4th Invitational Sports

The 4^th Invitational Sports Meet was held from the 10^th to the 11^th of November 2017. It was organized by the boys of La Martiniere College under the guidance of Mrs Sheeba Siddiqui , the coordinator for co-curricular activities. The meet was attended by eleven prestigious institutions from across the city. There were races, field events, a Basketball Championship, a Volleyball Championship and a Triathlon.

It was for  the first time that La Martiniere introduced Volleyball and Basketball Championships, thus changing the name from the former ‘Invitational Athletics Meet’ to the ‘Invitational Sports Meet’.The preliminary rounds were held on the first day  and the semi-finals and final matches on the second day of the meet.  Spring Dale College, Indira Nagar emerged as the winner in the Volleyball Championship and La Martiniere College won the Basketball Championship.

The races and  field eventswere held on the second day. There was a number of races which included  100 m , 200 m , 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m , 4X100m Relay and a 110m hurdle race. The field events consisted of Shot Put, Long Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump, Javelin Throw and Discus throw. ‘Triathlon’, the highlight of the Sports Meet was a three stage event in which the athletes first had to swim, cycle and then sprint to reach the finish line.

At the culmination of this two day event, St Francis’ College emerged as the overall champions with La Martiniere College as the runners-up.