All India Inter University Yogasana (M & W) Championship 2024
Organised by
KIIT, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
Under the aegis of
Association of Indian Universities (AIU)
24th- 28th December, 2024
The sports division of AIU (Association of Indian Universities) functions as the Inter University Sports Board for the promotion of competitive sports in the university sector. In university education, sports plays an important role in the development of the integrated personality of the youth including – body, mind and spirit. Accordingly, active participation of University students in competitive sports generates a spirit of healthy competition in daily life too.
With this vision, every year AIU organizes National University Games in collaboration with member Universities for participation of University teams/contingent in National and International Championships. Only those universities having membership of AIU can participate in the National University Games.
KIIT University, Bhubaneswar has been entrusted by AIU to organize the All India Inter University Yogasana (M & W) Championship 2024. The competition took place from 24th to 28th December, 2024 in the KIIT University Campus in Bhubaneswar. Before the start of the events, a Manager’s Meet was conducted on 23 Dec to explain all the rules and regulations and to clarify all doubts.
Participation and Performance
In this competition, more than 200 Universities participated in both Men’s and Women’s categories coming from all across India. Each men’s as well as women’s team consisted of a minimum of five members where each can participate in only one event among four combining individual events present for both Men and Women.
Events:
- Team Traditional Yogasana
- Individual Traditional Yogasana
- Artistic Yogasana (newly introduced)
- Rhythmic Yogasana (newly introduced)
RKMVERI has a vibrant Sports Science and Yoga Department. The Department sent a team of five boys for the competition. The team participated in the Men’s Team Traditional Event. The participants were MSc Yoga students Bisal Samaddar, Dip Narayan Tah, Subarna Mondal, Suranjan Dhara and B.PEd student Dinesh Kumar B from GAPEY, Coimbatore Campus along with Tanbir Aditya, MSc Yoga as coach and Chayan Kundu, Phd Sports Science as the team manager. The participants had to perform some compulsory and some optional yogic exercises set by the organising committee for the competition. Those are listed below-
- Compulsory Asanas
- Surya Namaskara (one time)
- Paschimottanasana, Sarvangasana, Purna Dhanurasana, Karnapidasana, Garudasana.
- Optional Asanas
- Mayurasana, Padma Bakasana, Hanumansana, Titiabhasana, Purna Chakrasana, Setubandh sarvangasana, Vrischikasana, Purna shalavasana, Omkarasana
In the compulsory section, each of the participants from a team had to perform Suryanamaskar and all the asanas while synchronizing their every movement. After that event, four optional asanas had to be performed.
Conclusion
Guided by Swami Vivekananda’s inspiring words and aligned with AIU’s vision, we are confident that this participation has provided our students with a valuable experience. We remain committed to encouraging them to take part in such championships regularly in the future.
| Faculty/Staff Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Swami Vidyapradananda (Primary Coordinator) | Sports Science and Yoga – Belur Campus |
| RKMVERI Students | 7 (Male: 7, Female: 0) |