Chennai: Chettinad Vidyashram conducted its 34th edition of the Annual Sports meet, under the deft guidance of the correspondent, Dr.Meena Muthiah at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, here yesterday.
According to a release, during the event, the four houses of the school which are Emerald, Pearl, Ruby and Sapphire, competed with each other. There was a motivational invocation address by the Principal, Amudhalakshmi. Vice Principal, Tharnee Ganesan spearheaded the entire operations with ease. The event saw methodical march past by the students,lighting of the Olympic torch and the relaying of baton around the stadium by eminent sports prodigies of Chettinad Vidyashram.
The chief guest for the day was Asst. Commissioner of GST & Central Excise, International athlete, sports enthusiast and director-ISPA, Natarajan IRS. In his address, he motivated the students to imbibe the relevance of physical activities.
Following that was a Mass Drill by the primary students on the theme, Fitness of body and mind through exercise. They performed a western dance-a blend of Charlie Chaplin cast, the Cheraw dance by bamboo staves, stunts, hip-hop, pyramid formation and Bhangra.
There was also a Hindi dance with a tableau of indigenous games of our nation and yoga display of Surya Namaskar
with Rudhram chant and advanced asanas, by over 200 students. The winners of the sports events were rewarded with trophies, shields and medals. In the end, Ruby house won the overall championship for the year and bagged the rolling trophy.