Knockout

“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire, it has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand.”

Sports has always been a form of entertainment and fun. Not to mention that it unifies people irrespective of their social or religious backgrounds as well. Sports are always meant to be played in a disciplined manner. Boxing is one such sport which displays great valour, strength, discipline, technique and obviously the spirit of sportsmanship. 

On 13th and 14th of May 2022 from 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm, The Bhawanipur Education Society College organised an Intercollege Knockout Tournament, in which 14 renowned colleges had participated. The event had Mr. Asutosh Jha as their special guest, who is currently a student in The Bhawanipur Education Society College. He specialises in this field of sports and played a major role in the success of the event. 

The event started off with a live demonstration of Chessboxing by the students of the college, acknowledging the audience with this creative blend of chess accompanied with boxing. There was a total of three rounds per match, with each round having 2 minutes. Following this the official matches begun, which heated up the atmosphere with its intensity. Zealous participants from different colleges showed their skills and dedication on the boxing ring, to which the crowd reacted enthusiastically. The first day witnessed the initial matches and the worthy qualifiers proceeded for the finalizers in the next day. 

Special thanks to the Dean of the college Prof. Dilip Shah for the event and for his valuable presence as well. The event couldn’t be such a success without him. Also, special thanks to the organiser of the event Asutosh Jha for constantly guiding the participants and motivating them, as well as his contribution.

The winners for the various categories were:
-65 kg are- Mijanul Rehman Khan, AJC College (Gold), Akash Dhanuk, Khidirpore College (Silver), Ritik Prasad, BESC (Bronze).
-55 kg- Bipul Pandey, AJC College (Gold), Avantas Arora, BESC (Silver)
-60 kg- Mariyam Ayesha, Chittaranjan College (Gold), Zarine Khan, SSC (Silver)
-65 kg- Khushi Lakra, BESC (Gold), Sanjana Gupta, BESC (Silver)
-75 kg- Aditya Shaw, AJC College (Gold), Sumit Sarkar, APC College (Silver), Shashank Shekhar Tiwari, BESC (Bronze)
-70 kg- Siddharth Tasniwal, BESC (Gold), Jyoti Ranjan Swain, BESC (Silver), Mohammed Shoaib Qureshi, Umesh Chandra College (Bronze)
-60 kg- Kingshuk Saha, New Alipore College (Gold), Hari Gurung, Kharagpur college (Silver), Niranjan Burman, Vivekananda College, Siliguri (Bronze)
-55 kg-  Prabi Karmakar, Charuchandra college (Gold), Swati Gupta, MCKB (Silver), Madhavi Pahan, Burdwan college (Bronze)
65 kg and above- Priyanka Singh, BESC (Gold), Shweta Sharma, Surendranath (Silver).
King of the ring- Mijanul Rehman Khan (AJC)
Queen of the ring- Purbi Karmakar (Charuchandra)

They were honoured with the medals and following this the event came to an end. The event proved to be a rollercoaster of enthusiasm and entertainment. Congratulations to the winners, they deserved it.

Reporter- Rupam Kundu
Photographer– Umang Lachhiramka