Sainik School annual sports meet underway

[caption id="attachment_217251" align="aligncenter" width="565"] The house captains taking oath during the opening ceremony of Sainik School Punglwa annual sports meet on Sat. Nov. 10.[/caption] Dimapur, Nov. 10 (EMN): The 11^th annual sports meet of Sainik School Punglwa got underway with a marathon race on Sat. Nov. 10 with Gp Capt Sharad R Keskar, the Principal of the school as the chief guest. The opening ceremony witnessed a well synchronised march past followed by oath taking ceremony by the house captains. In the opening day, a 5000 mtr marathon run was conducted wherein cadets from the six senior houses participated with great verve and vitality in the competition. Cdt Roshan Kumar bagged the top spot with Cdt Tamar Mara and Cdt Sonu Kumar securing the second and third positions. To encourage and motivate the junior cadets, class XII, the senior most cadets of the school also took part in the event. Cdt Abhisek Pandey secured the first position with Cdt  Abenthung Kikon and Cdt Saurav Kumar securing the second and third positions respectively. The marathon run was also organised for staff wherein there was an active participation. In men’s category for staff, Keshav Adhikary Chhetry secured the first position with Roland and Khingyingba securing the second and third positions. In the 3000 meters run (ladies category), Keringgumle Hau stood first while Angaule Kenzwakpe and Amenla Changki secured the second and third positions.