Annual sports day at Bhaktivedanta Gurukula and International School
Published On: 2022-12-07
The Inter-House Sports competition at the School is always a hard-fought affair, which engages the children altogether. The school involves all the students in the competition so that all get a sense of participation and the houses are tested fully as far as their abilities are concerned. The Sports Meet commenced at 9.30 am on 25 November 2022 and continued for two days, 25th and 26th novemeber 2022 . The event was started with march pass , garlanding Srila Prabhupada followed by torch burning and opening speech by HG Lila Govind Prabhu. Students were divided into four house as Barsana, Nanda Gaon, Vrindavan and Goverdhan. There were individual games like race [ 100m, 200m, 400m], long Jump, high jump ,discus throw, shot-put for grades 6 to 12 . The team games were football, kabaddi,volleyball and tug of war. The students participated enthusiastically in all these games. Semi-finals and finals of all the group games were scheduled on another days by the School under the supervision of Radhakrishna Prabhu, Gaur Goswami and other PETs like Sanjay prabhu. All individual winners were awarded various medals [ Gold, silver and bronze] and Group winners accepted trophies . All the houses showed their might to win every event, and there were tough fights in all events. Not only the players but also the spectators of all houses were totally engrossed in all games because of the unexpected twists and turns of fortunes.
The sports meet showed the real sporting spirit of all the houses and all sports were fun. The students cheered their houses vociferously. Their sporting spirit implied that the result is not the important thing but how the game is played and enjoyed. The conduct of every player added great enjoyment to all the events. Moreover, the defeated houses sincerely congratulated their triumphant opponent and showed no signs of humiliation or vexation.
Children gave thunderous claps and cheered up their respective houses while the first, the second, and the third-place winners received gold, silver, and bronze medals, respectively, in all events.
Children had a lot of fun and excitement during the sports meet and participated enthusiastically. 4X 100 meters relay and Volleyball match were the centers of attraction on the first day of the Inter-House Sports Meet on 25 November 2022. The winners and runner-ups were awarded gold, silver, and bronze medals by the Management and other teachers.
The competition for the overall sports championship was fierce. The houses strained every vigor to beat their competitors and emerge winners.
The dreams of Barsana House came true by winning Prabhupada Trophy , the overall Inter-House Sports Championship this year with a score of 860 points . Vrindavan won second place with a score of 800 points , followed by Nandgaon and Govardhan houses in that order.
Overall program was supervised by Chandrasekhar Pandey and Gaur Goswami. The Principal, HG Narayani Mataji, Vice-Principal HG Lilagovind prabhu and the CAO, HG Radhakant Prabhu, appreciated the champion house for their outstanding performance and lauded the efforts of the Physical Education Teachers and the support from all other teachers and house captains for conducting the sports and games in a smooth manner.
