A sports competition titled “RS Sports Events” for the Spring 2023 Residential Semester was held at the Savar residential campus of BRAC University recently.
Under a house system initiated in the previous semester, students were divided into 5 houses, namely Dhrubotara, Chayaneer, Moyourponkhi, Meghdoot and Dhanshiri, to contest in 7 types of sporting and game events -- cricket, football, basketball, chess, musical chairs, spoon race and “haribhanga” (breaking jars with sticks blindfolded). As each person was able to participate in multiple events, the contests ended up having a total of 1,056 male and female participants.
A total of 152 students won awards in various categories. Eight students were presented trophies for their outstanding individual performances. All in all, Chayaneer was adjudged the champion house with three gold and two silver medals. The house also won the cricket championship while Dhanshiri house won the football championship. The prize-giving ceremony was attended by Dr David Dowland, Registrar, Mir Sadik Faisal, Campus Superintendent, Md Morshedul Haque, Assistant Campus Superintendent, and other administrators and faculty members.