Tiruchi unit bags Bhel crown

P.S. Chauhan

The Tiruchi unit of the BHEL bagged the over-all championship in the two-day inter units athletic meet held at the Haridwar unit of the BHEL. More than 100 athletes from 11 units of the BHEL in the country participated in the different events of the championship. Inaugurating the championship, the general manager (human resources) of the BHEL, Haridwar, Vimal Kumar said that the games and sports promote health and healthy employees are the back bone of any organization. The athletes held out an impressive march past carrying their flags, in the BHEL sports stadium.

In the shotput throw, Suraj of Jhansi clinched the gold, with Satya Prakash of Tiruchi and Dashrath Ram of Bhopal winning the silver and the bronze respectively. In the 800 meter race Mohit Rai of Jhansi, Kushveer Singh of Haridwar and Krishan of Tiruchi bagged the first, the second and the third ranks. In the high jump, K.S. Ram Murti of Tiruchi won the first place, whereas Hariharan, also of Tiruchi and K. Prakash of Bengaluru got the second position and the third position went to Doda of Bengaluru. In Javelin throw Harbhajan of Haridwar won the top laurel, with Vijay Rawat of Bhopal and Anil Saini trailing behind at the second and the third slots respectively.

In the 400 meter race, the first, the second and the third ranks went to Mohan Prakash of Tiruchi, Hari Haran also from Tiruchi and Raj Kamal of Haridwar respectively. In the 1500 meter race, Mohit Rai of Jhanshi came out with flying colours, followed by Devi Lal of Tiruchi and Shrawan Singh of Haridwar at the two next places. In the 5000 meter race, Mohit Rai of Jhansi won the top accolade, relegating K.K. Krishnan of Tiruchi and C. Vijay Kumar, both from Tiruchi, to the second and the third positions. On the basis of the final tally of the gold, silver and bronze medals, the coveted championship was awarded to Tiruchi unit, while on the basis of individual performance Mohan Kumar of Tiruchi and Mohit Rai of Jhansi were jointly awarded the top honour.

The executive director of the BHEL, Haridwar, D.K. Mody gave away trophy to the winner team and prizes to the individual players who had made their mark in different events. "All the athletes had tried their best to make to the top honours. Those who could not succeed should not feel disheartened," said Mody. On the last day of the championship the horse riders thrilled the spectators by their impressive feats and quest for more.