ICAR-IINRG organized ICAR Zonal (Eastern Region) sports tournament 2018

ICAR-Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Ranchi organized the ICAR Zonal Sports Tournament (Eastern Region) 2018 at Mega Sports Complex, Khelgaon, Ranchi during October 5-8, 2018.  501 players including 41 women of Eighteen ICAR institutes from 11 States and a Union Territory viz., Assam, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal participated in the Meet.

The tournament was declared open by Dr Dinesh Oraon, Speaker, Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha on 5th October 2018. Shri Chandramauli Singh, Principal Accountant General, Jharkhand, Shri Chanchal Bhattacharya, Cricket Coach, SAI and Miss Asunta Lakra, former Captain Indian Women Hockey team graced the occasion as Guest of Honours.
 
Out of 18 Athletic events, 100, 200 m Races, Long Jump, High Jump, Shot Put, Discus Throw and Javelin Throw were conducted both for men and women. Besides these events, 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m, 4X100 m relay races and 5 km cycle race were conducted exclusively for men. Chess and Carom were conducted both for men and women. Badminton and table tennis was conducted as a team event for men and as singles and doubles for women players. Basket ball, Volley ball smashing and Shooting, Foot Ball and Kabaddi were conducted for men only.

The overall championship of the tournament was bagged by ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack and ICAR Research Complex for NEH, Barabani was runner up. Sibina S Mol of ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore and Mr. Kitbog J Wriang, ICAR Research Complex for NEH, Barabani were adjudged best athlete (women) and best athlete (men) respectively.

Closing ceremony was chaired by Dr. Louis Marandi (Welfare Minister, Government of Jharkhand). Shri Anil Kumar Singh, IAS, Director Sports, Jharkhand, Shri Shilwanus Dung Dung, former Olympian (Hockey) graced the occasion as Guests of Honours.

Dr KK Sharma, Director, ICAR-IINRG and Patron of the tournament presided over the Opening and the Closing Ceremonies of the tournament.

(Source: ICAR-Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Ranchi)