ICAR-CCARI wins laurels in ICAR Sports meet (West Zone)
ICAR-CCARI wins laurels in ICAR Sports meet (West Zone)
The ICAR Zonal Sports Meet (West Zone)-2018 was held at IGFRI, Jhashi from 5th to 8th October- 2018. A contingent of 14 sports personnel representing ICAR-CCARI with Shri. Edward Crasta, Technical Officer as Chief-de-Mission and Shri Agostinho Fernandes, AAO as Manager, participated in Football, Volleyball, Carom, Chess, 100 m, 200 m, 800 m and 1500 m race and High Jump. The winners in various events are as follows:
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Football – 1st Place, (against CAZRI-Jodhpur beat by 3-1)
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1500 m race- 2nd Place - Shri. Anil Khandeparkar
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Carom- 2nd Place- Shri Agostinho Fernandes
The team is qualified for the ICAR Inter Zonal Sports meet to be held in February, 2019. Nineteen ICAR institutes participated in this sports meet from West zone with 650 participants. ICAR-CCARI also received the Best Fair play trophy.
On 23rd Oct 2018, Ex Indian Football captain and Arjun award winner Mr Bramhanand Sankhwalkar felicitated the winning sports team in the institute auditorium. Speaking on this occasion, Mr Bramhanand Sankhwalkar briefed about the importance of sports in day to day life of an individual, he shared his long football carrier experience with the audience and he heart fully congratulated the team on its success. Director Dr. E. B. Chakurkar in his address expressed that a good sports man will always deliver best work output in his daily office duties, he also said that a good sports man is having good discipline. Shri Agostinho Fernandes- AAO briefed about the ICAR Zonal Sports Meet (West Zone)-2018, Shri Somnath- Administrative Officer compered the function and Mr. Rahul M. Kulkarni Sr. Technical Officer proposed vote of thanks.