Students take part in cross-country race at Kunjpura Sainik School
An inter-house cross-country race was conducted at Sainik School, Kunjpura, on Sunday. Officiating Principal Squadron Leader Manpreet Singh was the chief guest. He along with Administrative Officer Soniya Sharma flagged-off the race, motivating and encouraging the participants to run carefully along the earmarked routes.
A total of 519, 482 boys and 37 girls participated in the race. The girls ran a distance of 3 km with the cadets of Holding houses. In the girls category, Lavanya stood first, Aanandita secured second and Vanya came third. The junior houses were the first to start the race and they covered a distance of 5 km. Sumit came first. The winner in the junior houses was the Chillianwala house, followed by Kurukshetra house in second place, Panipat in the third and Thaneshwar in the fourth place.
In the Holding houses, Shakargarh house won the championship. Chhamb house was the runners up. Senior houses covered a distance of 7 km. In the Senior house cadet Krish of Panipat house stood first. The trophy in the senior houses was lifted by Chillianwala house, Kurukshetra was the runners up, Thaneshwar house secured the third position and Panipat house the fourth place.
The chief guest, Squadron Leader Singh appreciated the collective efforts of the staff and students in making the event a grand success. He has also appreciated the support given by the local police for effective handling of the traffic and assistance in making the event a success.
