SUB JUNIOR (U-13) TEAM FROM MAHARASHTRA WINS GOLD IN BASKETBALL WINS THE MAYOR’S CUP

Pune,7 September,2019: “The Subjunior ( Under 13 ) State Inter District Championship” was be held recently at Nagpur to select the Maharashtra State boys and girls teams for the forthcoming Subjunior National Championship at Cuttak from 3 – 9 Sept 2019 .
The Pune District boys and girls teams participating in this state championship were as follows:
Boys :
- Shyivam Manchanda
- Chirag Birajdar
- Megh Atre
- Aman Bhatiya
- Manit Agarwal
- Krrish Kumarshetty
- Adesh Gupta
- Aryan Lakhani
- Zain Lakhani
- Badal Rawat
- Parth Wardhe
- Mrunmay Borse
Ø Coach : Arun Pawar
Ø Astt Coach : Omkar Dharashivkar
Ø Manager : Lalit Nahata
Girls :
- Sara Chopade
- Akshaya Patil
- Riya Patwardhan
- Janhavi Kakade
- Anaya Bhavsar
- Prachiti Kirad
- Shrutika Argade
- Rashi Pittie
- Pragati Nawale
- Arusha Navani
- Nirmayee Kshirsagar
- Durva Mupid
Ø Coach : Suresh Shelar
Ø Astt Coach : Adil Shaikh
Ø Manager : Lalit Nahata
Sub Junior ( Under 13 Finals )
Pune 62 ( Aanaya Bhavsar 26 pts , Sara Chopade 10 pts , Janhavi Kakade 9 pts ) beat Nagpur 57 ( Sameeksha Chandak 18 , Gunjan Mantri 18 , Samruddhi Agarwal 9 )
- Quarter wise score : 12 -12 , 9 – 14 , 19 – 10 , 22 – 21.
Semi Finals Pune played Mumbai Central and in quarter finals they defeated Thane 28 – 09 .On the way to Q Finals Pune teams defeated Chandrapur 32 – 3 , Mumbai South West 61 – 33 , and Aurangabad .
This team had a 8 preparatory coaching camp at Sardar Dastur Nosherwan Girls School and Deccan Gymkhana Club . total 23 girls took part in this preparatory camp and final 12 players were short listed position wise .
The boys under 13 team Pune got 3 rd place .
Boys third place
Pune 74 ( Chirag Birajdar 12 , Adesh Gupta 10 ) beat Mumbai North 42 ( Rajveer Singh 10 , Preet Senghani 8 )
- Quarter wise score : 19 – 12 , 17 – 16 , 23 – 6 , 15 – 8.