CGC Landran Inaugurates 13th Annual Athletic Meet 2018
Author(s): City Air NewsCGCians participate in a track and field event. Chandigarh, March 16, 2018: More than four hundred students from Chandigarh Group of Colleges (CGC) Landran participated in the 13th Athletic Meet 2018 that commenced...
Chandigarh, March 16, 2018: More than four hundred students from Chandigarh Group of Colleges (CGC) Landran participated in the 13th Athletic Meet 2018 that commenced today in campus, at the institution. The event was inaugurated by the Chief Guest, famed Shooter and Arjuna Awardee, Avneet Kaur Sidhu, DSP, Punjab Police. She was welcomed by Satnam Singh Sandhu, Chairman, CGC Landran and Rashpal Singh Dhaliwal, President, CGC Landran.
The event kicked off to an enthusiastic start with a smart march past by CGC’s NCC Cadets followed by all the participating CGCians. The Chief Guest took the salute. Addressing the participants she emphasized the importance of sports in one’s life. Appreciating the students’ zeal and their knack of balancing studies with sports, she encouraged them to lead fit and active lifestyles.
CGC students who had won medals in PTU Level Championships were also felicitated at the event with Certificates of Appreciation and cash prizes.
The first day of the event saw the athletes participating in 100 mts, 200 mts, 400 mts, 800 mts and 1500 mts races, Discus Throw, Shot Put, Javelin Throw, Triple Jump, High Jump and Long Jump. The results till the filing of this report are as follows: Shubham Rana was the winner in the 1500 mts race, Tarun Bhardwaj stood second while Gursimran Singh came third. In the 800 mts race (girls), Megha captured the first position while Shweta Bharti stood second; Harshini took the third spot. In Shot Put (Boys) – Saurabh Phull was declared the winner; Prince came second while Sahil Kumar stood third. In Long Jump (Girls) - Simran stood first; Jasneet Kaur captured the second position while Neha Devi came third.