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Bokaro (Jharkhand) : Delhi Public School (DPS) Bokaro in Jharkhand observed the International Day of Sports for Development and Peace (IDSDP) on April 6, 2019. DPS Bokaro, a constituent school of Olympic Family’s 12th International Youth Forum, hosted the RUN for PEACE in the presence of Jaideep Sarkar, Member, Executive Board, IDSDP. Various activities like Water Polo, Basketball and Volleyball were organised to mark the occasion in which the teachers participated with the students in the true spirit of sportsmanship.
The International Sports Day originated on August 23, 2013, when the UN declared that the International Day of Sports for Development of Peace would be celebrated on April 6 every year. It recognises the power of sports in promoting peace and erasing cultural barriers worldwide. This day promotes a healthy lifestyle and emphasises the International Olympic committee’s focus on giving more people access to sports. This day also marks the opening of the first modern Olympic Games at Athens in 1896.
Addressing the gathering of students and faculty members, Sarkar said, “You can win the world with sports and the everlasting impact of sports is to be carried forward by the students to maintain a healthy and wealthy society.”
A S Gangwar, Principal DPS Bokaro, said, “Sports is a powerful tool to strengthen social integrity, promotes solidarity, fraternity, tolerance and brotherhood among all. It erases all the cultural barriers upholding harmony and peace.”
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