The Nehru Indira Sports Week, which was inaugurated on Sunday in Haridwar to mark the birth anniversary of the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, kick started with a mini race and basketball tournament on Monday. The sports week is being organised under the banner of the Tridistrict Sports Academy of Haridwar at Sanatan Dharam Inter- college in Kankhal.
Addressing the students on the opening event, the national head of Shri Sanatan Dharam Pratinidhi Sabha Sudhir Kumar Gupta urged the girls to excel in all the fields apart from the academic. He asked them to be inspired by the life of Indira Gandhi who embodied an invincible strength of mind and indomitable courage of conviction.
In the Volleyball event in the girls’ category, Maharshi Vidyamandir Jagjeepur won the trophy while Hariharanand Public School finished as the runner-up. In boys’ category, Guru Ram Rai Public School won the trophy while Maharshi Vidyamandir came second. In the race, Mohit Kumar of S D College came first while the second position was bagged by Pherupur Inter-College.