Amritsar, March 16 : Harpreet Singh (English Department-University Campus, Amritsar) and Poonam Preet Kaur (University Regional Campus, Gurdaspur) were adjudged as Best Athlete in their respective sections in the Annual Sports Meet -2012 that concluded at the Guru Nanak Dev University Athletics Track here. Harpreet Singh collected 20 points while Poonam Preet Kaur amassed 15 points to clinch the title.
More than 500 sportspersons participated in this two-day sports meet organized by the office of the Dean, Students Welfare of the Guru Nanak Dev University Campus. The athletes from University Regional Campuses from Gurdaspur and Jalandhar were also invited to participate.
In men section, the Department of Chemical Sciences and Technology won the Championship Trophy by amassing 39 points while the Department of Architecture got this title in women section.
Dr. Rajinderjit Kaur Pawar, Dean, Academic Affairs of the University presided over the valedictory function and distributed prized to the winners. Among others, Dr. P.K. Sehajpal, Dean, Students Welfare and Prof. S.S. Dhillon, Professor Incharge (Finance and Development) were also present on this occasion.
Earlier, Dr. H.S. Randhawa, Deputy Director Sports while reading out the achievements of the players and teams of the University Campus stated that, the campus player Anjali Kumari got third place in World University Games in Archery competition and the campus players have also got 40 positions (first, second and third) at the national and international levels. During this session, the 50 sportspersons of the University Campus, Amritsar participated in the Inter-University Competitions. In Inter-College Sports Competitions, 4 teams of the University Campus remained champion, 9 got runners-up position and 12 teams got third place, he added.