National sports day in India is celebrated every year on August 29th,to mark the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand.Some of the significant positive benefits we get by incorporating sports in daily life include,Good health and fitness,Discipline and focus,Team work,Good mental and physical strength.
At Ekadaksha,utmost importance is given to sports activities.Games are a part of our daily schedule.Children learn tennis,football,cricket,basketball and they also practice drills,marchpast,exercises and other gross motor activities.These activities incorporated in the daily lives of our children help them to actively participate in games,helps them in improving their fitness and they happily and enthusiastically participate in sports events.
To celebrate National Sports Day 2026,Team Ekadaksha conducted a sports event at Wesley Turf,Royapettah.Few friends and well wishers of Ekadaksha also participated in the event.Friends coming in to play with our children has been followed regularly in the past few years.This gives exposure to our children to socialise and mingle with new people in the society.
The event began with the Marchpast and hoisting of our school flag.The friends who came to play with our children were divided into groups.Each class had around 3-4 friends alloted.The friend alloted for each child was their partner in all the games throughout the day.The class children and teachers welcomed their friends,sat in circles and had some interactions - introducing themselves to their partners and having brief conversations with them verbally and through the avaz app.After the introduction,everyone formed a big circle for the warm up.
Then began the fun games.
Group running race - The child stood along with their partner,everyone together ran the race in group.Deva,Pandi ashok and Athidev were the winners of the group running race.They were awarded with medals and they took picture with their partner.
Bean bag pass race - Each group sat in a semi-circle and were alloted ten bean bags each.They have to pass it among themselves and put them in the tray kept at the other end.Mini vocational group were the winners of this race.
Picking up balls - Express A and Express B children with their partners formed one Team and Experience group and Mini Vocational group with their partners formed the other Team.A lot of balls were put in the center of the field.The child with their partner has to pick up the balls,put them in the tray.Whichever team collected the maximum number of balls were the winners and it was the Express group who won this game.
The games were so much fun and everyone enjoyed playing them.Our children were so happy playing with their partner.The well wishers who came to spend time with our children were so energetic and lovely that our children mingled with them so well with ease and comfort.This kind of interactions and socialising is a much needed one for the socio-emotional growth of children with special needs.We are grateful to the wonderful people who volunteered to spend their time with us,making the day a wonderful and memorable one.
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National sports day is a reminder to make fitness a daily habit.Participating and involving ourselves in sports activities helps us stay strong and healthy with a strong mind and body.Lets make efforts to keep ourselves fit and lead a happy,healthy life.
