Under the aegis of Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Namkum, Ranchi, ICAR Tournament for East Zone 2018 began at Mega Sports Complex, Khelgaon, on Friday. The mega event that will run from October 5 to October 8 was inaugurated by Assembly Speaker Dinesh Oroan.
As many as 502 sportspersons from 18 institutions of 12 States of East and North East India are taking part in the event. Among the 502 sportspersons 460 are men and 42 are women.
On the first day Simbal Sifri won the 200 meters race with a timing of 38:39 seconds. In the men’s events Ritesh Kumar was first in the 15 meters race with time of 5.46 seconds. The preliminary competition of several other events including badminton and carom was also held on the first day.
The Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Namkum, Ranchi is hosting the event after a gap of 17 years. The competitions are being held at three stadiums of Mega Sports Complex including Harvansh Tana Bhagat stadium, Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium and the Vishwanath Sahdeo Stadium in Khelgaon.
A total of 18 teams from ICAR institutions from eastern states including West Bengal, Odisha, Manipar, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar and Jharkhand are participating in the competition. The events of the sports meet include football, volleyball, basketball, badminton, athletics, discuss throw, javelin throw and chess.