The Aquatics Meet was once inaugurated as of late (30 September) by way of Olympic swimmer and Arjuna Awardee Sebastian Xavier, within the presence of IIT Madras Director Prof. V. Kamakoti, Dean (Students) Prof. Sathyanarayana N Gummadi, school, officers, and scholar individuals.
The Inter-IIT Sports Meet, first held in 1961 with 5 IITs, has grown into the most important carrying tournament amongst centrally funded technical institutes.
It has transform a platform that encourages festival, camaraderie, and institute delight.
Speaking on the inauguration, Professor Kamakoti mentioned, “We are more than pleased to host the Inter-IIT Aquatics Meet at IIT Madras. For the primary time, a First Generation, a Second Generation, and a Third Generation IIT have come in combination to organise this tournament.” He additionally wanted the individuals luck of their competitions.
Chief Guest Sebastian Xavier recalled his personal adventure, pronouncing, “I used to practise within the IIT Madras swimming pool within the Eighties. In my village, I had no pool and began within the river, however from there I reached the Olympics. I want you the entire absolute best.”
Professor Gummadi famous that sports activities construct resilience, teamwork, and management, including that the meet fosters harmony and friendship amongst IITs.
Seventeen IITs are competing within the thirty ninth version of the Aquatics Meet, with greater than 400 athletes collaborating. The occasions come with swimming, water polo, and diving, held within the Olympic-standard 50m pool at IIT Madras.
IIT Madras has a powerful historical past within the Inter-IIT Sports Meet, having received the General Championship 24 out of 57 instances, maximum just lately in 2023.
The championship is awarded to the IIT that secures the best issues throughout all occasions.
The Inter-IIT Sports Meet is organised in 3 portions: the Aquatics Meet in September-October, the principle meet in December, and the Staff Sports Meet offered in 1989.
The primary meet this 12 months might be held from 14-21 December, hosted collectively by way of IIT Madras, IIT Hyderabad, and IIT Tirupati, with over 3,000 athletes anticipated to compete throughout 13 sports activities.
Beyond internet hosting occasions, IIT Madras has offered tasks such because the Sports Excellence Admission scheme in 2024, which reserves seats for college kids excelling in nationwide and world sports activities.
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Source: www.indiatoday.in
