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PUNJAB STATE GAMESOur Sports CorrespondentLudhiana, August 22Deepak Thakur from Fatehgarh Sahib clocked 12:65 seconds to win the 100-metre sprint and was adjudged the fastest runner on the second and penultimate day of the Punjab State (U-14) Games for Boys being played here on Thursday. These games are being organised jointly by the Punjab Sports Department and the Punjab State Sports Council under the Tandrust Punjab Mission and to celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. Mansa overpowered Sangrur 1-0; Patiala beat Moga 2-0; Jalandhar blanked Bathinda 3-0 and Muktsar survived some anxious moments against hosts Ludhiana before clinching the cliff-hanger 1-0. Jalandhar defeated Gurdaspur 2-0, while Pathankot stunned Ludhiana in an identical fashion 2-0 to book berths in the final. Jalandhar edged out Barnala 3-0 and Mohali beat Sangrur 3-0 to secure berths in the summit clash..