CBSE Cluster 13 – Table Tennis Competition 2016-17: AVM Students bring back honours!
VENUE: Delhi Public School, East Ahmedabad
DATE: 26th to 27th October 2016
With firmness in their eyes, determination in their mind and God in their heart, AVM’s teams for Under-14, Under-17 and Under-19 categories in the CBSE Cluster – Table Tennis Competition stole the thunder in Ahmedabad on 26th and 27th October.
The CBSE Cluster matches consisted of both: Individual events and Team events.
- From AVM, Nirmaan Patel, Utsav Choksi, Dev Bandhiya and Raghav Agarwal comprised the Under-14 team.
- The Under -17 team consisted of Rushay Modi, Saurabh Bhamre and Shreemad Patel.
- Smith Patel, Madhav Ladha and Smit Lad were the members of the Under-19 team who that represented our school.
All the matches were played at Delhi Public School, East Ahmedabad. The competition saw participation from 16 schools in Under-14 category, 17 schools in Under-17 category and 8 schools in Under-19 category. 60, 72 and 30 students respectively had participated in this Sports event.
In the Individual events, the first matches under all the categories were won by a bye.
- The second match in the Under-14 category was Nirmaan Patel vs. Mudit Bansal and the third match was the quarter finals of Nirmaan against Sukan Dave. The second match was successfully won by Nirmaan but, unfortunately, he lost the quarter finals.
- In the Under -17 category, Rushay Modi lost the second match against Sarth Jhaveri.
- In the Under-19 category, Smith Patel made it to the semi-finals after a mind-blowing victory against Mann Patel. However, after a tough competition, Vinayak Agarwal won against Smith in the semi-finals. Due to a marvellous performance in the semi-finals, Smith Patel won the BRONZE medal in the individual event.
Just like in the Individual events, all the first matches in all categories in Team events were won by a bye.
- Our team entered the quarter finals in Under-14 category after a victory against DPS Tapi but lost against Anand Niketan School Maninagar in the quarter finals.
- The Under-17 team won against G.D. Goenka School but lost the quarter finals against Anand Niketan School Maninagar.
- The Under-19 team won the quarter finals and the semifinals against St. Mary School and DPS respectively, thereby entered the finals. As fate would have it, they lost against Shreya Devi School. Nevertheless, they triumphantly won the SILVER medal with a great honour.
Reported by: Smit Lad & Shyamal Patel (Class 10)
CBSE Cluster – U-19 Basketball Tournament 2016: AVM fights till the end
The cluster basketball team of Atmiya Vidya Mandir left the school grounds with pure grit, strong nerves and enormous reserves of enthusiasm. The tournament was scheduled for 3 days from 22nd to 25th October 2016. The journey to Baroda seemed quite long but finally, the team reached the reporting venue, i.e. Gujarat Public School (GPS). After reporting, the team straightaway went to Haridham temple, Sokhada.
The following day, after a delectable breakfast at Haridham, the team reported on the grounds. After waiting patiently for a couple of hours, the team got their first match as a Bye and then played their second match against Doon Public School, Bhuj. The match was a pretty one-sided game and the AVM team clinched victory with 37-1 as final score. As the quarter-final was scheduled on 24th October, after some celebration, it was time to go back to Haridham, for lunch and rest.
So, the next day on 24th October, the team reported to the grounds for their quarter-final match to play against Navrachana School, Baroda. The beginning was a good one for the team but soon the opponents took charge. The AVM team lost the match and the final score was 37-24. The team fought hard but lost.
Formidable opponents helped learn some important lessons of the sport and for life.
Reported by: Ojash Patel, Manan Dudhwala (Class 10) & Bankim Sir
CBSE Cluster – U-19 Football Tournament 2016-17: The game spirit and a lesson learnt!
Atmiya Vidya Mandir is not only known for its stellar performance in academics but it has also created a reputed name in the sport of football. It was on the day of 22nd October, when our school football team participated in the CBSE Cluster – U-19 Football Tournament in Baroda under the guidance of the coaches, Tejas Sir and Rushy Sir. Our football team reached Urmi School, Baroda to attend the opening ceremony of tournament. In all, 22 teams participated in the tournament. As a matter of great fortune, our football team stayed in Haridham overnight and gained blessings from saints. Our first match was against Jay Ambe School. The training hard work, and dedication was quite evident in the game as we snatched victory out of the open jaws of defeat, the score being 3-0. The next match was played against Cygnus, which was another comfortable win as the scoreboard tallied 4-0. By this time the AVM football team had already reached quarter finals and they were up against DPS Surat. But then came the time when all the endeavours and dedication put by the team were tested to the core. It was tough luck as our aspirations were flooded by gloominess and had to face a 4-0 defeat. With a heavy heart we reversed our way back to AVM, but this wasn’t the end of it, as we all vowed to come better and harder the next time.
Reported by: Karan Desai & Kevin Chauhan (Class 10)
The U-17 State Level Basketball Competition 2016-17
The Under 17 State Level Basketball Competition was underway and the District Level Champions of AVM were all prepared, with their sharpened skills and boosted confidence. The three players of AVM who were selected for the State Level started from school on the 27th of August before dawn.
The competition was being held at the Bholeshwar Sports Complex (Himatnagar, Dist. Sabarkantha). On reaching there, the AVM players met with other members of the Surat District team and presented themselves in front of the officials at the scheduled reporting time. The remaining day was given off to shake off the travel fatigue and to warm up. The hotel at which the team stayed was quite luxurious and the food given was also decent.
Time went by and the match day, the 28th of August arrived. The thrill promised could not be felt as the first match was given a bye. Although, on behalf of the first match, the second match gave double the thrill and pressure. The contest was between the Surat team and the Runners-up of last year’s tournament – Baroda. The match was one sided and Baroda got the better of it with a final score of 30-11.
Although the game was lost and hopes crushed, our team members kept it calm. The next day, the 29th of August the players reached AVM in time to resume the regular schedule. Indeed, the experience was quite unique for these state players.
Reported by: Ojash, Shivam (Class 10), Bankim Sir
