Ludhiana, Sept. 13 -- The third phase of the Khedan Watan Punjab Diyan 2026 block-level competitions began on Saturday across four Ludhiana blocks - Municipal Corporation, Khanna, Ludhiana-2 and Raikot - with participants competing in athletics, volleyball and kho-kho.

At Guru Nanak Stadium, MLAs Kulwant Singh Sidhu, Madan Lal Bagga and Ashok Parashar Pappi attended the opening of the Municipal Corporation block and encouraged the participants. In the Under-17 boys' athletics events, Dhruv won the 400m, followed by Aadi and Aaditya. Pushp finished first in the 1,500m, followed by Saksham Anand and Sanjay Sodhi.

In the girls' Under-17 100m, Hana finished first, followed by Yachika Jain and Ananya Verma. Guru Nanak Stadium won the girls' ...