Inter-College Girls Tchoukball Championship begins

PESHAWAR (APP): Inter-College College Girls Tchoukball Championship under the aegis of Higher Education Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa got under way here at City Girls College Gulbahar on Wednesday.
Principal of the City Girls College Gulbahar Professor Tahira Dar was the chief guest on this occasion who formally inaugurated the Championship in which a total of four colleges teams are taking part.
Organizing Secretary Miss Najma Qazi, Deputy Director Sports Higher Education Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Arshad Hussain, Chief Referee KP Tchoukball Association Jalal Khan, Miss Afsheen of Girls College Bacha Khan, Miss Saeeda Khan of Govt Girls Degree College Nahaqi, and Miss Sadaf of Frontier College for Women, players and officials were also present.
In the first match Govt Girls Degree College Bacha Khan recorded a thumping victory against strong team and host City Girls College Gulbahar by a close margin of 50-49. The matches started on a fast tempo and both the teams raided each other’s territories with some fine moves and shooting on each other’s goal-posts.
In the first quarter Bacha Khan was leading by 9-8 and in the second quarter City Gulbahar took the lead with a 14-15 margin. It was the third and last quarters when Bacha Khan got the lead and raced up to 22-19 but in the meantime City Gulbahar succeeded in leveling the tally 24-24.
After giving the extra-time of seven minute, both the teams again tied at 32-32 and 7 minute more was given in which Bacha Khan won the match by 50-49. Sadia, Umbareen, Javeria and Hina were the top shooters for Bacha Khan Girls College while for City Gulbahar Sana was the perfect shooter with Maria, Shabeena and Ruqaya Khan.
In the second match Frontier College for Women recorded victory against Govt Girls Degree College Nahaqi in another thrilling match by 44-41. Both Frontier College for Women and players of Govt Girls Degree College Nahaqi played well and gave each other a tough fight.
The final will be played between Govt Girls Degree College Bacha Khan and Frontier College for Women on Thursday. Talking to APP, Organizing Secretary Miss Najma Qazi said that soon after the final, the Netball event would be organized at Frontier College for Women wherein different eight colleges will be taking part.
Tchoukball is an indoor team sport, played by teams of 7 players. It was developed in Switzerland in the 1970s, and is most popular in Singapore, Switzerland and Taiwan, but has become an international sport with national federations in over 60 countries including Pakistan.
It is governed by the International Tchoukball Federation (FITB), which was founded in 1971. The game is also gaining roots in Pakistan including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and part of the Inter-Schools and Inter-College Games wherein boys and girls are actively participating in the Tchoukball.
It is usually played with a ball on an indoor court with a small elastic rebounder on each end. Teams score by bouncing the ball against the rebounder and getting it to bounce on the floor of the court without being intercepted by the defending team. The sport was designed to limit injuries, and physical contact between players is prohibited.