67th SPORTS DAY ‘KHEL UTSAV’
The Air Force School celebrated its 67th Sports Day –“SANGATATVAM- The Fitness of Mind and Body” on 10 December 2022.
The two years of the pandemic could not dampen our spirits at TAFS. The sports groundresounded with the joyous sounds of drills, march past, and relays under the warmth of the winter sun. This celebration was the culmination of year-round sporting activities. The Chief Guest for the event wasAir Marshal RK Anand, VSMDirector General (Administration)andthe guest of honour was Mrs.Meenu Anand.
The event witnessed a hundred percent participation from Junior School with spectacular drills by thecheerful cherubs. The day started with the Welcome dance ‘Joie de Vivre’ presented by UKG.Other splendid presentations wereThe Super Fit, The Motivation- ‘Better when I’m Dancing’ by class I, The Strength, The Fortitude by class II, The Vigour, The Vitality brought alive by class III, The Mindfulness, The Wisdom by class IV and The Indomitable Will by class V. In all these drills the messagethat size and age do not matter when it comes to taking responsibility for their well-being and good health, rang loud and clear.
Other highlights of the day were the Sports report – read out proudly by Anandita Sharma and Aryamann Malik, the Sports Captains, and the March Past where the students of each house- Subroto, Arjan, Latif, Katre and Pratap marched in unspoken coordination to the tune of the school band led by Aditya Sharma, along with the NCC cadets.
The athletic events included the Junior Boys 200 m, Junior Girls’ 4x100m Relay, Senior Girls 4x100 m Relay and Senior Boys 200 m.
Addressing the gathering, the chief guest lauded the exceptional effort put in by the students and staff for a brilliant show. He stressed on the importance of including sports in our daily routine. He appealed to everyone present to take up atleast one sports activity everyday.
In her welcome address, Mrs.Amita Gupta, Principal,said that we aim to instill in TAFSians, an insurmountable spirit to face adverse conditions in life and strive to embrace victories with humility and loss with grace.
The Guest of honourgave away the medals and certificates to the prize winners. As the ground reverberated with the proud cheering of the winners, TAFS geared itself for the next year’s sporting activities.
The trophy for March Past as well as for Athletic Events was proudly lifted by Katre House.
The day came to an end with the Chief Guestdeclaring the KhelUtsav of the Air Force School closed.
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