The 29th Annual Sports Meet of RK Sanatombi Devi Vidyalaya
The 29th Annual Sports Meet for the session 2023-24 was held in RK Sanatombi Devi Vidyalaya, Pangei on the 8th & 9th of Dec,2023 as a part of the Fit India Week -2023 program. This event is held every year to focus on the physical well-being of our students along with their mental and academic development.
Fun games, activities and various games & competitions were conducted in this event under different categories – Pre-Primary, Sub-Junior, Junior and Senior.
Events in the Pre-primary section included – Paper and Feet race, Balloon Bursting , Disposal Tower, Disposal in the Circle, etc. Activities involving parents participation were also conducted like - Filling bottles with water, Balloon Race, Throwing things in the basket, Arranging words in one line, etc.
The Sub-Junior section were engaged in fun games like Statue dance, In-Out, Blind hit,50m race, etc and the Junior section events included Musical chair,100m, Badminton etc. In the senior section we had Musical chair, 100m, Shot put, Badminton , etc.
In the team events we had Basketball, Tug of War, etc. There was a demonstration program of Yoga and Thang-Ta, the indigenous Manipuri Martial Arts by the students of the Vidyalaya. Bad Weather pose a great challenge and tried to play spoilsport but couldn't hamper the sportng spirits of our students.
We also had a team from Fit India Week program, SAI who assessed and checked the health and fitness of our students and gave them awareness and advices on maintaining a good health.
The closing ceremony was marked with a March Past and prize distribution ceremony. Shri Takhellambam Phulen Meitei, Director, Deptt. of Youth Affairs and Sports and Shri Shivam Yadav, Assistant Director(Coaching) SAI NERC graced the event as the Chief Guest and Guest of Honour respectively. They shared their knowledge and enlightened the students about the importance of maintaining a healthy body & lifestyle and how games and sports played a vital role in this. They also stressed on the significance of sports as a career option in today’s fast changing world.
Our students participated with much enthusiasm and energy. They learn about team spirit, team building along with individual excellence and the taste and rewards of healthy competition. Over all a good and fruitful experience for everyone.