It was a rare opportunity for tiny tots to exhibit their talent in sports and have a dash of fun as well. Games used as a medium for entertainment, of course have the added advantage of winning prizes. The Besant School recently held a Kids Meet, an inter-primary school sports event in which the kids of Canara Higher Primary School, Urwa won the overall championship.
The sports event saw the participation of over 200 students from as many as 21 schools from all over Mangalore. Apart from the regular athletic events such as long jump, sprint and shuttle relay, entertaining events such as standing long jump, picking chocolates, paper race and frog race were organised. The host Besant School bagged the second place. Deeksha M, student of Std. IV, Canara Higher Primary School, Urwa said that she enjoyed herself by motivating her friends to participate and win. She was not disheartened to get the third prize -- any prize was a great feeling, she said.
Javeen M.U and Nishika, students of Std. I got the first prize in the 30 metres race and frog race and second prize in frog race, respectively, Rachana Rao, student of Std. II won third prize in standing long jump, Yathin Shetty and Prajwal B Kamath, students of Std. III, with the first prize in 50 metres race and second prize in long jump, respectively, Kiran Poonja, Poorvi Baliga and Nikhil, students of Std. IV bagged the third prize in 50 metres race, second prize in long jump and second prize in long jump (boys), respectively got individual prizes for Canara Higher Primary School.
The team of Kiran Poonja, Nikhil, Saathwik and Sachin Shetty and the team of Deeksha M, Palguni, Saloni and Abhijin, all students of Std. IV, won the second place in boys and girls’ 50 metres shuttle relay. With these ace performances Canara Higher Primary School, Urwa students bagged the overall championship. Jeevan M U with two first prizes, instrumental in the school getting the overall championship said that he was very happy to bag the prize in the frog race despite adapting to a different style than he was taught in school.
Yathin Shetty was all glee to have stood first in the 50 metres leading both in the heats and finals whereas for Sachin Shetty the relay was a huge competition.
Sushma Barvathaya
