Five day Intra-Institute sports competition began at SMS
today with high euphoria, zeal and verve among the students
as well as the faculty and staff members of the SMS fraternity.
Inaugurating the Sports Fest 2010 Chief Guest Dr. R. K.
Singh, Asst.Director, University Government Board, B.H.U.
Varanasi said that during his last 32 years of his sports
career in B.H.U. this is the first time that an institution
is conducting the sports event of this magnitude with more
than six sports events and over 400 participating students.
He further reiterated that sports are an integral part of
any education system. It not only helps in building the
physical strength but inculcates the sportsman spirit and
the team spirit which is indispensable part in any walk
of life be it academics or corporate.
Present on the occasion were Mr. C.P.Mishra, esteemed referee,
an International Volleyball player of Eastern Central Railway,
Mr. Ajay Kumar Verma, Physiotherapist, Indian Railway Handball
Team and all games in D.L.W. and Mohd Ziauddin Khan, a volleyball
player, D.L.W. Varanasi. The Sports Fest 2010 was declared
open by Dr. R.K.Singh by the beat of the drum and igniting
the ceremonial flame.
The program began with the March Past Parade of the participating
teams of the post-graduate and undergraduate courses. Dr.
R.K.Singh received the salute from the participating team.
It was followed by the pledge taking ceremony where the
pledge was administered by Ms.Monika Sahai and Ankit Jaitley.
Earlier welcoming the guests Prof. P.N.Jha, Director, SMS
said that such an intra-institute sports competition of
such magnitude is being conducted for the first time and
now it shall be a regular feature of the SMS Program. Prof
Jha further said that healthy mind resides in a healthy
body and therefore such sports activities are inevitable.
It not only provides good health but sharpens the mental
ability and agility too. A bouquet was presented to Dr.
R.K.Singh by Md. Wamique Hisam, Reader and Sports Coordinator.
At the beginning of the event the honorable Chief Guest
was felicitated with a momento by Dr. M.P.Singh, Executive
Secretary and Prof P.N.Jha, Director, SMS. Mr. C.P.Mishra
was also felicitated with the momento by Mr. Sanjay Gupta,
Registrar, SMS. On this occasion the faculty members and
staff were also present.
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