- Day 1 began with Athletics at the Sports Authority of India Netaji Subhas Southern Centre, bangalore
- City’s quest for the “number one school in sports” begins with a spirited showcase on Day 1
Bengaluru, January 16th, 2024: Sports For All (SFA), India’s largest tech-enabled multi-sports school competition platform, today commenced with Bengaluru’s inaugural edition of the SFA Championships. With record participation of athletes across the state, SFA Championships aims to unveil the city’s best sporting talent, discover the ‘number one school in sports’, and enable a platform for future champions to compete on a professional platform.
Held at the Sports Authority of India Netaji Subhas Southern Centre, the venue’s state-of-the-art infrastructure served as an ideal setting for athletes to showcase their skills, on day 1 of the SFA Championships. The impressive showcase of athleticism took center stage, highlighting the talent and determination of young athletes across categories U-14 to U-18. The Championships engaged both boys and girls, featuring a remarkable participation, with more than 500 athletes, on day 1. The competition witnessed sporting categories such as the long jump, high jump, shotput, races in 2000mtrs and 800mtrs, sprints in 100mtrs and 400mtrs,
SFA Championships is enabling an opportunity for youth to unleash their fullest potential through joyful and inspiring sporting experiences. These Championships are revolutionising the way school sports are experienced in India, giving school athletes first ever exposure to multi-sports. Resonating with this thought on the Athletics track, Siddhani Singh from Vahe Global Interschool (in the U-16 category), spoke about playing multi-sports. “Today at the SFA Championships I participated in the 100 metres race and it was an interesting start. I have been playing sports since I was 8years old and have played basketball, football, athletics – enjoying the diverse experiences each sport brings. One of my proud moments was competing at my first State regionals meet. Am looking forward to playing and competing as much as possible”.
Results of Day 1
Sports: Athletics
Categories: U-16 Girls High Jump
Gold: Yuvna Bhandari, Vidya Niketan School (1.40 mtr)
Silver: Tasha Sequeiara, Vidya Niketan School
Bronze: Dayaa Malolan Chetlur, Vidya Niketan School
Categories: U-16 Girls Long Jump
Gold: Ayana Vinod, Tattva School (4.43 mtr)
Silver: Tasha Sequeiara, Vidya Niketan School
Bronze: Elena Samuel, Global Indian School
Categories: U-14 Girls Long Jump
Gold: Raiyven Terceira, Stella Maries
Silver: Swarna Rekha, Prasiddhi School
Bronze: Ruthvi Battaswamy, Balwin School
Categories: U-16 Girls 800 mtr
Gold: Hridhi Hazel Sunil, St Zoseph’s School (00:2:49:49)
Silver: Saanvi Singhai, Dps
Categories: U-16 Boys Long Jump
Gold: Agneya Global School (00:2:49:49)
Categories: U-16 Girls 2000 Mtr
Gold: Divya G, Holi Cross School (00:11:18:55)
Silver: Ishika Singh, Holi Cross School
Categories: U-16 Boys 800 Mtr
Gold: Roshan Joshus, Holi Cross school (00:02:30:28)
Silver: Arnav Chirayath, St Josep’h Boys High School
Bronze: Gowrav Jnana, Sweekar Public School
Categories: U-16 Boys 2000 Mtr
Gold: Rishabh Chellappa, The Cambridge School (00:10:21:52)
Silver: Shreyas KR, St Ann’s icse School
Categories: U-18 Boys 800 Mtr
Gold: Megharaj SV, Brv Public School (00:02:21:49)
Silver: Dhanush Kartik, Holi cross school
Bronze: Lakshya Punia, DPS
Categories: U-16 Boys 400m
Gold: Shriyans Jema, Delhi Public School Bangalore East (00:1:00:28)
Silver: Yashwanth H M, Holy Cross School Whitefield
Bronze: Atharv Anand, Delhi Public School Electronic City
Categories: U-18 Girls 100m
Gold: Kasturi Velankar, Delhi Public School Bangalore School (00:00:13:23)
Silver: Maithre Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College, Udipi
Bronze: Naisha Talluri, Samsidh International Hsr Layout
Categories: U-14 Boys Shotput (4kg)
Gold: Anirudh C R, Delhi Public School Electronic City (6.90mtr)
Silver: Kushagra Saxena, Global Indian International School, Whitefield
Categories: U-16 Girls 400m
Gold: Sanvi Gururaj Chikkon, Delhi Public School Bangalore East (00:1:11:28)
Silver: Gauri Mulajkar, Ebenezer International School Bangalore East
Bronze: Ramona Kaur, Global Indian International School Whitefield
Categories: U-14 Girls Shotput
Gold: Roudi Kar, National Public School Whitefield
Silver: Ashita Budakoti, Global indian international school, Whitefield
Bronze: Sameeksha Suman Kumar Jha, Global Indian International School, Whitefield
Day 2 is set to kick off with football at the Padukone Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence, featuring talented young athletes in the U14, U16, and U18 categories. The daily schedule, detailed results of each sport’s competition, will be available on – www.sfaplay.com. For real-time updates, highlights, and exclusive behind-the-scenes moments, follow our social media channels – Facebook, Instagram, Twitter
SFA Championships is poised to make sports accessible for young athletes across the country, thereby empowering today’s talent to become the Champions of tomorrow.
