The week-long inter-section Athletics competition concluded at Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) on Wednesday. It started on October 12. The annual meet was marked by enhanced standards as several records were broken, the organisers claimed . After the March Past by the four Sections, the meet was declared open by Col Vivek Sharma, the Commandant.
Maj Gen JS Nehra, Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor, IMA was present on the final day on which six events, including two 4x100 Relays and 4x400 Relay, were held. After the culmination of the events, there was a PT Display by the College PT Display Team. The cadets performed a variety of acrobatics which included handsprings, headsprings, somersaults, and back flips. The cadets also performed ‘vaults’ on the ‘High Horse’ and somersaulted through a ring of fire. The PT Display was followed by a march past performed by all the four Sections.
After the march past, the prize distribution ceremony was held during which the medal winners were felicitated and the individual awards were given away. The best athletes were Cadet Fuzail Khan (A Div), Cadet Ronit Mishra (B Div) and Cadet Afrid Afroz (C Div). In the Section Standings, Shivaji Section was declared the champion of the meet with a score of 291, followed by Chandragupta Section with a total of 254 Points. Pratap Section stood third, and Ranjit Section finished fourth, the organisers of the event said.