Early Times Report
JALANDHAR, Feb 15 : Lovely Professional University (LPU) inaugurated two-day 7th Annual Sports meet of the University at its sports stadium. Maintaining Olympic traditions, the inaugural day began with competitions among talented sportspersons of the university after emblematic torch relay invocation. On the inaugural day finals for shot put, long jump, discus throw, triple jump,1500 mts & 800 mts races; semi finals for 100 mts race; and heats and rounds for 400mts, 4x400 mts relay and 4x100 mts relays were held in both men and women categories. Prior to this colourful march past on drum beats was held where 40 contingents comprising thousands of participants in proper sports kits provided an Olympic sports fest dimensions to the meet. The meet was declared open by LPU Chancellor Ashok Mittal by letting pigeons and balloons fly free into the sky. Mittal inspired university sports persons to establish new records to reach to national and even international sports arena.
In addition to students from LPU School of Physical Education, students from professional programs of Sciences, Technology, Paramedical sciences, Architecture, Journalism, Fine Arts proved no less and won many gold and silver medals. Getting equal chances, LPU Distance Education students, too, competed and shared victory-stand along with regular students. In different competitions held, Jasdeep Singh of LPU Distance Education established new record in long jump men with jump of 6.06 Mtrs; Balveer Kaur of Physical Education established 2 records in long jump and triple jump (women) with jumps of 5.29 & 9.65 Mtrs respectively; and, Mandeep Kumar also of Physical Education established new record in discus throw with a throw at 35.89 Mts. |
