76thAnnual
Inter Hall Sports meet
Magdalene
Brown, II MA English
One
of the most awaited events in the even semester of every academic year is the
Inter hall Sports Meet, which is usually conducted in the first week of
February. Well, this year, the commemoration of the sports meet was held on fourth
of February 2017.
Thus
far it has been quite a battle of sorts amongst the five Halls (Selaiyur hall,
Bishop Heber hall, St. Thomas’s hall, Martin hall and Margaret hall) in the
campus but this year was marked special by the participation of a new Women’s Hall
(Barnes hall).
The
events of this year started on 28th of January and commemorated on fourth
of February. The chief guest of the day was Mr. Ramesh, the Vice President of
Tamil Nadu Cricket Association, & Secretary of Kancheepuram Dist. Cricket
Association.
Though
the Inter-hall Sports Meet is a competition between the three men’s halls and
three women’s halls, it also gives a platform for the non-residents to exhibit
their sports through their affiliation in different halls. To be frank, the
non-residents are the backbone of the victory in almost every Hall. The Sports Day
eve ultimately gives every Hall the anticipation of getting hold of the victory
shield. There is no exception in the case of women’s halls. This sports meet is
special for the women’s Hall, as number of men’s halls equals that of
women.
Being
a resident of Margaret Hall, I feel proud to have witnessed the Inter-hall
Sports Meet for five years. During my first year, my seniors used to tell us
how we lost the shield in our first year as a new Hall. The victory wasn’t far
from us. YES! We won the shield in my second year and it was a tie the next
year. I really appreciate the sports secretaries and the athletes who put in
their heart and soul to win the shield. It feels great to see the non-residents
who get affiliated to the halls become a part of our sorority.
Unlike
every other sports day, this sports day taught us so many things which should
be taken as a caution and to correct them the next year. Personally, this
sports meet is very special to me as I was also a participant in one of the
field events. This was the first time I am participating in sports and that
makes the day even more special to me. The first day was positive for us and
our girls performed really great. Though we failed to score in two field
events, the day ended positively as we won first, third and fourth place in 400
m sprint. My event was on the second day which made me feel completely nervous.
To my surprise, I performed better than my trials. The event gave me a
satisfaction in participating.
The
second day was a deciding factor for us. We had hope until the last event of
the day. Unfortunately, we couldn’t make it. I should definitely mention the
effort put in by our girls until the final day. I would also like to mention
that every year it is with the help of the non-residents we score, but this
year, I proudly say our own residents contributed the majority. Martin Hall was
lucky enough to win the shield for the third time, a hat-trick victory in other
words.
On
the final day, we set our minds to enjoy rather than being sad for the defeat.
Our girls did not fail to put their best even on the final day. After our last
events, we rendered our support to the men’s halls. It was a close fight for
them. The last event 4x400 m relay was the deciding factor for them. It was the
most thrilling event of the day. Finally, it was Selaiyur Hall who made it, and
went for a victory march around the ground.
At
the end of the day, the chief guest addressed the gathering and the shield was
handed over to Selaiyur Hall and to the Martin Hall by the Principal.
This
is my last sports day in MCC and the best one too. I just hope and wish my
juniors would work more harder and smarter to hit the shield next year. “To
strive to seek to find and not to yield.”
Blessed
as Ever
Soaring
High as Ever
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