Gonda: A total of 108 players from around 10 schools participated in the taekwondo competition on the second day of a three-day inter-school sports championship at St Xavier’s Senior Secondary School, Gonda.
The participants competed in different weight categories across the sub-junior, junior and cadet divisions, displaying their skills, discipline and sporting spirit.
The event was inaugurated by Principal Payal Dubey and Senior Coordinator Paul George, who interacted with the players. Participants took an oath to uphold sportsmanship and promote national unity and integrity before the competition commenced.
The judging panel included Divya Giri, Sagar Arya, Krishna Pal and Nityanand Paswan, who travelled from Balrampur and Bahraich to officiate the matches.
Among the gold medal winners were Abhinav Soni, Adarsh Kumar, Yashvi, Janvi Mishra, Ashish Arya, Divyansh Gupta and Ankur Arya of St Xavier’s School, along with Shivanya Verma of Narayana School.
Vinayak Singh of Suman School, Navya Dubey and Geetanjali of Narayana School, Vaibhavi Mishra of Sunbeam School and Aditya Deep Pandey of St Xavier’s School secured silver medals.
The final day on October 14 will feature the remaining taekwondo bouts, final matches in kho-kho and volleyball, and a prize distribution ceremony scheduled for 11 am.
The school management and organising committee said such competitions help develop discipline, confidence, sportsmanship and mutual understanding among students.
