ITMUniversity, Gurgaon is recognised as much for its illustrious sporting
traditious as it is for its excellence in education, learning and research.
Students not only excel in academics but also perform admirably well in all
sports activities both at the University and state level. Sports activities in
the University are well managed by a team of competent sports professionals. The
facilities available for sports are very good, and the students enjoy spending
their free time playing games. The fields are always full, buzzing with
activities, but the passion for Cricket is the greatest. The spectacle of
cricket is at its best, when played under lights at night in coloured clothing
at the ITM University sports field, which has one of the best facility for night
cricket.
The
sports calendar of the University, is planned well in advance, with ten sports
identified in the beginning of the year and are fiercely competed amongst all
Departments and Schools, in the true spirit of sportsmanship. Last year
Department of EECE of the School of Engineering & Technology emerged as the
Sports Champion, beating the Department of Mechanical Engineering though by a
small margin.
Our
teams while participating in various tournaments have earned laurels. Our
Basketball team (Men) lifted the championship trophy organized by the Amity
University, Noida, during feb 2014 by beating the team of Delhi Institute of
Technology, Management and Research by a margin of 53 to 35. Similarly our
football team participated in the inter university football tournament
organized by BITS, Goa and reached the quarterfinals where they lost to the
ultimate winners of the tournament. In the individual event. Abhinav Bhardwaj a
MTech student participated in the Yoga competition conducted by the Delhi State
Yoga Association, and was the second runners up. Mr. Avi Sharma a BBA student took
part in the National Ice Hockey championship under Boys U-20 category, and his
team finished runners up in the final baggins the Silver medal. He also
represented Maharastra State, in the Nationals held at Ladakh, during Feb 2015.
Jatin Phogat a First year student of Computer Science Eng. represented the
Delhi State in the National Volleyball championship held at Rampur (Uttar
Pradesh) from 17-01-2015 to 23-01-2015.
Our
endevaour at ITM University is to encourage all those who have passion in sports
to excel and achieve higher standards and for those who are beginners to learn
at least one game during their stay at the university.
Blog by
Col. Bikram Mohanty (Retd.), Registrar
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