for swimming water polo and diving men and women in the first week of October It will be followed by archery men and women athletics men and women badminton men and women baseball men basketball men and women boxing men and women bridge men and women canoeing and kayaking men and women chess men and women cricket men and women and cross country men and women competitions in the same monthIn November events for cycling road men and women cycling track and road men and women fencing men and women football men and women gatka men and women golf men and women artistic gymnastics men and women and rhythmic women handball men and women hockey men and women judo men and women national style kabaddi men and women kho-kho men and women shooting men and women soft tennis men and women squash racquet men and women table tennis men and women tennis men and women and volleyball men and women are scheduled to be organisedIn December the Directorate of Sports will conduct only wrestling championships – freestyle men and women and Greco Roman menAfter a brief break inter-college events for netball women Pencak silat men and women roller sports men and women rowing men and women rugby men and women sepak takraw men and women and taekwondo men and women are scheduled for January 2022In the next month championships for softball women weight lifting men and women and wushu men and women will be organised while in March only yoga men and women championships are scheduled to be conductedColleges and other participants have been asked to send their entries for these events till last week of September 30Meanwhile the AIU has not sent any schedule for conducting north zone and all-India inter-university championshipsAs per the schedule championships for B-Division colleges having strength of 500 students will start from October Inter-college basketball events men will be conducted in October followed by events for athletics men and women volleyball men football men and cricket men in November Hockey men and circle kabaddi will be conducted in December and kabaddi national style will be organised in JanuaryIn the womens category events for basketball and badminton are scheduled in October volleyball and table tennis in November and kho-kho in DecemberThe C-Division evening and BEd colleges category will start from athletics men and women in November followed by events including badminton table tennis kabaddi basketball volleyball football and hockey in March 2022 For womens category badminton and basketball are announced to be conducted in October followed by table tennis and kho-kho in November and volleyball and yoga in March 2022Keeping in mind the current scenario inter-college competitions should be organised Players have been waiting for such platforms to showcase their talent said a coach