Aryans organises 17th Annual Athletic Meet

Srinagar, Mar 12: The 17th Annual Athletic Meet was organised by Aryans Group of Colleges, Rajpura at its Campus.

A statement said that students of Engineering, Law, Management, Nursing, Pharmacy, Paramedical, Physiotherapy, B.Ed etc participated in various indoor and outdoor games organised on the occasion.

The whole event was divided into three parts- Indoor Games, Outdoor Games and Fun Games. The Outdoor Games included 100 m and 200 m Races, Volleyball, Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, Long Jump, High Jump, Javelin Throw, Discus throw etc. The Indoor Games included Chess Carom Board and Badminton. The Fun Games included 3 Legged Race, Tug of War, Sack Race, Eating Noodles, Finding Balls in Mud, Potato Race and Fun Cricket.

Dr Anshu Kataria, Chairman, Aryans Group motivated the students to work on sports activities for their physical and mental well-being. He stressed the need to maintain a balance between academic and sports activities.

Kataria added that sports play an important role in the development of the overall personality of a student. Citing the example of various eminent sports personalities, he encouraged the students to adopt sports as a profession too.