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SIU/Sports/U38/4082 Date: 26th

Aug 2015

UNIVERSITY SPORTS BOARD

Fitness for Freedom Run 2015

University Sports Board and Recreation Wellness Centre with its motto to instill the feeling of

wellness in the Symbiosis Community through the medium of Sports Recreation & Wellness

organized its 4th

edition of “Fitness for Freedom Run” (FFR) that took place on 15th

August 2015.

We saw more than 1200 participants including foreign students ASEF (Summer University)

participated in this annual event.

The event was marked with lot of innovative additions like a special demo performance on a new and

innovative type of yoga named as Anti-Gravity Yoga, a purely Western phenomenon that borrows

from the East to bring about the union of body and mind. Our participants of FFR enjoyed the new

element of physical activity not only by watching but also trying the unique and difficult yoga pose in

air.

The participants also enjoyed amazing dance performances by Symbiosis College of Arts and

Commerce (SCAC) and Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication (SIMC – Pune) that

motivated them and aroused the feeling of patriotism as it was the Independence Day

Race Course:

The race course or the route this year i.e. 2015 was a special one as this year it was the first time that

even the veteran category covered the same distance as that of elite and general category through the

lush hills.

Aid Stations:

SIHS students had floated the Symbiosis Centre for Health Care along with students of SIHS was

proactive to treat the medical emergency approaching throughout the course. We had stationed first

aid facility at four different points that had 21 casualties.

Participation:

The fitness for freedom run was open for entire students, faculty and staff of symbiosis

family.

All the participants were divided into 03 Categories:

Category ‘A’: Students Elite (men/ women)

The Elite category consisted of the students from the symbiosis family in Pune. The elite

category was divided into two groups i.e. Men and Women

Category ‘B’: Staff General (men/ women)

General category was embracing the faculty and staff members with age restricted to 40

and below. The general category was divided into two groups i.e. Men and Women

Student M, 779

Student F, 413

Staff M, 51

Staff F, 12 Vetaran M, 18 Vetaran F, 13

Category ‘C’: Staff Veteran (men/ women)

Veteran group involved the faculty and staff members with age restricted to above 40. The

veteran category was divided into two groups i.e. Men and Women

Well!! Fitness for Freedom Run is not the event that involved only above category but it’s a driven

motive towards wellness that is headed by the leaders of Symbiosis family. The participation leaders

has helped in spreading the message and encouraging practice of physical activity amongst the staff

and students of symbiosis

Total Participation: 1286

Elite Group (Students Group): 1192

General & Veteran Group (Staff & Faculty): 91

Awards & Recognition Congratulations to more than 1200 participants and the finishers. It was a great gratification to have the Principal Director - Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar

Chairperson USB - Dr. Rajiv Yeravdekar Registrar SIU - Dr. S. C. Nerkar

Director SLS Pune - Dr. Shashikala Gurpur

Director SITM - Prof. Sunil Patil Director SIT - Dr. T. P. Singh

Director SSBF - Dr. Manisha Ketkar Director SCON - Col. Jayalaxmi (Retd.)

Director SCMHRD - Dr. Pratima Sheorey

Principal SCAC - Dr. H. M. Soman Director SIIB - Dr. Asmita Chitnis

Director SIG - Dr. T. P. Singh

Director SIMS - Prof. Brig. Rajiv Divekar (Retd.) Dy. Director PE, SIU - Dr. Ashish Phulkar to encourage, motivate and felicitate the participants and winners of the 4th Fitness for Freedom Run and Walk event.

RECIPENTS OF MEDALS AND CERTIFICATES:

Medals were awarded to the first three finishers of each group and certificates to the first six finishers of each group. The groups were as follows:

1. Students Elite Group Women 2. Students Elite Group Men 3. Faculty Group Women 4. Faculty Group Men 5. Veteran Group Women 6. Veteran Group Men

THE WINNERS ARE!!! Winners List Elite Group Women (Students)

Finish Order

Name Institute

1 Sugandha Rajin SIMS

2 Johanna Meschke ASEF

3 Margrethe ASEF

4 Rukhmini Chockalinyam SITM

5 Anouchka Tettre ASEF

6 Amrita Murthy SIMC

Winners List Elite Group Men (Students)

Finish Order

Name Institute

1 Gebrehiwot Abraha SIT

2 Addisu SIT

3 Simon SSBF

4 Suraj Ayyappan SCMHRD

5 Jonas SIT

6 Kartik Maira SIMS

Winners List General Group Women (Faculty & Staff 40 & Below)

Finish Order

Name Institute

1 Ms. Swati Yeravdekar SOCEITY

2 Ms. Tokmem SLS

3 Ms. Surya Kulathoor SLS

Winners List General Group Men (Faculty & Staff 40 & Below)

Finish Order

Name Institute

1 Mr. Rajkumar Tambe SIC

2 Mr. Anish Ruikar SIU

3 Mr. Sumit Avagande SID

4 Mr. Mahadev Jade SOCIETY

5 Mr. Suryakant Shinde USB

6 Mr. K.K Roy SSE

Winners List Veteran Group Women (Faculty & Above 40)

Finish Order

Name Institute

1 Capt. Yashika Tyagi SCHC

2 Bhavna Desai SIU

3 Dr. Sunita SCHC

4 Manisha Gaikwad SOCEITY

5 Dr. Pratima Sheorey SCMHRD

6 Col Jayalakshmi N (Retd) SCON

Winners List Veteran Group Men (Faculty & Above 40)

Finish Order

Name Institute

1 Mr. S.D. Patel SIC

2 Mr. Subhasis Sen SCMHRD

3 Brig. Rajiv Divekar (Retd.) SIMS

4 Dr. Rajgopal SCMHRD

5 Dr. T. P. Singh SIG

6 Col. Patil SIMS

THE CHAMPIONS OF 2015:

Team Championship Trophy Elite Group: Scores were determined by summing the top thirty individual finishing places in both Elite Men’s and Women’s group. Points were awarded to the individual runners of eligible teams, equal to the position in which they cross the finish line (first place gets 1 point; second place gets 2 points, etc.). The points for these runners were summed, and the lowest score wins. Team should have least three finishers in the top thirty.

Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS) took away the team championship trophy for the 3rd consecutive year, and also dominated with the maximum number of finishers in first 30 in the women category.

SPECIAL MOMENTS

University Sports Board is thankful to Symbiosis School of Photography (SSP) for capturing the

special moments that will be cherished for life

Ganesh Vandana Performance by SCAC

Dr. H. M. Soman

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Students ASEF (Summer University) @ FFR

Elite Men Runners Elite Women Runners

General Category Runners Dr. T. P. Singh, SIG & Dr. Rajiv

Divekar of Veteran Category Runners

Dr. Rajiv Yeravdekar – Dean FoHBS Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar – PD Symbiosis

Special Moment with ASEF Student

Winner Elite Group Women Winner Elite Group Men

Winner General Group Men Winner Veteran Group Men Winner General Group Women

Winner General Group Women

3 Time Fitness for Freedom Run Champion (2013; 2014 & 2015)

Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS)

Admin Officer PE Dy. Director PE

SIU SIU

SIMC PG Dance Group with Dr. Vidya Yeravdekar Team SCHC with Delegates

ORGANIZING TEAM

University Sports Board

Recreation Wellness Centre