Dimapur, October 20: Sainik School Punglwa of Nagaland has won a bronze medal at the Inter-Zonal All India Sainik School Basketball Championship held at Sainik School Bijapur, Karnataka from October 3 to 6.
A press release stated that it was the first time, Sainik School Punglwa qualified for the championship. Captain cadet Himalaya Mirda was adjudged the best player of the championship.The championship is played between the winning teams of the five Zones in which all Sainik Schools of the country are divided. This year teams from SS Punglwa, SS Kazhakootam, SS Tilaiya, SS Kapurthala and SS Chittorgarh representing the five zones competed for the trophy. To qualify for playing at all India level, first the teams has to play matches with the home zone teams and the winner of the zonal gets a chance to represent its Zone at the all India level.
Earlier in the month of July Sainik School Punglwa Basketball team stood 1st in the Inter-Zonal Sports Championship held at Sainik School Goalpara, Assam, from July 9 to 17 and defeated the other three participation Sainik School teams of Golpara, Imphal and Purulia to represent East Zone at the All India Sainik School Championship.
