Noida Nov 18 (IANS) Over 350 children participated in HCL Foundation s first national sports meet Sports for Change here on Saturday.
Union Minister of State for Culture Environment Forest and Climate Change Mahesh Sharma felicitated the winners. The meet hosted teams from South Zone (Chennai Bengaluru Hyderabad Madurai) and North Zone (NCR Lucknow) in the following events: Track events (100m 200m 400m & 1500m Relay race (100X4) Kho-Kho Kabaddi Volleyball Badminton Chess and Carrom).
Sharma also exhorted the children and presented some of them with scholarships supported by HCL Technologies ‘Power of One initiative.
Over 150 underprivileged children from Chennai Madurai Bengaluru and Hyderabad also participated in the sports meet. These children are from 53 schools 24 gurukuls and four NGOs in the region. From the northern part of the country nearly 200 students from 46 schools and 11 gurukuls joined the participated in the meet.
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