The chief guest, Lt Gen P S Joshi General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Command gave away the prizes.

Speaking on the occasion, Lt Gen P S Joshi called upon the officers and all ranks to make sure that more people joined adventure activities. In all 16 teams from the Army, Navy, Para Military and Police took part in the tournament.

The teams had been divided into four pools. Two top teams from each pool and two teams, clocking best time were selected for participating in the final round.

The final contest starting from the Raiwala Barrage, with the 8-km run was followed by 12-km cycling upto Phulchatti and 16-km rafting down the river Ganga, was keenly contested. Last year's winners BEG, Kirkee could bag only the third position while 69 Mountain Brigade did very well to secure the second place. The Kumaon Regimental Centre stood fourth in the tournament. Maj Gen A K Hukku, General Officer Commanding, 6 Mountain Division was present on the occasion.

The key feature of the concluding ceremony was the colourful march past, sky-jumping, kayaking and canoeing and hot-air ballooning. A large number of children from various schools witnessed the show. The Army sources said that in future, this event would be conducted both at national and international levels.