The Institute Sports Secretary Soapbox was held on the second day of the Institute Soapboxes. The candidates contesting this year for the position of
Sports
Inter IIT Sports Meet: Behind the Scenes
We extend our special thanks and mentions to Joel Jose Varghese, Shreyas Chaudhari, Shyam Mohan, Kishore Yadav, Vishnu Kumar, Kamala Devi, and Farzin Famees for
Team Speaks: Inter-IIT Chess Meet
Every year, Inter-IIT organizing boards dilly-dally about whether to include chess or not. Alleged that it is not even considered a sport event at times, chess’s staid and sober appearance doesn’t get much fan following even among the Inter-IIT organizers across the country. “Actually, chess was tried only as a trial sport at the Inter-IITs from 2009 to 2011 with Bombay winning all of them, but the organizing IITs refused to conduct it in 2012 and 2013 stating that it wasn’t a physical sport”, says Nitin.
Day 6: Inter IIT 2016
With the tournaments of most of the sports drawing to a close today(18/12/2016), there was some splendid fight put in by all the teams.
Day 5: Inter IIT 2016
With a silver in 100m and victory in 14 out of 17 matches across six sports today, Madras is definitely on a roll! Presenting
Day 3: Inter IIT 2016
Continuing to show the sportsmanship that IIT Madras is noted for, the contingent has today won 9 out of 11 matches across seven sports
Team Speaks: Hockey
Straight up, hockey is certainly not as easy as it looks. It is arguably a difficult sport which requires a player to be extremely
Team Speaks: Badminton
Badminton is perhaps one of the most complete sports in terms of fitness, sharpness and ability. Having a sharp game and being able to
Team Speaks: Squash
Perhaps the smallest team going to Kanpur for this year’s Inter IIT, the IIT Madras squash team has high hopes. With three out of
Team Speaks: Cricket
As the cricket team readies itself for Inter IIT meet, T5E took the opportunity to interview it. Neema Davis presents excerpts from the unreserved