Alpha School & College Sports Festival 2019 set to begin tomorrow
A total of 10 different sports competitions will be contested in the 2019 Alpha School & College Sports Festival which is all set to roll into action from tomorrow in Karachi.
The Alpha Sports Festival is being organized by Alpha College. It will officially roll into action tomorrow and will continue to host daily events throughout the 12 day period from 29th October to 9th November. However, Cricket matches will commence from today.
Alpha believes that Sports develop a sense of friendliness and team spirit among the children which helps a student to polish his/her overall personality. This sports festival of Alpha College will not only generate enthusiasm within students of different schools but also build an athletic relationship with a healthy competition.
The festival has expanded to feature a total of 10 sports for O’level and A’level category boys and girls both. The sports festival is expected to bring in over 4500 attendees from above 50 schools and colleges for 12 days. This year two campuses (college and core) will be utilized, expanding the playing field for a bigger and better competition.
The competition includes the following sports:
1. Basketball (Boys and Girls)
2. Throwball
3. Counter Strike
4. Chess
5. Futsal (Boys and Girls)
6. Tug of War (Boys and Girls)
7. Table Tennis (Boys and Girls)
8. Cricket T10
9. Arm Wrestling
10. Badminton (Boys and Girls)
O LEVEL SCHOOL TEAMS PARTICIPATING ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Shahwilayat Public School, BVS Parsi High School, Karachi Public School, Veritas Schooling System (Reads School), Aga Khan Higher Secondary School Kharadar, The City School North Nazimabad Senior Boys, Happy Home School, River Oak’s School, Alpha High School, Beaconhouse School System Discovery Centre, NJV School, Progressive Public School, Haque Academy, Generation's School, Nixor School, Cedar School, Avicenna School, Hexis School, Toronto School Karachi, Washington International School, British Overseas School, The International School, Habib Public School, Bay View High School, Credo school, Alpha Core, Aisha Bawany Academy, Wahaj Hussain Schooling System and Beacon Light Academy.
A LEVEL COLLEGE TEAMS PARTICIPATING ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Sceptre College, Alcott College, The Lyceum School, Cedar College, Hexis College, Generation's School, DHA CSS College, Nixor College, The City School DK A Level, The City School P.A.F Chapter, Alpha College, Cordoba College, Beaconhouse Gulshan A LEVEL, Foundation Public School, Liaquat Medical College, Habib Public High School, Reads College Gulshan, Bahria College Karsaz, American School & College, Karachi Grammar School, Commecs College, Aga Khan Higher Secondary School Kharadar, Credo College, Highbrow College, Roots Millennium College.
The opening ceremony and first round of games will be held tomorrow where the Dean of Alpha College, Mrs Yasmin Bhatti will be welcoming the participants as the honorable chief guest of the occasion.
For further inquiries, Sports Coordinators, Mr Majid Rasool and Ms Najma Farhan can be contacted at: 0321-2448944 and 03343027619, respectively.
