The South Zone Sports and Co-curricular Championship Meet 2017 of Sainik Schools was held at the Sainik School here from July 24 to 29.
More than 388 cadets participated from different Sainik Schools of Tamilnadu, Karnatak, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh. Football, volleyball, basketball and hockey matches and debate in Hindi and English, quiz and cultural competitions were held.
lt Gen KPD Samanta and Air Marshal JN Burma, all retird, graced the inauguration and closing ceremony as guests, respectively. Sainik School, Bhubaneswar Principal Kanchan Mukherjee welcomed the guests.
Among others, Administrative Officer Cdr N Santhosh Kumar, Vice-Principal Cdr Sushil Kumar, Senior Master Dr SD Singh and 600 cadets of the school were present.
The Sainik School, Korukonda, Andhra Pradesh stood overall champion in sports and co-curricular competitions. The Sainik School Bijapur, Karnataka was the runners-up.
School Sports Secretary AK Mukherjee and CHM Pushkar Chandra Kapri and CHM Ajit Kumar coordinated the programme.