Saraswati Public School Beats G.R. International 65-31 in CBSE U-19 Final

CBSE National Kabaddi Competition Concludes in Pratapgarh

The five-day CBSE sports festival being held at New Angels Senior Secondary School in Bela, Pratapgarh, concluded with a grand closing ceremony on Friday. The event featured the CBSE National Kabaddi competition, with players from Kashmir to Kanyakumari taking part.

For the past five days, the school campus had the atmosphere of a mini India as players from different parts of the country competed in kabaddi. The participants did not merely play the sport but lived the spirit of the game throughout the competition.

The chief guest at the closing ceremony was Ram Mohan Meena, officiating District Magistrate and CDO. He presented trophies to the winning teams and honoured them for their performances.

The final in the Under-14 category went down to the wire. Army Public School, Pune, from Maharashtra, defeated Jai Parvati Global School, Baghpat, from Uttar Pradesh, by a narrow margin of 39-38 to win the title.

In the Under-17 category, Haryana’s Srishti International School put up a strong performance and defeated Oxford Public School, Greater Noida, by 29-14.

Uttar Pradesh emerged as the champion in the Under-19 category. Saraswati Public School, Meerut, defeated Delhi’s G.R. International School by a decisive margin of 65-31 to become the national champion.

Speaking on the occasion, officiating District Magistrate and CDO Ram Mohan Meena said, “Kabaddi is the sport of our soil, and events like these develop team spirit and discipline among children.”

The school principal expressed gratitude to all the visiting teams, the CBSE observer and the district administration for their support in making the event possible.

Roshan Lal Umarvaish, International Director of Alliance Club, was also present at the ceremony. Others in attendance included Dr Dayaram Maurya, Dr R S Singh, Dr Shyam Shukla, Anil Tripathi, Akhil Narayan, Anand Kesarwani, Anand Mohan Ojha, Sharad Kesarwani, Uday Bhan Singh and Govind Khandelwal.

All the teachers of New Angels Senior Secondary School and a very large number of parents were also present at the closing ceremony.