National Sports Day Celebration and Fit India Programme

Jul 24th, 2023 | Admin

Day 1: 24-08-2023

Fit India was launched on August 29, 2019, by the Honorable Prime Minister with a view to making fitness an integral part of our daily lives. It was initiated with the intention of making changes in the lifestyle of every human being through physical activities. India celebrates National Sports Day on 29th August every year. The day commemorates the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand, the great hockey player. While we are about to celebrate the day PKM College of Education, Madampam jointly celebrated National Sports Day to spread the aim of the Fit India Movement along with Onam celebrations on 24-08- 2023. Under the guidance of Dr. Sinoj Joseph, Head of the Department of Physical Education, PKM College, the program began at 1:30 pm at the college ground. Students who were divided into Four groups (Roger Federer, Usain Bolt, Mary Kom, and Neeraj Chopra) competed against one another.

At 1:48 p.m., the Lemon and Spoon Race was held. The competition started with four groups containing 8 each. Usain Bolt bagged first place, Neeraj Chopra took second place and Roger Federer took third place at the end of the game. After the lemon and spoon race, a variety cricket game was conducted. Everyone’s enthusiasm and cooperation made this match great. Neeraj Chopra won first place and Roger Federer and Usain Bolt took second place.

Around 2:30 p.m., the next game, the basketball free throw, took place. All groups shared the score evenly. The fourth competition, water bottle filling, took place at three o’clock. Roger Federer was crowned first, Usain Bolt second, and Mary Kom third. After the competitions of students, teachers and staff of PKM College also took part in games and proved that age is just a number. At around 4:30 pm, Dr. Jessy N.C., principal, of PKM College congratulated everyone and the event came to an end.

Day 2: 25-08-2023

On the second day, 25th August, at 8.30 am, the matches as part of National Sports Day resumed. The event started with badminton. First was the boys’ singles match. In the competition of three teams, Roger Federer won first place, Usain Bolt won second place and Mary Kom won third place. Girls competed as doubles by parting into 4 teams. Roger Federer won first place, Usain Bolt second, and Neeraj Chopra third. The match ended at 10.00 am.

PKM College of Education is a college that promotes sports in a positive way. Each Sports item ensured the students’ strength in various games. It helped students to showcase their excellence, and it made students aware of the need to maintain themselves physically fit.