KHELMILAN – BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP 2018

Post date: Nov 23, 2018 5:14:8 AM

8TH KHELMILAN – BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP @ CV, Kunnumpuram 2018

8th Khel Milan Badminton championship was conducted with grandeur from 15th - 17th November 2018, in the wooden floor courts of Jimmy George Indoor Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram.  Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Kunnumpuram hosted the event with 197 participants from 30 schools participated in the championship. The event was conducted under two categories Under 17(juniors) and Under 19 (seniors). The event was conducted for team championship and open championship for both categories. The opening ceremony was adorned with many dignitaries on and off the dais. The Chief Guest Sri.S.Gopinath IPS (Former IG  of Police and Former Addl Director General, National Games, Kerala) elevated the spirit of sports by  his rousing words before hoisting the flag and  proclaiming the meet open.

Closing ceremony was blessed with the  blissful presence of H.H.Swami Vivekananda (Regional Head ,Chinmaya Mission,Kerala) and Swami Abhayananda (Acharya, Chinmaya Mission Trivandrum). Chief Sevak Sri .R.Suresh Mohan declared the championship closed .  Team  championship of  both Juniors and Seniors were won by Chinmaya Vidyalaya Anna Nagar.

In the open championship in the Senior Section Boys Abhijith K.C of CV Vazhutacaud bagged the Gold medal and in the Senior Section Girls Saranya N.A of CV Anna Nagar secured the Gold

In the Junior category Shaswath Vijay and Keerthilekshmy of  CV Anna Nagar   won the Gold in the boys and Girls teams respectively.

The prizes were distributed by Swami Viviktananda. The  divine grace of Pujya Gurudev could be felt throughout the event.