{"id":3571,"date":"2022-04-24T15:22:53","date_gmt":"2022-04-24T09:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/?p=3571"},"modified":"2022-04-24T15:22:53","modified_gmt":"2022-04-24T09:37:53","slug":"consulate-general-of-india-in-birgunj-organized-a-day-long-athletics-meet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/consulate-general-of-india-in-birgunj-organized-a-day-long-athletics-meet.html","title":{"rendered":"Consulate  General of India in Birgunj organized a day-long Athletics Meet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Birganj, 23 April .<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">As part of celebrations of Azadi ka Amrit Mahtosav (India @ 75), the Consulate<\/span><\/p>\n<p>General of India in Birgunj organized a day-long Athletics Meet on April 23, 2022 at Narayani<br \/>\nStadium in Birgunj. Around one hundred Athletes from Consulate General of India in<br \/>\nBirgunj, Nepal Police, Birgunj Municipal Corporation, Telecom Department, Electricity<br \/>\nDepartment, Gyanda Academy, DPS and DAV R.B. Kedia School and Civil Society of Birgunj<br \/>\nparticipated in the Meet. Seven track events (100 metres ,200 metres ,400 metres, 800 metres<br \/>\n,1600 metres , 4&#215;100 metres relay, and 4&#215;400 metres relay) and four field events (Long Jump,<br \/>\nHigh Jump, Discus Throw and Shot put) were organized during the meet.<br \/>\n2. The Athletics Meet was flagged off by Consul General Nitesh Kumar at 0600 hrs in the<br \/>\nmorning. The events were held in cordial atmosphere and the participants showcased full<br \/>\nenthusiasm. Each event had three prizes: Gold, Silver and Bronze. Altogether, 53 prizes<br \/>\nincluding 51 for individual event, 1 Shield for Best Athlete and 1 Trophy for Best team were<br \/>\npresented to the winners by Consul General Nitesh Kumar. Birgunj Municipal Corporation<br \/>\nteam was adjudged the best team and Ms. Sangita Yadav of same team was declared the Best<br \/>\nPlayer of the Meet. Armed Police Force was the close second in terms of performance<br \/>\nfollowed by DAV R.B. Kedia School and the Consulate General of India.<\/p>\n<p>The list of winners under different categories is as follows:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3572\" src=\"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot_20220424-150823_Office.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot 20220424 150823 Office\" width=\"1033\" height=\"1430\"  title=\"Consulate  General of India in Birgunj organized a day-long Athletics Meet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot_20220424-150823_Office.jpg 1033w, https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot_20220424-150823_Office-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot_20220424-150823_Office-740x1024.jpg 740w, https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot_20220424-150823_Office-768x1063.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1033px) 100vw, 1033px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\uf0b7 BMC- Birgunj Municipal Corporation<br \/>\nCGI- Consulate General of India, Birgunj<br \/>\nAPF- Armed Police Force<br \/>\n3. This was the first athletics meet organized by the Consulate General of India in Birgunj<br \/>\nsince its inception nearly two decades ago. The purpose of the event was to underline the<br \/>\nimportance of health and fitness and promote people to people relations and to nurture<br \/>\nharmony, coordination and cooperation among the different government departments and<br \/>\ncivil societies of Birgunj with the Consulate. The event was highly successful as both<br \/>\namateurs and professionals competed and pushed their limits. The Consulate General of<br \/>\nIndia is committed to hold numerous participative events in the future as well.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3573\" src=\"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220424-WA0003.jpg\" alt=\"IMG 20220424 WA0003\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\"  title=\"Consulate  General of India in Birgunj organized a day-long Athletics Meet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220424-WA0003.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220424-WA0003-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220424-WA0003-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220424-WA0003-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3574\" src=\"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220424-WA0007.jpg\" alt=\"IMG 20220424 WA0007\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\"  title=\"Consulate  General of India in Birgunj organized a day-long Athletics Meet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220424-WA0007.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220424-WA0007-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220424-WA0007-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220424-WA0007-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3575\" src=\"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220424-WA0002.jpg\" alt=\"IMG 20220424 WA0002\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\"  title=\"Consulate  General of India in Birgunj organized a day-long Athletics Meet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220424-WA0002.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220424-WA0002-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220424-WA0002-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220424-WA0002-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3576\" src=\"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220424-WA0010.jpg\" alt=\"IMG 20220424 WA0010\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\"  title=\"Consulate  General of India in Birgunj organized a day-long Athletics Meet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220424-WA0010.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220424-WA0010-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220424-WA0010-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220424-WA0010-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3577\" src=\"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220424-WA0009.jpg\" alt=\"IMG 20220424 WA0009\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\"  title=\"Consulate  General of India in Birgunj organized a day-long Athletics Meet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220424-WA0009.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220424-WA0009-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220424-WA0009-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/himalini.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IMG-20220424-WA0009-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Birganj, 23 April .As part of celebrations of Azadi ka Amrit Mahtosav (India @ 75), the Consulate General of India in Birgunj organized a day-long Athletics Meet on April 23, 2022 at Narayani Stadium in Birgunj. 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