Kirandeep Kaur of B. A 6th semester became Best Athlete of the college by winning 6 Gold, 3 Silver and one Bronze during Annual Sports Day celebrated at Hindu Kanya College, Kapurthala on 10th February 2023. Prof.(Dr. ) Suman Sharma, First woman Arjuna Awardee (Basketball) and (Retd.) Professor, Physical Education, Govt. College, Amritsar was the chief guest of this occasion. Sh. Tilak Raj Aggarwal, President College Management Committee presided over the function. Sh. Satish Sharma, Deputy Director (Sports) Retd. and Member, College Vision and Advisory Committee welcomed the chief guest and motivated students to participate in sports for their physical well-being and overall development. The sports events of students started with 100m Race. Students enthralled the audience by some more races like Sack Race, 200m Race, Chatti Race and Frog Race. Impressive performance of Group Folk Song by students mesmerized the audience. Students displayed their vigour and athletic talents through other events like Obstacle Race, 4*100m Relay Race, Three Legged Race, Skipping and Marble Race. The teachers also got an opportunity to prove their physical fitness by participating in Tug of War. The audience next witnessed the Management and Teaching Staff participating in Shotput and proved that age is no bar for winning on the tracks. Menial staff participated in the Marble Race with full enthusiasm. Chief guest congratulated the winners and applauded the efforts of the Physical Education Department for organising the event successfully and advised the students to imbibe discipline, dedication and determination to achieve success in every walk of life.
In the end, winners were awarded with medals. Principal Dr. Archna Garg presented her vote of thanks and in her address to the students laid stress on the need to participate in sports events as these activities enhance the physical and mental development of the students. Sh. Ashwani Aggarwal, Manager, Sh. Sudarshan Sharma, Treasurer, Mrs. Anita Gupta, Member, College Management Committee, Sh. Haribudh Singh Bawa and Sh. Preet Kohli, Assistant Director, Youth Services Department, Kapurthala were also present on the occasion. Ms. Jaswant Kaur, Head, Department of Physical Education and Dr. Jasdeep Kaur, Assistant professor, Punjabi hosted the whole event.
Outcome- The events were held to make students aware about the importance of becoming active and physically fit by involving in physical activities.
No. of Beneficiaries- 443