Censports kick-starts with virtual inauguration
   Date :11-Dec-2020

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Sports Reporter :
 
 
CENSPORTS 2020 in its online edition commenced with a virtual inaugural on Thursday. Censports was officially declared open by Director of Centre Point Group of Schools Radhika Rajwade. To mark the commencement of Censports, the Principal of Centre Point School, Amravati Road Bypass Radhika Mehra, Vice-Principals of Centre Point School, Amravati Road Bypass Perveen Cassad and Anita Sharma, HOD Sports Department, Centre Point School, Amravati Road Chetak Khedikar released the balloons. The inaugural was telecast live on Youtube at 17:00 IST. Rajwadein her address wished the participants the best for the sporting event.
 
She also appreciated the enthusiasm on part of the staff for organising the event and on the participants for taking up the challenge of online sporting. Team India’s well-known all-rounder Karn Sharma and the city’s own top shuttler Malvika Bansod, who is ranked 2nd in women’s singles in India and 162nd at the international level, motivated the participants and wished them a joyous and prosperous sporting experience. Chess, fitness challenge, karate (kata), and speedcubing are the four sports which will be conducted online during the course of the Censports. The first round of sporting events of the Censports begins on Friday. School’s best athletes Parul Gondane and Aishita Chhabda took the oath on behalf of the participants. Parul is a national-level martial artist while Aishita is a national-level chess player. The school choir presented a motivational melody on the occasion.
 
The Executive Director of Centre Point Group of Schools Mukta Chatterjee in her address wished the participants the very best and acknowledged the efforts taken by the school and the organisers for conducting Censports online. The inaugural function concluded with a vote of thanks. Censports is annual inter-school sports meet hosted by Centre Point School, Amravati Road Bypass to encourage sports at the grass root level. However, due to safety concerns arising as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic, Censports is being conducted on a virtual platform.
 
This year Censports has accomplished a milestone of acquiring international reach with 83 entries of students from the USA, UAE, Oman, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Bahrain. With participation of 1830 children in the age groups of 7 to 17 years, from 433 schools around the world, the 10-day long inter-school sports meet is all set to become a one of its kind sporting event.