Saturday 16 / November / 2024
Muscat: Indian School Al Ghubra held the 27th Annual Sports Day on 7th December 2017 which was attended by dignitaries, parents, staff and students.
The Chief Guest, Dr Ragini Vaishnav, Member, School Management Committee took the salute as the contingents of the four houses - Muscat, Nizwa, Sohar and Sur - led by Rahul Chandrashekharan, Sports Captain Boys and Tanisha Sengupta, Sports Captain girls marched smartly past. It was followed by the Peace Run in which the National and International level players of ISG marched by as the spectators acknowledged them with thunderous applause.
After the Oath taking ceremony the Chief Guest declared the Meet open.
The 100m, 200m and 400m races of the girls and boys in the Sub Junior, Junior, Intermediate and Senior categories had the spectators excitedly cheering for the athletes. The most electrifying events were the 4x100 m Relay races in which the top eight runners from each house put up their best performance in a bid to come first, urged on by the cheers of encouragement from the spectators.
It was a moment of great pride for the athletes as they stood on the victory stand and received their medals and trophies from Mr. Sunil K, Convener School Management Committee and were congratulated by the Principal, Mrs. Papri Ghosh and Vice Principal, Mr. G. Sreekumar. The students of Nizwa House burst into a frenzy of excitement and ran a victory lap around the field with their house flag flying high when they were declared the winners of both the March past and Overall House Trophy.
The Sports Day of ISG was a true celebration as it brought out the athletic prowess, competitive spirit and sportsmanship of the students. The dazzling drill displays which interspersed the sporting events added splendor to the Meet.
The vote of thanks was proposed by the Sports Captain Girls, Tanisha Sengupta. The Retreat March signified the culmination of the sporting events ,after which the Convener, Mr Sunil K declared the Sports Meet closed.
