Eastern Mirror Desk
Dimapur, July 12: Various athletic disciplines, and a penalty shootout for girls, were held at the one-day Summer Olympics 2019 of the Kuhuboto Ghakhu Students’ Union at Suhoi village in Niuland subdivision, Dimapur on Friday.
Eighteen villages/units participated in the event, which was organised on the theme: unity through sports. The athletic disciplines included high jump, long jump, race (relay, sack, and obstacle), shot put, arm wrestling, tug-of-war. Recreational in character, though competitive in spirit, were the events like slow bicycle race, egg catching, three-leg race, and spoon race.
The president of Sumi Games and Sports Association Akihito Zhimomi was the guest of honour on Friday. In his brief speech, Zhimomi encouraged the participants to pursue sport as a serious career option, and not just a recreational activity.
Academic studies as well as sport activities should be given equal dedication by all students, he said.
Zhimomi cited the instance of champion boxer from Manipur Mary Kom and her rise from humble beginnings to the pinnacle of international women boxing as well as the Olympics.
He encouraged them to draw inspiration from Kom and seek to scale greater heights with determination, regardless of the geographical isolation. It was informed that on July 11, the union had held a felicitation programme for successful HSLC and HSSLC students.
