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Kanpur: More than 37 universities will participate in the North Zone Inter-University Women Chess Championship to be held at Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, from Oct 26 to Oct 29. Cricket camp: KCA A outplayed KCA B team by eight wickets in a friendly cricket match held between players of the special camp for the Under-13 boys at HBTU ground on Saturday. B team, batting first, scored six for 124 in 30 overs and A team in reply scored the required 125 runs for the loss of two wickets with three balls spare. These shooters had participated in 0755 India open pistol shooting championship Bhopal and performed very well. Coach Amar Nigam stated that in the pistol category, Rudra Pratap Singh scored 374 out of 400, Utkarsh Katiyar scored 362, Kanishka Srivastava scored 360, and Anshika Yadav scored 351. Meanwhile, in the rifle category, Kartik Kumar (with 386.3 points) and Sanskar Omar (with 374 points) secured their spots in the National Championship.
Shubham Hazarika, sports secretary of the host Kanpur University, said that Sanjay Kapoor , former president of Chess Federation of India, will be the chief guest of the inaugural function. The physical education and sports department of Kanpur University is giving final touches to preparations for hosting this prestigious event. Shooting: Six shooters of the Perfect Rifle shooting Academy qualified for the national championship. In the junior category, Rudra Pratap Singh ranked first in Uttar Pradesh and seventh in the country.