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CISCE Regional Athletic Meet ,2024
August 5, 2024
Situated in the heart of the city of Chennai, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and SDAT ground, Nehru Park, Chetpet proved to be perfect venues for the CISCE Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry Regional Athletic Meet for the year 2024. Over 1500 athletes from 68 schools of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry competed in the three-day sports extravaganza from 31st July to 2nd August ,2024.
Meticulous arrangements made by The Grove School which hosted the meet, enabled the smooth conduct of the meet.
Dr. Nanditha Krishna, President, The C P Ramaswami Aiyar Foundation was the Chief Guest on the inaugural day.The Meet started off with the marching of the athletes and the Olympic torch relay.
The athletes competed in track and field events that are open to three categories such as Sub-Junior, Junior, Senior, each for boys and girls respectively.Despite the relentless heat, the competitors were keen and enthusiastic as the competition began to get tougher with everyone vying for the coveted prize. The Judians emerged Overall Champions of boys and girls at the end of the three day battle with a total of 248 points.
It was a moment of triumph for the athletes of St. Jude’s Public School and Junior College, Kotagiri when the final points were announced.The girls created history with their stunning performance in all the three categories having won the divisional championship.
The individual championship in the Junior category, Under 17 was won by Sera Chittadiyil Joseph.The boys emerged winners in the Junior category and Runners up in the Sub Junior – Under 14 and Senior – Under 19 categories.
The overall shield was won by St. Jude’s Public School and Junior College with 248 points (Boys-109, Girls-139).
The medals tally at a glance.
Boys Girls
Gold-7 Gold-14
Silver -18. Silver -18
Bronze -10 Bronze- 10
St. Jude’s takes pride in the fact that they have been champions in the Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry Regional Athletic Meet for 12 consecutive years from 2013 till date.
The winners of this Meet will participate at the National Level, who will in turn take part in the School Games Federation of India.The spectacular sporting event came to an end with the National Anthem.
