27th Feb, 2017:Celebrated 61st Annual Athletic Meet.
27-02-2017: The 61st Annual Athletic Meet of Post-Graduate Government College for Girls, Sector-11, Chandigarh was held today. The Meet took off with a vibrant start with the inauguration by Arjuna Awardee Ms. Kanwal Thakur Singh. The Chief Guest along with the Principal, Prof. Anita Kaushal, hoisted the college flag. Chief Guest took salute from the colourfully dressed marching contingents of students of different streams. Students of the college, who excelled in various national, state and inter-university championships in various sports events during this academic session, lit the torch. The athletes took oath to compete with a sense of sportsmanship. Players gave a brilliant demonstration of Taekwondo which was followed by a fancy dress competition. Both the events were highly appreciated by the gathering.
Mr. Tajender Singh Luthra, IPS, DGP, UT Administration, Chandigarh was the Chief-guest for the Closing Ceremony. The Principal read out the College Sports Report and highlighted the glorious achievements of the students of the college. The students displayed various aasanas of Yoga. The students of Dance Department presented the Punjabi Folk Dance Luddi which was highly applauded by one and all.
Chief Guest, Mr. Luthra congratulated the winners and appreciated the students and faculty members whose persistent and untiring efforts made the glorious achievements possible at various levels. He motivated the students that gone are the days when sports was considered a wastage of time. In the contemporary times, a proper balance between studies and sports is necessary for over-all development and success in one’s life. He stressed that sports should be an integral part of student life for holistic development.
Dr. Rama Arora, Dean of the college extended a vote of thanks.
The Results of various events are as follows:
400 mtr: 1st-Tripta, 2nd-Ramanjot Kaur, 3rd-Pooja
High Jump: 1st-Balwinder Kaur , 2nd-Bindu, 3rd-Maini Rani
Long Jump: 1st- Chesmat Dolkar-, 2nd- Balwinder Kaur, 3rd-Priyanka
Shot Put: 1st –Pooja, 2nd-Tripta, 3rd-Jaskaran
Discus Throw: 1st-Suman, 2nd- Jaskaran, 3rd- Tripta
Javelin Throw: 1st-Simran, 2nd-Suman, 3rd-Ganga
Slow Cycling: 1st-Surbhi, 2nd-Rajni, 3rd-Ganga
Three-Legged Race: 1st-Kanika & Amandeep, 2nd-Rinky & Tripta, 3rd-Manisha & Priyanka
Chatti Race: 1st-Shweta, 2nd-Payal Gupta, 3rd-Ritika
Chatti Race( Staff): 1st-, 2nd-, 3rd-
Chatti Race (Non-teaching): 1st-, 2nd-, 3rd-
Sack Race: 1st-Manisha, 2nd-Siwani Rawat, 3rd-Roshni
Skipping Race: 1st-Sandeep Kaur, 2nd-Ritu Adhikari, 3rd-Preeti Rawat
Wheel & Barrow: 1st-Tripta & Anita, 2nd-Ramanjot & Rupinder, 3rd-Ritika & Komal
800-mtr: 1st-Ramanjot, 2nd- Chesmat Dolkar, 3rd-Mandeep
Obstacle Race: 1st-Komal, 2nd-Priyanka, 3rd-Pooja
200-mtr: 1st-Balwinder Kaur, 2nd-Mandeep Kaur, 3rd-Eshna
1500-mtr: 1st-Ramanjot Kaur, 2nd-Chesmat Dolkar, 3rd-Tripta
100-mtr: 1st-Ramandeep Kaur, 2nd-Payal Gupta, 3rd-Chesmat Dolkar
4X100relay:1st-Balwinder, Raman, Monika, Ekta, 2nd-Pooja, Ritu, Prerna, Preeti
Class-IV (Staff) Race: 1st-Pawan Singh, 2nd-Raj Bahadur, 3rd-Shailendra
Fancy Dress Competition: 1st-Shivani, 2nd-Priyanka, 3rd- Prashasti
Best Marching Contingent:B.Com; Runners-up-B.Sc (Non-Med.)
Balwinder Kaur of B.A-III was adjudged the Best Athlete.
Kajal of B.A.-I was declared All Round Best Player of the Year.