Sports conclude in GH

Deputy commissioner Ram Singh giving away the prize to a girl athlete....... — ***Deputy commissioner Ram Singh giving away the prize to a girl athlete…….***

....and to the boy athlete — ***….and to the boy athlete***

AMPATI, MAY 11: The two day Inter School athletic meet 2016 that saw participation by 16 schools and 680 athletes from all over South West Garo hills district concluded on Wednesday at Ampati mini stadium.

The athletic meet, which is an annual affair, is organized by the District Sports officer under directive from the department of Sports and Youth Affairs and aims at incorporating sports in the daily activities of school going students.

370 male and 310 female athletes from 16 schools categorize under three groups, under-14, -under 16 and above-16 participated in close to 80 track and field events during the two day inter school athletic meet.

St. Claret Secondary School emerged as team champions in both the boys under-14 and under-16 category while Ampati Government Higher Secondary School bagged the team trophy in the above-16 category.

Ampati Government Higher Secondary School and Salmanpara Secondary School bagged the teams trophy in the girls under-14 and under-16 category respectively while Ampati Government Higher Secondary School bagged the team trophy in the girls above-16 category.

Other trophies include best athlete bagged by Edilbath Marak, Jidham Sangma and Suder Hajong in the boys under-14, under-16 and above-16 category respectively while in the girls category Sanchina Sangma, Malliam Sangma and Jaksrame D Shira bagged the best athletes title.

Addressing the gathering on the concluding day as the chief guest, South West Garo Hills deputy commissioner Ram Singh congratulated the organizers and participants of the inter school athletic meet. He said that sports were an integral part of a students’ life and that it was essential in building up character and staying fit.

The deputy commissioner informed the gathering that there were quotas in prestigious educational institutions for athletes and that individual who excelled in sports were also preferred as candidates in the armed forces. He later gave away the trophies to the winning teams and athletes under various categories.

Earlier District Sports Officer Jasper P Marak informed the participants that selected athletes will be competing in the state level meet which will be held at the state capital in the coming week.-From Our Correspondent