Srinagar, July 3: Five student athletes from Delhi Public School (DPS), Srinagar, have been selected to represent Jammu and Kashmir at upcoming national championships in rugby and pencak silat, the school said on Friday.
Three Class XI students, Ahana Manzoor, Maryum and Sasha Munir, have been selected for the 2026 Junior National Rugby 7’s Championship for Girls following open selection trials conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir Rugby Association under the supervision of the J&K Sports Council at the Rugby Play Field, Polo Ground, Srinagar, on June 29.
The championship will be held at Woxsen University in Hyderabad, Telangana, from July 6 to 7.
In another achievement for the school, Class XII students Alishba Jeelani and Houriyah Showket have secured selection for the 14th Senior National Pencak Silat Championship, scheduled to be held at the Gymnasium Hall in Shillong, Meghalaya, from July 6 to 8.
Congratulating the students, DPS Srinagar Principal Shafaq Afshan said the selections reflected the discipline, commitment and all-round development of the athletes.
Chairman Vijay Dhar said the achievement highlighted the school’s continued focus on encouraging excellence in sports alongside academics and expressed confidence that the students would represent Jammu and Kashmir with distinction at the national level.
