Sports For All is a first-of-its-kind initiative and is set to revolutionize the way school sports is played in India. SFA is a singular, integrated and an all-inclusive platform for young athletes, coaches and sporting services for schools with a focused approach and is committed to the cause of creating future champions.
Pratiksha Bhosale of New Horizon College won the U-14 shot put event followed by Isha Kerkar of Mary Immaculate Girls High School (left) and Divya Rawat of Children’s Academy, Thakur Compex (Right) a
After a highly successful first season in 2015, this year’s edition has seen huge response from schools in Mumbai. SFA already has received close to around 30000 students from Mumbai who will fight for top honours in 25 different Olympic sporting disciplines. The 20 day long event starting from November 28 and end on December 19, will see students from 656 schools including 65 BMC Schools competing at a level playing field.
All disciplines are being held at state of the art facilities venues, including the Dr DY Patil Stadium Nerul and the Sports Authority of India in Kandivali and Maharastra Hockey Association, Churchgate with licensed referees and official overseeing the matches.
In the Under 14 Girls shot put event Pratiksha Bhosale of New Horizon College won a Gold Medals, while in the Girls Under 16 Long Jump event Nishi Patel of Children’s Academy malad bagged Gold medal. Nishi’s schoolmate Nida baig bagged Silver in the same event.
Just a day after the under-14 high jump record was shattered in ‘Sports for All 2016’, the biggest multi-sport school sports event in Mumbai, young Meet Patel set a new mark in the under-16 category.
Patel of Children’s Academy, Malad soared over 1.70 metres to overwrite his own record of 1.67 metres to clinch the gold. Riddhish Bhatt of Children’s Academy, Thakur Complex took the silver by jumping 1.60 metres, while Bhagirath Pokar (also 1.60 metres) of Bal Bharati Public School won the bronze medal on countback.
The athletics events came to an end on the third day of the SFA, with as many as 2500 kids from 250 schools competing in 36 different field and track events here at the SAI Kandivalli on Wednesday. The action gathers momentum in this ambitious tournament with the football competition beginning on Thursday at the Dr DY Patil Stadium, Nerul.
Fifteen-year-old Meet Patel, who is also the under-16 zonal champion in high jump, was the star of the day and his school’s hero as he had helped his team grab the under-16 4X100 metres relay as well. His team took a total of 2.21 minutes to complete the race ahead of St. Lawrence High School (2.23 minutes) and Gopi Birla Memorial Academy (2.26 minutes).
In the boys’ Under-18 1500 metres, Rahul Yadav of Jindal Vidya Mandir raced his way to victory by posting an impressive timing of 4.46 minutes. He was trailed by Rinaldi Pereira of St. Arnold High School who took 5.12 minutes to cross the finish line, while Mihir Kothari of Janki Devi Public School clocked 6.18 minutes to take the bronze.
In the girls’ Under-14 long jump category, Vichare Nidhi Sagar of Cambridge School took the top honours by jumping a height of 4.66 metres, while Shrusthi Shetty (4.64 metres) of Children’s Academy, Malad won the silver followed by Sebstian Andrea of Mary Immaculate (4.31 metres).
The girls’ Under-16 high jump category, Nishi Patel of Children’s Academy jumped the height of 1.35 metres to take the gold medal. Her schoolmate Nida Baig won the silver by crossing the height of 1.30 metres, while the bronze went to Harshita Poojani (1.24 metres) of St. Lawrence High School.
For updates on school’s medal tally, parents, teachers and coaches could log on to sfanow.in
Other Key Results
Under 16 Boys’ 3000 metres race
1) Rohit Dangapure (Rajshri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Vidayalaya), 10.56 minutes, Sahil Jaiswal (Kendriya Vidyalaya) 11.04 minutes, Vishwam Parik, (Ryan International School) 11.10 minutes
Under 14 100X4 Relay Race
1) Children’s Academy, Malad – 53.56 minutes, Children’s Academy, Thakur Complex – 53.49 minutes, New Horizon Pubic School, Airoli – 54.83