The 29th Ideal Indian School Annual Athletic Meet saw some 3,500 students taking part in preliminary heats of track and field events under sub-junior, junior, senior and super senior categories.
The grand finale was held on Thursday, where Dr Hassan Kunhi M P, president of the school and the chief guest for the day, declared the meet open after taking salutes from the marching athletes and hoisting the school flag. Mabrook Saleh Nasser, men’s walking race champion, and Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla, Asian 800m gold medallist, were the guests of honour.
The ceremony was attended by Tariq Al Mahmood. Manager, Qatar Sports Club, Principal Syed Shoukath Ali and the heads of various sections. Mohamed Noufal, head of physical education, coordinated the sporting events of the day. Mass drills by students of the kindergarten and junior sections of the school enthralled the spectators with their mesmerising uniformity and cohesion.
The champions in various sections of the school were:
Junior Section: Red House, headed by Sheela Ramesh and captained by Ashwin, Maimoona and Harshidh.
Boys’ Section: Yellow House, headed by Sajid Shamim and captained by Ashwin, Suraj and Baheej bagged the two coveted prizes of the day — Champion House as well as the best in March Past for Boys.
Girls’ Section: Yellow House, headed by Sheeja V A and captained by Khyathi, Thamanna and Nashwa, emerged champions in the athletic events and bagged the first prize in March Past for Girls.
Individual champions of Boys Section: Sub-junior: Akhil Mohammed, Junior: Modassir Baig, Senior: Resith Ramesh and Super senior: Faheem Faisal
Individual champions of Girls’ Section: Sub-junior: Fatima Talib, Junior: Sandra O Emiola, Senior: Alice Aslam, Super senior: Adeela Khatoon.
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