University of Jammu Inter-College Finals, an SMVDU Chess Silver and Kathua Marathon Medals: Campus Sport This Week

Three campus and school sport results from the past two days, each reported by Greater Kashmir on 9 October 2026. None of the reports gives scores or player names, so this is a short log rather than a match report.

University of Jammu: inter-college tournaments reach the finals

The 2026-27 inter-collegiate tournaments, organised by the university's Directorate of Sports and Physical Education, covered men's volleyball, men's and women's football, and men's and women's badminton. On Thursday, 8 October, men's volleyball played pre-quarterfinals and quarterfinals, while men's football and both badminton events played quarterfinals. Semifinals, finals and third-place matches were scheduled for Friday, 9 October. Matches were held at the University Volleyball Court, the Football Ground and the Gymnasium Hall on the Jammu campus under Directorate head Dr Daud Iqbal Baba. The report names no teams or winners; results have not been published in what we found.

SMVDU's chess team finishes second

The chess team of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University finished runner-up among participating universities at the Inter-University Chess Competition at Jaypee University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh. Dr Kamaldeep, Vice President of SMVDU's Board for Sports Activities, accompanied the team. Dates, scores and player names were not reported.

Kathua: 10K marathon medals

Students of Delhi Public School (DPS) Junior, Kathua won medals at the TSP 10K Kathua Marathon. The report does not give the organiser, categories, medal counts or winners' names. School chairperson Kanta Andotra and administrator Gauri Thakur congratulated the students.

If your college has results to share, JammuBeat's sport coverage runs through the week; for trials still open to entry, see our guide to this week's J&K sport.

Sources: Greater Kashmir, JU inter-collegiate tournaments; Greater Kashmir, SMVDU chess; Greater Kashmir, Kathua marathon.