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Sports event held at IMT Ghaziabad

The event was inaugurated by Shri Rajeev Srivastava, the Director General for Commonwealth Games 2010. In the keynote address he emphasized the importance of sports and exhorted the gathering of business students to create and implement a proposal for development of sports infrastructure for the upcoming Common Wealth Games and also to come forward for the development of sports in the country.
Dr. B. S Sahay (Director, IMT Ghaziabad) re-emphasized the need of sports and added that it wasn’t winning alone but the spirit of sportsmanship that such events fostered that was of paramount importance.

The 3 day event sponsored by Omaxe, Gold Souk and Radio Mirchi saw the future corporate warriors competing against each other in a plethora of events ranging from outdoor ones like Athletics, Football, Cricket, Badminton, Basketball and Volley Ball to indoor events like Table Tennis, Chess and Carrom to name a few. The event was peppered with informal events like the Tug of War and the Talent Night that added to the fun filled adrenaline pumping package!

Ace golfer Jyoti Randhawa graced the event and congratulated the host college for organizing a sporting event of such magnitude and abuzz with such palpable levels of energy and enthusiasm. He exhorted the participants to carry the same passion to the field as well. A first year student of IMT Ghaziabad, Rahul Sharma, says, “Chakravyuh is not just about sports. It is a perfect blend of strategy and team work that brings out the true spirit of sportsmanship in a Leader.”

Prasun Kundu, another first year student of IMT Ghaziabad, says “Academic excellence is not the only thing for corporate managers in the making. Events like Chakravyuh give one the opportunity to get a break from one’s busy life, and work upon an all round personality development through sports.”

The much awaited results saw IMT, Ghaziabad’s team emerge as the overall winners. Other teams that won individual events were Amity Delhi, Nirma, Fore and Mica.