The 30th Pentangular Sports Meet was held at Military College of Telecommunication Engineering from December 4 to December 7. Teams from Engineers, Artillery, Signals, EME and Artillery Air Defence competed against each other in Golf, Tennis and Squash.
The Sports Meet held once in two years, is a prestigious event that builds up strong bonds of camaraderie amongst these arms and services of the Indian Army through sports. In a sedate Prize Distribution Ceremony held on Saturday, lt Gen Rajesh Pant, AVSM, VSM Commandant MCTE and Colonel Commandant Corps of Signals gave away the prizes and thanked the players for their enthusiastic participation.
Corps of Signals team won the Golf championship while EME were runners up. The Golf tournament, played over two days at the Army War College, saw keen competition. lt Col SK lakra of EME and lt Col DS Negi of Signals played an outstanding game.
The Tennis championship included Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles matches. EME were champions while Signals came a close second. The Squash championship witnessed a display of grit, skill and stamina. EME won the Gold while the Silver was won by Artillery. EME won the Pentangular Sports Trophy with 19 points while Signals came second.