Cricket and Basketball games organized for differently abled persons
Participants played cricket under the floodlights
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Oct 29, 2021 06:53
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Coimbatore, October 29, 2021: Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, under the direction of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and guidance of Chancellor Dr. Paul Dhinakaran as part of the “Fit India Freedom Movement”- an initiative of Prime Minister- organized Cricket and Basketball games for the differently abled persons. The participants included the mentally challenged and octogenarians from the care-homes. These games were conducted with a view to help the differently abled people to stretch and do workouts, to release the stress of life and to provide a refreshing encounter with sports and games. The games were held on October 25, 2021 in the University playgrounds. The games were inaugurated jointly by Dr. Samuel Thomas, Chief Operating Officer, SEESHA, Dr. S. Albones Raj, Director (Student Affairs), KITS and Dr. Sheila Daniel, Psychiatrist (SEESHA). The games began at 5 p.m. with participants having a go at basketball at the outset. Participants played cricket under the floodlights with elan both as fielders and batsmen and the interesting evening came to an end at 7 p.m. After the games, Prof. Dr. Elijah Blessing, Registrar congratulated all the participants of all the events and the organizer. All guidelines laid down by the Government of Tamil Nadu for COVID-19 pandemic were strictly followed.
It was organized under the leadership of the Head of the Department of Physical Education, Dr. A. Kaleb Rajan.
