The
VI Army Aquatics Championship was held at Bengal Engineers
Group and Centre, Roorkee. Brig S N Mukherjee, Commandant,
Bengal Engineers Group and Centre, Roorkee declared the meet
open. The competitions were held in diving, swimming and
waterpolo events. Eighteen new Army records were made and
seven Services records were broken during the meet.
In
the swimming and diving event, the Madras Engineers Group
stood first followed by the Bengal Engineers Group and Army
Ordnance Corps as second and third respectively. In the
waterpolo event, the Bengal Engineers Group captured the first
position with the second and third slot going to the Madras
Engineers Group and the Bihar Regimental Centre respectively.
Lt
Gen Yuvraj Mehta, Commandant, Indian Military Academy, Dehra
Dun was the chief guest on the final day. Nb Sub T A Sujit of
Madras Engineers Group and Centre, Bangalore was declared the
best swimmer and Hav Yogesh Watave of Bengal Engineers Group
and Centre, Kirkee was adjudged as the best diver at the
championship.
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Lt Col B Ghosh