Red won the 2019 Mahatma Gandhi Memorial School in­ter-house athletics competi­tion at the ANZ Stadium yesterday.

Red athletes collected 26 gold, 16 silver and 13 bronze medals, Yel­low cane second (18,7,6) followed by Blue (17,18,10) and Green fourth (13,15,11).

School principal Sanjay Raman told SUNsports they aim to in­crease their field at the Coca- Cola Games on April 16-18.

“We had 200 students participat­ing in the competition and most will qualify for the upcoming zonal meet,” Raman said

“Last year we had only four ath­letes qualified for the Coca-Cola Games and this year we hoping to increase our participation in the annual event.

“However, preparations are nor­mal and at the moment we don’t have a proper facility for training so we planning to bring our elite squad members to the ANZ Sta­dium.

“I am pleased to confirm we have some potential athletes in the jun­ior and sub-junior grades that can win medals for the school and we are hoping for the best.

“We are grateful to Ministry of Education for assisting us to host this inter-house at the ANZ Sta­dium and not forgetting the never ending support from the school management and staff.”

-Edited by Osea Bola

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