The 34th Annual Sports Meet was organized on the 4th and 5th of February 2020 kicked off today at Sports Complex, BIT Mesra. The coordinators of the event were Dr. Virendra Singh Rathore and Dr. Mahendra Singh. The event was graced by the presence of Vice-Chancellor, Dr. S. Konar, Chief Guest, Binod Kumar, IAS Commissioner and Guest of Honor, Akhilesh Kumar Jha IPS DIG (SB).
The host for the inaugural ceremony, Kumar Sonu, welcomed the dignitaries and mementos were presented to them as a token of welcome. The Institute flag was hoisted by the Chief Guest, Binod Kumar Commissioner followed by a March past of all the teams representing different hostels led by Institute Athletic Captains- Ujwal Gautam and Aayushi.
The welcome speech was delivered by Dean of Students' Welfare, Dr. Anand Kumar Sinha followed by a speech on 'Health is Wealth' by Vice-Chancellor, Dr. S Konar.
Akhilesh Kumar also spoke a few words on 'Sports and Social Skills associated with it ' along with words of the chief guest Vinod Kumar on 'Contribution of BIT to the country'.
Chief Guest, Binod Kumar Commissioner declared 'The 34th Annual Sports Meet' open by releasing a pigeon to demonstrate peace and prosperity followed by an oath-taking ceremony read by Institute's Athletic Captain, Ujwal Gautam.
Several sports and athletic events including 100 meter Run (Heats) Male, 100-meter run Female,1500 meter run (Heats) Male, 400 meters run (Heats) Male, 400 meters run (Heats) Female, 110-meter hurdle (Heats) Male, 5000 Fast cycle (Finals)- Male, High Jump (Finals)-Male, High Jump (Finals)-Female, Discus Throw (Finals)-Male, Tug of War (Finals)-Male, 1500 meters (Finals)-Male, Discus Throw (Finals)-Female, 200 meter Run (Heats)-Male, Hammer Throw (Finals)-Male, Broad Jump (Finals)- Male, 200 meter Run (Heats)-Female finalists selected are yet to be announced and Javelin Throw (Finals)-Female were conducted during the event.