Viqarunnisa Noon School & College clinched the girls title and Sunnydale School lifted the boys title of the Polar Ice Cream 28th National School Handball (Boys and Girls) Tournament that concluded at the Shaheed Capt (Retd) M Monsur Ali National Handball Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday.
This was the 20th national school crown for Viqarunnisa in the girls group, featuring seven times in a row, while it was the fourth title for Sunnydale in the boys group.
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Sunnydale clinched the boys title, defeating St Gregory's School & College by 26-19 goals after dominating the first half by 13-7 goals in the final on Tuesday.
Viqarunnisa emerged as girls champions, beating Sunnydale School by 13-11 goals after leading the first half by 7-5 goals in the final Tuesday afternoon.
Ahyan of Sunnydale and Sumaiya Akhter of Viqarunnisa were named the best boy and girl players of the tournament.
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Secretary General of the Bangladesh Olympic Association, Syed Shahed Reza, was the chief guest at the day's prize distribution ceremony.
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Head of Marketing of the meet's sponsor, Dhaka Ice Cream Company Limited, Abdullah Al Mamun was also present as a special guest at the function, chaired by General Secretary of Bangladesh Handball Federation Asaduzzaman Kohinoor.
Twenty-four teams took part in the boys competition, while 19 teams competed in the girls group.