The sportspersons of Kavikulguru Kalidas Sanskrit University brought laurels by excelling in various sports events held during the Sports Festival at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad.
The students from colleges affiliated to the university participated in Kabaddi, Kho Kho, and athletics.
The KKSU’s men’s team was runners-up in the Kabaddi competition in the zonal group by defeating. The team reached the finals by defeating Dr Balasaheb Sawant Kokan Agricultural University Dapoli, Dr Homi Bhabha State University, Mumbai; and Kavayatri Bahinabai Chaudhary North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon.
In Kho-Kho men’s category, the KKSU team remained the runners-up and reached the finals by defeating Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani; Maharashtra Health Sciences University, Nashik and Hyderabad Singh National Collegiate University, Mumbai.
The women’s Kabaddi team also performed well and defeated Dr Balasaheb Sawant Kokan Agricultural University Dapoli, and Dr Homi Bhabha State University Mumbai.
KKSU Vice Chancellor Prof Madhusudan Penna, Registrar Dr Ramachandra Joshi, and Campus Director Dr Harekrishna Agasti congratulated the teams. The players were selected under the guidance of the Director of Physical Education and Sports Department Dr Amol Mandekar and trained by Prof Santosh Kolhe.