The Inaugural ceremony of the Inter DPS Basketball Boys (Open) Tournament of Zone 5 and 6 was held with great zeal and enthusiasm in DPS Bhopal on Saturday. The Chief Guest of the event was Chancellor, Jagran lakecity University, Hari Mohan Gupta, Indian Basketball Player Syed Anam Ali was the Guest of Honour. The other dignitaries were Director, Marketing & Strategic Development Abhishek Mohan Gupta, Chief Accounts Officer, DPS Bhopal-Indore-Kolar Road Nitin Ambaselkar and Income Tax Commissioner, Madhya Pradesh Salil Khare.
The mega event began with the lighting of the lamp by the Chief Guest and other distinguished guests. Next the melodious welcome song enthralled the audience. In his welcome speech, Principal, Ajay K Sharma, rendered warm welcome to the dignitaries and the participating teams. He further highlighted the importance of sports and sportsmanship in the life of students.Then the Chief Guest raised the sports flag and declared the meet open. The captain of the school team Ayush Bisen took the solemn oath on behalf of the players.
Then a group of exuberant dancers presented an enthralling dance to motivate the players. The inaugural match was played between DPS Surat and DPS Jaipur, which was won by DPS Jaipur by 34 - 18. The second match - DPS Bhopal Vs DPS Navi Mumbai, DPS Bhopal won by 34 – 0. The third match - DPS Balco Korba Vs DPS Bopal Ahmedabad , DPS Bopal Ahmedabad won by 26 – 4. The fourth match – DPS Udaipur Vs DPS Nagpur, DPS Udaipur won by 31 - 3. The fifth match – DPS Indore Vs DPS Jaipur, DPS Jaipur won by 35 – 13. The sixth match – DPS Gandhidham Vs DPS Bopal, DPS Bopal won by 48 – 8. The seventh match – DPS Bhopal Vs DPS Surat, DPS Bhopal won by 52 – 27. The eight match – DPS Udaipur Vs DPS Balco, DPS Udaipur won by 17 - 14.
