Annual Inter College Sports Competition(KHELIESTA)

Annual Inter College Sports Competition(KHELIESTA)

13-15th Feb, 2024
Event Name: Annual Inter-College Sports Competition (Kheliesta)
Event Date: 13th — 15th February 2024
Faculty Coordinators: Dr. Khursheed Alam
Mr. Puneet Nirmal
Event Timings: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Number of Participants: 500+
Sports Categories: Approximately 20 teams from different cities across all sports categories
Venue: Lloyd Sport Ground, Knowledge Park –II, Greater Noida
Guests: Mr. Virendra Singh, International Kabaddi Champion

Detailed Report:

Lloyd Institute and Management and Technology (Pharm) has conducted the Annual Inter College Sports Competition-2024 (Kheliesta) to encourage students to prioritise physical activity and build a healthy competitive spirit. The event was organised at the Sport ground of Lloyd college. An inter college sports competition, Kheliesta received entries from various cities of Uttar Pradesh. We witnessed team entries from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh; Dayal Bagh Educational Institute, Agra; Mangalmay Institute, Greater Noida; Amity University, Greater Noida, to name a few. A remarkable number of approximately twenty teams in different sports categories, taking the number of participants to a record thousand. The event was inaugurated on 13th February 2024 by Head of Growth and Chief Strategy Officer, Prof. Dr. Vandana Arora Sethi. Professor Sethi commenced the event with the torch lighting ceremony and encouraged all participants to portray great performance and sportsman spirit.

The event was graced by Mr. Virendra Singh, a renowned International Kabaddi Player on the final day of the event who addressed the students and shared his inspiring experience as an Indian sportsman.

The winners of the sports fest have been awarded with trophies and medals.

Key Events:

Volleyball:

In the final tussle Galgotians beat Lloyd and claimed the first position.

Cricket:

The cricket tournament had everyone at the edge of their seats. After an intense game between Sharda University and Lloyd, Sharda took the cup with their spectacular performance.

Kabaddi:

Chanting and claiming their game, Kabaddi was singlehandedly taken by Noida International University with Lloyd falling to a close second place.

Tug of War:

Just like the push and pull nature of this game, Tug of War left the entire crowd cheering for either sides. With a final pull Lloyd girls took the cup and claimed the first position.