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Chief Guest Arjuna Awardee
Sri. R. Gnanasekaran, Sports Officer,
Southern Railways, addressing the
Athletes and Parents
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Headboy N. Dharaneedharan
receiving the Olympic Torch from the
Chief Guest
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Lighting the Athletic Torch
ANNUAL ATHLETIC MEET- 2011

The Unique Academy had its Sports Day on 12-08-2011 in the School Circular Ground. The Sports Day was initiated with the arrival of Chief Guest Arjuna Awardee Sri. R. Gnanasekaran, Sports Officer, Southern Railway, Chennai escorted by the Chairman Mr.R.Elango and school Principal Dr. Godwin Daniel Athishtam.

The Chief Guest Sri.R.Gnanasekaran, Sports Officer, Southern Railway, Chennai, represented Asia in the 2nd World Cup held at Montreal in 1979 and worked as a National Sprint Coach of the Indian Athletic Team in 1986. He was the coach for the Indian Women Relay team for the Olympic Games held at Seoul in 1988. He has a National record with a timing of 10.2 secs in 100mts and 21.2 secs in 200mts and was an unbeaten National Champion from 1974 to 1979.

The athletic torch was lit by the Chief Guest and handed over to the Head Boy N. Dharaneedaran who in turn handed over to K.S.Kavishna, N.K.Chitrasena, M.K.Sowbakiyaa and finally handed over to the School Sports Captain J.Richard Jayaraj who completed by lighting the flame. The oath was taken by the School Sports captain to ensure that the students takepart in the games with fairness and impartiality. The Chief Guest declared the Sports Meet Open. The track events started off with the finals of the 100mts dash which was held for Boys and Girls. It was followed by the musical chair of Tiny Tots, Mass Drill by Sub – Juniors and Seniors. They had the 4x100mts Relay for Boys and Girls where the children ran, with Team P.T.Usha declared as winners and Team Viswanathan Anand as runners up.

Yoga was showcased by the children who performed many asanas such as Ekka Padha Sirasana Asana, Samakona Asana, Sarvanga Asana, Kapotta Asana, Badma Mayur Asana, Garuda Asana, Raja Kapota Asana, Ushtra Asana, Yoga Nidhra Asana and Paschimothana Asana. The children exhibited the asana’s flawlessly and was a brilliant performance to watch. Special events of running backwards for the parents was conducted and prizes were given. The finale saw the presentation of the prizes, medals and certificates given to the winners. The Overall Championship was bagged by Team P.T.Usha with a net tally of 216 points and Team Leander Paes with 198 points were the Runners Up. The Chief Guest gave his valuable comments on the spirit of sportsmanship and the readiness to prepare for a future in sports. He appreciated the School’s education ambience and the fantastic grounds and requested the children to make the best use of the facilities. The Sports Day came to an end with special remarks by The Chairman Mr. R. Elango enumerating the leadership and sportsmanship qualities. School Sports Captain J.Richard Jayaraj proposed the vote of thanks. It was a wonderful day of sports.

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Mrs. Umayavalle Elango,
Correspondent,
distributing the certificates
The Chief Guest Taking Salute at the marchpast of Athletes
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