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Chaos prevails at DU sports quota fitness trials on last day

Sapna Singh

Rising temperature and humid environment became a threat to the aspirants through sports quota in Delhi University polo ground on Saturday. On the last day of fitness test, most of the sports aspirants faced problem while submitting applications forms for the fitness test and maintaining their stamina for the 50-metre run, standing broad jump and 1,000-metre run in the given timeframe. Despite the university's instruction that the parents' entry was prohibited in the venue, more than 2,000 students thronged thevarsity's polo ground with their parents.

DU Sports Council held 4,100 fitness trials. Among them 1,050 sports aspirants were girls while 3,050 were boys. The result would be uploaded on June22 on the website of the Delhi University. Results in CD will also be handed over to the DU colleges separately on the same day.