Athletics Team- IIT Kanpur

Athletics-Team

IIT Kanpur

Introduction

Athletics is a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. Athletics is considered to be the Father of all Games and is in fact The Way of Living and not just a sport. An Athlete is an all-round sportsperson with skills for cricket, football, badminton, etc. and has immense control of his body and senses. Athletics not only builds you physically but it helps in body coordination and gives you mental stiffness. So be a part of it to know yourself and the way of your life.

Facilities @ IITK


IIT Kanpur provides excellent facilities for Athletics enthusiasts with well-maintained grass track. We also have separate room for gym and weight training. Ground is open from 5:30 am to 9 pm on all days. Spikes, hurdles, throwing and jumping shoes, pole for pole vault, shotput, hammer, javelin etc. are the main required equipments and all of these can be issued to a student against his/her ID card at the PE section. Apart from this, we have proper route for cross country run/marathons on road.

Main Sports Stadium

Main Sports Stadium

Our Achievements


Inter IIT

Inter IIT 2019

Boys Team secured Bronze Medal & Girls Team ranked 5th in Inter IIT 2019

Udghosh

Udghosh 2019

Boys Team secured Gold Medal & Girls Team secured Silver Medal in Udghosh 19

Spardha

Sportech 2019

Girls Team Secured Bronze Medal in Sportech 19

Gallery


Meet our Team


Team Coach - Runners

Ram Narain

Ram Narain

Team Coach - Throwers

Anjani Dubey

Anjani Dubey

Team Coach - Jumpers

Ram Narain

Deepak Dhanowa

Captain - Men Team

Jayant

Jayant Naga

Captain - Women Team

Disha Virmalwar
Disha Virmalwar