Borda centre wins overall title at Chandrapur tribal sports meet; Devada runners-up

The Borda centre won the overall championship at the project-level sports competition organised by the Integrated Tribal Development Project in Chandrapur. The Devada centre took the runners-up title. The competition was held with great enthusiasm.

A total of 1,058 players from four centres, Devada, Jivati, Devai and Borda, took part. They participated in various sports with full enthusiasm.

The events were held from November 2 to 4, 2026, at the Government Secondary Girls Ashram School, Borda (Chandrapur taluka and district). The prize distribution ceremony was held on November 4 and was presided over by Project Officer Vikas Rachalewar.

Assistant Project Officers Rajiv Bongirwar, Sudhakar Gaurkar and Yuvraj Chavan were present as chief guests. Headmasters Anil Butte, Ramdas Khavshi and Rajpurohit, and sports coordinator Suresh Shriram, were also present.

Addressing the children, Project Officer Vikas Rachalewar said sports play a major role in the all-round development of students. According to him, along with studies, sports, art and cultural programmes are also essential for developing students' personalities. He said sports build discipline, team spirit, perseverance, self-confidence and leadership.

Rachalewar urged students to prove their ability on the sports field as well as in studies, and to achieve outstanding success at the divisional and state levels. The guests present also congratulated the winning players and wished them well for future competitions.

The team events included kabaddi, kho-kho, volleyball, handball and the 4x100 m and 4x400 m relays. The individual events were the 100, 200, 400, 600, 800, 1,500, 3,000 and 5,000 m races, high jump, long jump, shot put, discus throw and javelin throw. Cultural programmes were also held. The players showed good sporting skill, perseverance and team spirit.

Based on everyone's combined performance across the competition, the Borda centre was given the overall championship title and the Devada centre the runners-up title. The winning players were honoured with prizes presented by the guests.

The programme was conducted by divisional sub-coordinators Umesh Kadu and Anuradha Lad, and Preeti Kuttarmare proposed the vote of thanks. Officials and staff of the Integrated Tribal Development Project office, headmasters of government and aided ashram schools, sports coordinators, sports teachers, assistant teachers, superintendents (male and female), art and computer teachers, attendants and non-teaching staff worked hard to make the competition a success.