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Sankalp in February (to commemorate Honourable Chancellor Shri Suneel Galgotia Sir’s birthday)
Games and sports are a vital part of our life. It helps everyone to improve and maintain physical ability and skills. Games and sports develop in us a sense of fellow feeling. They train our minds and shape our thinking. They develop in us the spirit of co-operation discipline honesty and sportsmanship. Students should take part in games and sports because a healthy mind lives in a healthy body.
The ‘Galgotias University’ campus has an area of 52 acres, and it is located at a prime location on the Yamuna Expressway. The college provides various sports facilities for both students as well as staff within its campus. It is no wonder that students of Galgotias have over the years won accolades for sporting events and embarked a prominent place in sporting activities.
Galgotias has well developed sports facilities. Every possible indoor and outdoor game. Indoor sports such as chess, carrom, table tennis, pool, billiards, martial arts (indoor room), badminton (semi indoor) are available and played by the students. Various outdoor games are also enjoyed such as Cricket, Football, Archery, Volleyball, Basketball, Kabaddi, Athletics, Lawn tennis etc.
These facilities facilitate students in exploring new areas, introspecting themselves and taking up their hobbies to the next level. Games and sports are organised through the sports club. In addition to facilities a full-time dedicated staff consisting of a Physical Instructor has been provided to help students in every way possible.
Various sports events are organised for students such as:
- Galgotias Indian College Sports League (GICSL)
- Inter- department sports
- Hostel’s Cup
- Galgotias Sports Fest
- For faculty sports activities such as Sankalp and cricket matches between faculties on National sports day are also arranged.
In every sport there are approximately 30-40 members in each team and they get a chance to play on the basis of their daily practice.
The very recent sports fest organised was SOB fest. GICSL is structured to be held in April or May, Sankalp in February (to commemorate Honourable Chancellor Shri Suneel Galgotia’s birthday), Galgotias Sports Fest (to commemorate Honourable CEO Shri Dhruv Galgotia’s birthday) and the dates for the Inter – department competition is not fixed.
List of winners includes- In SOB cricket winner team (Shamim), SOL cricket winner team (Ashutosh), SOI volleyball winner team (Shamim) and SLE cricket winner team (Ashit)
Sports activities restrain and boost the power of students as well as staff.
Galgotias is planning to upgrade their sports facilities and activities in the coming years. In an interview with Mr. Prashant Bhardwaj, HOD School of Physical Education, it is very clear that the university is developing various future plans for the same. The university is prioritising to focus on the sports which are suitable with the students such as archery and fencing. From participating in All India university game to joining Khelo India university program, the Galgotias is doing it all in its best possible way. It is also focusing on female participation in such sports events. The motive is to multiply the number of accolades in sports activities as well as earning a prominent place in sports at university, National and Olympic level.
Galgotias Indian College Sports League (GICSL)
Inter- department Sports
Galgotias Sports Fest
Faculty participating in Galgotias Sports Fest
Our University Wushu player Sourav (BA Pol. Hons.) School of Liberal Arts & Education secured Bronze Medal in All India University Games at Chandigarh University.
🥇Gold- Chandigarh University
🥈Silver- Rajasthan University
🥉Bronze- Galgotias University
🥉4th Bronze – VKS University
Mr. Prashant Bhardwaj, HoD, School of Physical Education
