PUMA hosts the Grand Finale of
SPORTS
PUMA hosts the Grand Finale of ‘School of
Speed’ in
Delhi - a one-of-a-kind Relay
Running Property for Students
Winners of overall senior category
get a chance to meet Usain Bolt
PUMA kicked off India’s first relay
running property for students with the Delhi edition of School of Speed at the
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. School of speed is a relay race for children between the 7th and 10th std,
with each team comprising of 4 members who each run 1 kilometer to compete for
the title of the Fastest Team and School. School of Speed is positioned to get
students to take up running at an early stage.
The Delhi
edition of School of Speed saw the relay race with over 1,500 students who
participated enthusiastically for the title. Held at the imposing Commonwealth
Games Stadium – the grand Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium at the heart of the city,
the event was a true spectacle for sports lovers. In a unique format, all
four children from each team ran a total of 4Km together. Teams for
School of Speed have been categorized into two age groups of - juniors from 7th-8th
grade and seniors from 9th-10th grade for boys and girls
both.
Key schools
such as Modern School VasantVihar, Mount Carmel School, Oxford Public
School and a host of other schools participated in the event, an indication
that the race was well received by students in Delhi. VidyaGyan School
made a clean sweep in the junior boys category and GSS School bagged
the junior girls title. Not to be left behind the senior teams
raced competitively to see VidyaGyan School and GBSS School win
the title in the senior girls and boys category respectively.
With Delhi
hosting the grand finale for School of Speed, the Nation Winners in the
senior boys and girls category were GBSS School and VidyaGyan School
respectively.These young athletes have been training hard and have bagged this
opportunity to meet the fastest man in the World – Usain Bolt. Winners for the
fastest girl and fastest boy were Sarita and Beant Singh from VidyaGyan
School and GBSS School respectively.
New Delhi emerged the unofficial ‘Fastest
City’ because the winning teams for both Senior Boys and Senior Girls were from
New Delhi. GBSS School in New Delhi was the proud
winners – with the fastest teams being products of their school.
Talking
about the grand finale of School of Speed, Rajiv Mehta, PUMA India MD said –
“We at PUMA recognize that exercise is very important for the holistic growth
of a child, and School of Speed is a perfect platform to inculcate habits of
running and exercise at a grassroots level among students. The grand finale was
one of the largest runs for children that the nation
has seen, with almost 1500 children who participated. We hope that next year’s
edition of School of Speed will only grow bigger and better so that we can
encourage more children in the country to run”
The national
winners from the senior category boys and girls teams- GBSS School and VidyaGyan
School will now move on to an exclusive meet with Usain Bolt. The winners
have been given a once in a life time opportunity to meet their sporting icon –
Bolt! By providing such unique opportunities and prizes for the students, PUMA
hopes to continue to inspire children to run.
Delhi
Results:
|
Category
|
School
|
Timing
|
|
Senior
boys
|
GBSS
School
|
13.42
min
|
|
Senior
girls
|
VidyaGyan
School
|
17.28
min
|
|
Junior
boys
|
VidyaGyan
School
|
15.10
min
|
|
Junior
girls
|
GSS
School
|
17:09 min
|
|
Fastest
School
|
GBSS
School
|
13:42
min
|
|
Fastest
City
|
New
Delhi
|
|
|
Fastest
Boy Beant Singh, 15 yrs
|
GBSSS
|
3.04
min
|
|
Fastest
Girl Sarita, 14 yrs
|
Vidya
Gyan School
|
4.03
min
|
|
National
Team Winners Boys
|
GBSS
School
|
13.42
min
|
|
National
Team Winners Girls
|
VidyaGyan
School
|
17.28
min
|
PUMA
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