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National Sports Day Celebrated at
USTM

USTM, 29th August, 2017: The Sports Forum of University of
Science & Technology, Meghalaya has celebrated the National
Sports Day 2017 with a daylong program on August 29, 2017. “USTM
RUN” a marathon competition and felicitation of renowned sports
journalists were organized to mark the day. Shri Manish Deka,
the second Mountaineer of Assam who has scaled the Mount Everest
was present as a Guest of Honor in the felicitation ceremony
held at techno city, USTM in presence of galaxy of sports
journalists from both print and electronic media of Assam and
North East.
Senior Sports Journalists like, Shri Pabitra Gogoi, from Assam
Tribune; Udai Borgohain, Sports Journalist, Axomiya Khabor;
Imtiaz Ahmed, Sports Journalist, the Telegraph; Niloy
Bhattacharjee, Bureau Chief News 18; Sunil Bora, Journalist News
LIVE; Udai Borgohain, Sports Journalist, Axomiya Khabor; Pulin
Saha, Senior Reporter, Axomiya Pratidin; Jayanta Das, Reporter
Dy365; and Partho Chakraborty, Senior Sports Journalist, The
Sentinel.
The program was organized with a aim to create enthusiasm for
sports among the students and hope in future we will develop
more infrastructures for the promotion of various sports events
in our university, said the Pro Vice Chancellor Dr R K Sharma in
his address.
In his speech Shri Pabitra Gogoi, senior sports journalist of
Assam Tribune urged the students to take time out from their
studies and take part in different sports activities.
While addressing the audience Shri Udai Borgohain of Axomiya
Khabor stressed on the importance of physical education in
academic institutions. He congratulated the authorities for
organizing the program.
In the same occasion the winners of USTM RUN, the marathon
competition were awarded. Among the girls Azilian Dimusha Ch
Marak from BALLB 5th Semester begged the first prize where
Amardeep Boro, from 3rd Semester M A Sociology begged the first
prize among the boys. Around 500 students from USTM have taken
part in the marathon run competition, which was flagged off in
the wee hours of the day by Mr Abu Nasim, the well known
cricketer from Assam.
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