Ludhiana, Aug. 19 -- The 69th district-level school games for boys and girls in under-14, 17 and 19 categories began on Monday across multiple venues in the city.

On the opening day, the spotlight was on girls' competitions in three sports, Judo, Softball and Lawn Tennis. Judo matches were hosted at Government Senior Secondary School, Sekhewal, where young players displayed strong technique and determination. In the under-14 category, several weight divisions saw keenly contested matches. Sonakshi of Government High School, Jamalpur clinched gold in the 23 kg category, while Sangeeta of Sekhewal bagged silver and Anamika of BVM School, Udham Singh Nagar, took bronze. In the 27 kg class, Madhu of Jamalpur emerged champion, with Jigyasa of...