Date: 18thJanuary 2020
ATHLETICS REPORT
The Athletics practices for preparing the college started on 2ndJanuary 2020 for both Men and Women. There were 20 Men and 12 Women athletes participating in the practice sessions everyday. Each day the practice session lasted for 90 minutes to 120 minutes. A practice session of 10 days was conducted to prepare the team.
In total 16 Men team took part in the inter college Athletics organised by Goa University. The students participated in events like javelin throw, discuss throw, shot put, long jump, high jump, pole vault, short distance and long distance runs, decathlon and relays. It was an impressive performance by the students of our college in all the events. The student that stood out was Pankaj Falkar studying in TYBCA got 4th place in 1500m and 400m hurdles respectively.
The women team also participated in the championship. In total 10 women participated in various events like long jump, short distance runs, javelin throw, high jump and shot put. They displayed a courageous performance but could not win any medals. VrundaMalekar of TYBCom secured 4th place in triple jump. Miss VdhyaPawar of FYBCom qualified for trhe finals of 100m run and secured 6th place. Overall it was a satisfactory performance for the college team.
Elroy Pinto
College Director of Physical Education and Sports