Prayagraj, Nov 02 (HS): The competition was inaugurated by

the Chief Guest, Honorable Dr. U.K. Mishra (Chairman, Khelgaon Public School), Anil

Mishra (Vice Chairman, Khelgaon Public School), Special Guest Rajesh Yadav

(Assistant Coach Regional, Agra), Akash (Chief Coach Leap Gymnastics - Men), Aditi

Gandhi (Chief Coach Leap Gymnastics - Women), Laxman Prasad, Santosh Sharma, Malvika,

C.P. Yadav (Director, Khelgaon Public School), Rohit Jaiswal and Devesh Kumar,

Gymnastics Competition Director by lighting the lamp and Ganesh Vandana.

The chief guest was welcomed with a bouquet of flowers.

Several cultural programmes were also organised on the occasion in which folk

dance, Ganesh Vandana and Chak De India were the centre of attraction. On

behalf of the jury, judge Samita Sharma administered oath to the jury, national

level gymnast and coach Ankit Tripathi administered oath to all the coaches and

Khelgaon Public School's star gymnast of CBSE National Gymnastics Championship

and international level gymnastics competitions Harshit Damodaran administered

oath to around 800 gymnasts representing their respective districts to maintain

the dignity and fairness of the game.

In his address at the opening ceremony of the competition,

Chief Guest Dr. U.K. Mishra, Chairman, Khelgaon Public School, stated that

discipline, patience, and hard work combined with sportsmanship are the keys to

success. He also stated that education and sports are essential for the proper

development of students, and Khelgaon Public School provides equal

opportunities to students in both areas.

In his welcome address to the chief guest, the school's Vice

Chairman, Anil Mishra, stated that the gymnasts from Khelgaon Public School

have been representing the country at the national and international levels for

many years. Most of the international medal-winning gymnasts for India have

come from this institution. He explained that Uttar Pradesh is the only state

that organizes gymnastics competitions for under-6s, and through regular

training, develops their abilities and capabilities through scientific methods,

preparing them for victory not only in Uttar Pradesh but also for international

competitions.

The results of the competitions held today are as follows: The results of the first day of the Artistic Gymnastics

competition for senior girls are as follows - In the floor exercise event,

Shraddha Verma of Prayagraj got first place with 9.85 points, Ishika Yadav of

Prayagraj got second place with 9.70 points and Divyanshi Das of Gautam Buddha

Nagar got third place with 8.80 points.

In the uneven bars event, Divyanshi Das from Gautam Buddha

Nagar secured first place with 9.65 points, Anushka Verma from Prayagraj

secured second place with 9.10 points and Shraddha Verma from Prayagraj secured

third place with 7.75 points. In the balancing beam event – Anushka Verma

from Prayagraj secured first place with 9.75 points, Divyanshi Das from Gautam

Buddha Nagar secured second place with 9.75 points and Anjali Prajapati from

Sports Hostel Agra secured third place with 8.65 points.

In the Vaulting Table event, Shraddha Verma of Prayagraj

secured first place with 11.02 points, Divyanshi Das of Gautam Buddha Nagar

secured second place with 10.65 points and Anushka Verma of Prayagraj secured

third place with 10.32 points. In the All Round Individual Championship –

Divyanshi Das of Gautam Buddha Nagar secured first place with 39.15 points,

Shraddha Verma of Prayagraj secured second place with 37.50 points and Anushka

Verma of Prayagraj secured third place with 35.95 points.

The results of the first day of the Artistic Gymnastics

competition in the senior boys category are as follows:

In the floor exercise event, Vikas Yadav of Agra secured

first position with 12.85 points, Sandeep Kumar of UP Police secured second

position with 11.60 points and Paras Singh of Prayagraj-CRPF secured third

position with 11.40 points.

In the Vaulting Table event, Sunny Singh of UP Police

secured first position with 11.50 points, Afsar Khan of UP Police secured

second position with 11.25 points and Gaurav Sharma of Prayagraj CRPF secured

third position with 10.90 points.

In the Pommel Horse event, Akshat of UP Police secured first

position with 12.10 points, Saransh Yadav of UP Police secured second position

with 11.40 points and Prateek Sahu of Prayagraj-CRPF secured third position

with 11.30 points.

In the Still Rings event, Manpreet Singh of Prayagraj-CRPF

secured first position with 10.90 points, Mukul Yadav of Prayagraj-KPS secured

second position with 10.85 points and Raghav Mishra of UP Police secured third

position with 10.15 points.

In the Parallel Bars event, Jatin Kushwaha of Prayagraj-KPS

secured first position with 11.95 points, Akash Arya of UP Police secured

second position with 11.45 points and U Sunny Singh secured third position with

11.40 points.

In Horizontal Bar event - Surya Prakash of UP Police secured

first position with 10.95 points, Saransh Yadav of UP Police secured second

position with 10.65 points and Keshav Gupta of Agra secured third position with

10.05 points.

In the all-round individual championship: Sumant Yadav of UP Police secured 65.45 marks first

position, Akshat of UP Police secured second position with 65.25 marks and

Manpreet Singh of Prayagraj-CRPF secured third position with 63.20 marks. At

the end of the programme, the Vice Chairman of the school, Anil Mishra

presented a memento and a shawl to the chief guest. The vote of thanks was

given by the Director of the school, C.P. Yadav.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi