Two Jammu results from the past few days, one on court and one in a school hall.
Tennis: Naman Tak takes the U-16 title
Naman Tak won the boys' singles title at the AITA Talent Series-7 Under-16 tournament at the MA Stadium tennis courts, beating Mayank Gupta 6-4, 6-3 in straight sets. Daily Excelsior says he "displayed a fine all-round game". The tournament began on 19 October with more than 37 players from J&K and other states. It was inaugurated by B S Jaggi, Honorary General Secretary of the J&K Lawn Tennis Association, with Ketan Gupta of Punjab as AITA referee. The report carried no girls' results.
Speedball: 200 students, 10 schools
The Open District Level Speedball Championship 2026, organised by the J&K Sports Speedball Association, was held on 21 October at Mount Litera Zee School, Trikuta Nagar, with over 200 students from around 10 schools. Rich Harvest School, Bari Brahmana, won the overall school championship, with Humanity Public School, Bari Brahmana, second. All medal winners qualify for the State Level Speedball Championship scheduled for December 2026. Chief guest Sanjeev Verma, Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, called speedball "an interesting sport that could be played almost anywhere".
Also on at MA Stadium: the AITA Championship Series-7 Under-18 tournament, listed on our events page.
Sources: Daily Excelsior (tennis); Daily Excelsior (speedball).
