East Zone Sainik Schools Sports and Cultural Fest : Sainik School Imphal emerge overall team champions
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 26 2019:
Hosts, Sainik School Imphal were crowned the overall champions of the East Zone Sainik Schools Sports and Cultural Festival/Championship 2019-20 which began on July 22 while Sainik School East Siang were adjudged best discipline team.
The valedictory function of the zonal event participated by 6 Sainik Schools (Imphal, Purulia, Punglwa, Chhingcchip, Goalpara and East Siang) was attended by Dr Th Muhindro, Director Planning; Group Captain HCS Chauhan, Principal Sainik School Imphal; Wing Commander Shreeprakash J and former students of the same school who also feted the teams and individual prize winners.
In the sporting events, Sainik School Imphal claimed the U-14 and U-17 football and basketball titles while Sainik School Goalpara and Sainik School Purulia respectively fetched the hockey and volleyball titles.
Sainik School Goalpara finished U-14 football runners up and Sainik School Purulia were able to finish second in the U-17 competition.
Sainik School Purulia also finished second in the basketball and the hockey events.
Cadet Limuk-Raksap of Sainik School East Siang and Cadet Khundrakpam Suraj Singh of Sainik School Imphal were respectively named as the best players of the U-14 and U-17 boys football competitions while Cadet Thokchom Ronel Singh of Sainik School Imphal, Cadet Dhirty Raj Narah of Sainik School Goalpara and Cadet PT Nityam Kumar Mishra Sainik School Purulia were adjudged best players in the Basketball, Hockey and Volleyball disciplines respectively.
The champions in each disciplines and individual prize winners were encouraged with trophies, medals and T- Shirts during the closing ceremony.