Report: Shodhan Prasad

Dubai, Apr 6: The 2nd annual Thiya Samaj UAE sports day was held at Zabeel Park, here on April 1.  Although a few rain clouds and a drizzle threatened the morning, it did not dampen the spirits of the Thiya Samaj family. Amidst mild showers of rain, the sports ground was filled with excitement and enthusiasm.

All the participants from across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah gathered at Zabeel Park for the annual sports day. There was plenty of excitement and competition in the air as the participants of all age groups took part in various events.
 
The sports day began with a 2 minute silent prayer and a welcome speech by vice president, Dharmendra Bangera. President, Manish Karkera took over by welcoming all the participants to the event and inviting them to take part in the events with the ethos of true sportsmanship. 
 
Certainly, when one exercises or plays sports, a healthy warm up is a good way to prepare and improve one's performance. Hence, under the expert guidance of Rajesh Pallikere, there was a short session of laughter Yoga with gentle warm-up techniques for all the participants to stretch their muscles and prepare them to perform their best in the ensuing events.
 
There were many exciting events like sprint, relay race, one-leg hopping race, skipping race, lemon-n-spoon race, sack race for all the adults. The participants performed amazingly well and all the spectators screamed loudly in applause and to cheer the participants. The game of ‘Tarai Kat’ was the most spectacular event as it was fun to see the participants bowling coconuts to break their opponent’s coconut. ’Lagori’ was another exciting game which reminded the adult participants of their bygone days.
 
‘I can help you mummy’ was an exciting game for kids and ‘Feed me my baby’ game gave a good opportunity for kids and parents to participate in the sports event together. Obstacle race, sack race, relay race were some of the events organized for the junior category kids (6-12 years), which they fully enjoyed.
 
Post Holi celebration games also added more hues to the sports day. It was a riot of colours as all the members celebrated this extravagant festival by throwing colors on each other. Every nook and corner presented a colorful sight and the atmosphere was full of social merriment. 
 
Vice president, Dharmendra Bangera jointly with president Manish Karkera made the inspirational concluding speech. After delivering the speech, the winners were awarded prizes. To grace this eventful occasion Venkappa Ullal (father of Rajesh Ullal) gave away the final award consisting of a gold biscuit for the raffle winner amongst the participants, which was won by Sanvi Kiran. Certificate of participation and a return gift for actively taking part in all the events was given to all the participants. The trophy was awarded to the winning team amidst applause and cheers. Everyone enjoyed the sports day very much and the second annual sports day was a big success. The enthusiastic support of members and their families made it a memorable day for everyone. Good sportsmanship prevailed throughout the day and every player did their best. 

Samaj thanked all the participants, volunteers and donors for making this event one to remember.