Finally I am back home after spending ten enjoyable days at IITD. Must say that that IITD organised a fantastic sports tournament. Perhaps the fact that this year is the Golden Jubilee of IITD helped the cause of the tournament. Everything in the tournament, be it the food, the facilities or the accommodation, was simply awesome. Never expected it to be such a beautiful spectacle. Each day had exciting matches and nail-biting finishes in almost all the events. After a hectic schedule of sports, each day used to terminate with enthralling cultural programmes.
I must dedicate one whole paragraph to the food that was provided to us. We had delicious paneer/chicken/mutton/egg curry almost everyday. The best thing was that there was no limitation on the amount you want to take, unlike the Umiam mess where taking more than two chicken pieces is a crime. More you take, wider the smile on the faces of the people who used to serve the food. Never witnessed such great hospitality in any previous tournament. I’m left wondering about whether I will be able to eat the mess food of IITG after eating such great food at IITD.
IITG came 4th in chess(my event). At the end of 4 rounds after beating IIT Madras, we were leading the points tally but we played some really bad chess in the last two rounds and lost 0-4 and 0.5-3.5 to IITB and IITD respectively. We could have easily won bronze even if we would have scored atleast 1 point more in the last two rounds. But may be we just didn’t deserve a medal after playing the way we did in the last two rounds. We won golds in cricket and athletics(4 golds) and silvers and bronzes in several other events.
All I can say is that it was an awesome stay in IITD’s campus and I would love to go back.
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