As Commonwealth Games 2010 is coming closer the sports related activities are increasing in the national capital Delhi, venue for the CW games. Over 3200 boys and girls from 218 schools of the capital city participated in a cross country race on Sunday to boost the morale of the people and to create awareness among them for the mega sports event.
Sushil Kumar, bronze medalist in the Beijing Olympics 2008, Yuki Bhambri, winner of Australian Open Junior Tennis Championship and Olympian and Table Tennis player Neha Aggarwal too were present in the occasion. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Educaton Minister Arvindar Singh flagged off the Cross Country Race from Rajkiya Pratibha ViKash Vidyalaya, Surajmal Vihar.
According to a senior officer of the Education Department candidates, who have participated in the race may get chance to become volunteer in the CW games. Since there are a need of about 40,000 volunteers during the games for different kind of activities schoolchildren will certainly play an important role in it, he says.
Sujata, 12th class student from GGSS School, Vivek Vihar has won the race in girls category and student of GBSS School, Mahabir, 9th class has also won the race in the boys category and cash prize of Rs. 11,000/- distributed to the above first winners.
Educaton Minister Arvindar Singh said on the occasion that this race was being organized by Directorate of Education to create awareness amongst school students. He further said that more than 3200 Boys and Girls students from 218 schools of District East and North East has participated in the race belongings to the age of under 19 years. Each school nominated 15 students foe the race where distance for the Boys was 7 km and for the Girls 5 km, he added. (10958)