32nd Inter IIT Aquatics Meet Kicks off Tomorrow at IITK

‘Will the IIT Kanpur contingent be able to repeat history by winning the aquatics meet as it did back in 2009 when it last hosted it?’

The first part of the 51st inter IIT sports meet kicks off tomorrow with the opening ceremony of the aquatics meet. The 32nd aquatics meet marks the start of the campaign of the eleven participating IITs to lift the General Championships trophy. 135 participants from the 11 participating IITs will compete in events of swimming and waterpolo in the aquatics meet. After a span of 7 years, the inter IIT meet is again being hosted by IITK. The IITK contingent would be looking forward to continue its triumph by lifting the GC trophy for the third consecutive time, this time on its homeground.

The opening ceremony is scheduled to start tomorrow at 3:30 pm at the swimming pool. The chief guest of the aquatics meet is Padma Shri awardee, Ms. Bula Chowdhury. She is a national swimming champion and has swum across the seven seas. Moreover she is the first women to achieve this feat. She swam twice across theEnglish Channel, first in 1989 and again in 1999. She has represented india in the world championship and the Asian games.She has also been felicitated with the Arjuna award and the Tenzing Norgay Lifetime Achievement award. Other guests of honour are Mr NK Pandey, Dr Kripal Singh and Miss Trishla Singh. NK Pandey was one of the first physical education officers of IIT-Kanpur who led the developments of the swimming pool of IIT-Kanpur. Dr.Kripal Singh, was one of the former sports officers of IIT-Kanpur. Ms. Trishla Singh, an alumnus of IIT-Kanpur, is a national level diver and was adjudged the best swimmer in two Inter IIT Aquatics Meet.The opening ceremony will also have address by Dr Indranil Manna, patron, Dr A.R. Harish, chairman and Dr Nihar Patra, convenor of the organizing committee.

The organizing team of inter IIT has also planned a professional diving show to be conducted in the opening ceremony. Renowned divers of India will show their dazzling high board diving performances.

The events will be conducted in two slots everyday from 2nd to 5th October. The morning slot will start at 7:30 am and the evening slot at 3pm. Heats will be conducted in the morning slot and the final for those events will be conducted in the evening slot of the same day.

In waterpolo IIT Kanpur is placed in group A along with IIT KGP and IITD. The top 2 amongst these three will qualify for the semifinals. IIT Kanpur faces a tough challenge to top in the group stage as it is placed in the same pool along with last year’s champions IITKGP.

The organizing team of inter IIT released the official mascot- the Kanpuriya kid Bauaa-earlier this week. Our innocent, enthusiastic and cheerful bachcha ‘Bauaa’ who is a Panda will be there to cheer, motivate and boost the spirits of participants across all contingents.

The Directors’ dinner will be held in the evening of October 4 in the newly constructed Hall of Residence 12. This dinner will be attended by the participants, SPEC members, officials, other guests and the members of the organising committee. The Directors’ dinner, also known as gala dinner will be held on the final evening where the sportspersons will celebrate the months of hardwork they had put in for the inter IIT.

The award ceremony will be held on the final evening. Individual winners will be felicitated. The best swimmers of the meet will also be awarded. The host IIT of 52nd inter IIT sports meet will also be announced.

Vox Populi wishes the 17 member contingent of IIT Kanpur luck to win the inter IIT aquatics meet!