Sporting encounter for students
Finalists
of The Hindu In School sports quiz with quiz master N. Soorya Prakash and
Sashidhar of Duhita Multi-Speciality Dental and Implant Centre in Vijayawada on
Saturday.— Photo: V. RAJU
Hundreds
of students from 25 schools in the region (each team comprising two members)
gathered at Manor Plaza here on Saturday to engage in a battle of brains as
part of The Hindu In School sports quiz for schoolchildren, organised
for the first time.
Following
a preliminary test, six teams made it to the final round.
Questions
derived from soccer, cricket, football, tennis and Olympics had the contestants
racking their brains to outsmart other teams. The questions were split into
various categories -- General (two rounds), My Pick, Who Am I, Event
Identification and Mera Bharat Mahan (one round each).
Quiz
master N. Soorya Prakash was at his best egging on the students, saying, “Think
different. These questions always have answers on unexpected lines.”
Besides
multiple choices on the Hall of Fame greats, there were a few tough ones as
well: “Who was the only Indian to participate in five winter Olympics?” and
“Who won Independent India’s first Olympic medal?” The well-prepared
contestants instantly replied – Siva Kesavan (Luge event) and K. D. Jadhav
(wrestler).
Winners
E. Sai
Nived and Md. Rayyan from V.P. Siddhartha Public School, Vijayawada emerged
winners, Omkar Rath and Sri Harsha K. of DPS, Vijayawada were the first
runners-up while Md. Azeez-ur-Rahman and P.M.S. Karthik of St. John’s Higher
Secondary School, Gannavaram, were the second runner-up.
The
remaining finalists were represented by Ramakrishna Public School, Repalli in
Guntur district, A Manish 6th Class S.
Vishnu 8th Class Teja Talent School, Kodad,
and Narayana IIT Olympiad
School, Vijayawada.
Dr.
Sashidhar of Duhita Multi-Speciality Dental & Implant Centre, the title
sponsor, gave away the prizes.
Hotel
D.V. Manor was the hospitality sponsor while TWINS Sweets-Bakery Restaurant, New
Modern Super Market, Attitude Accessories Arcade and North American Service
Centre were the regional sponsors.
