Ludhiana, Sept. 10 -- The third phase of 69th District School Games for boys and girls (Under-14, 17 and 19 categories) began on Tuesday, where the competitions saw exciting battles in table tennis, boxing, kho-kho, kabaddi and wushu.

The table tennis contests, hosted at Hindi Putri Pathshala, Khanna, drew participation from all zones. In the Under-14 boys' category, PAU Zone claimed the top spot, Ludhiana-1 finished second, Khanna third and Sahnewal fourth. The Under-17 girls' matches saw Sahnewal Zone dominate with first place, followed by PAU, Ludhiana-1 and Khanna. In the Under-19 girls' category, Ludhiana Zone stood first, PAU second, Khanna third and Sahnewal fourth.

In boxing, hosted at Kishori Lal Jethi School of Eminence, Khann...