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A mini Olympiad for govt school girls
A mini Olympiad for govt school girls. It was a rare assemblage of girls drawn from across several government schools for a multi-discipline sports fiesta that was organised by the Masab Tank based Sports Coaching Foundation (SCF) over the weekend.
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It was a rare assemblage of girls drawn from across several government schools for a multi-discipline sports fiesta that was organised by the Masab Tank based Sports Coaching Foundation (SCF) over the weekend.
The entry-free ‘Begum Sugra Humayun Mirza Girls Mini Olympiad’ for less-privileged girls studying in the sixth to tenth standard attracted the participation of around 500 girls, who came from 20 schools. It was sponsored by LIC of India. Competitions were held in running, skipping, basketball, kho-kho, kabaddi and karate.
Safdaria Girls High School emerged as the overall champion having topped in several disciplines. Earlier the tournament was inaugurated by Mazhar Hussain, Regional Manager, LIC of India) while co-sponsor the Mehdipatnam-based Olive Hospital checked the BMI levels and general health of the girls.
After felicitating the winners and other top performers, former Chief Secretary, Gopala Krishna lauded the efforts of the Foundation founder, K Sai Baba. He said that it was a matter of immense delight that the work being rendered by the Foundation, particularly for children from the under-privileged sections, has been recognised beyond the state.
Two big honours that have come for SCF have been this year’s recognition by Rockefeller Foundation and when the ‘Best Sports NGO in the Country’ award was given away by Pranab Mukherjee on the National Sports Day. Sai Baba assured to continue with the same zeal while reaching out to the distraught sections of the society on the Build India platform.
Results-60mts: 1. Ayesha Sultana, 2. Asiya Sultana (both Safdaria Girls High School), 3. B Saritha (NBT Govt High School); Skipping: 1. Ayesha Sultana, 2. Amreen (Safdaria Girls Urdu Medium School), 3. Jyothi (Viyayanagar Govt High School); Kabadi (Seniors): 1. N B T Govt School, 2. Tulasi High School; Kabadi (Juniors): 1. NBT Govt School; Kho-Kho: 1.NBT Govt School, 2. Safdaria Girls High School; Basketball: 1. Vijaynagar Colony Govt High School; Karate (Under-12): 1. Safdaria Urdu Medium School); Karate (Under-14:Safdaria Urdu Medium School).
