June 9 2016, 20.30 PM IST || Pocket News Alert
Mumbai, June 9, 2016 : Somaiya Sports Academy, an initiative of Somaiya Vidyavihar launched Mumbai’s first banked skating t& cycling track at its Sion campus. Built with an investment of over Rs 25 lakhs, the skating bank has specifications in line with National tournament requirements (200 meters inner oval and approximately 240 metres square on the outer perimeter). Located in Sion, which is a central location of Mumbai, the skating track will provide an avenue for practice and coaching to sports enthusiasts from across Mumbai. Somaiya Sports Academy will provide coaching for beginners, intermediate and advance to competitive level for skating.
Said Samir Somaiya, President, Somaiya Vidyavihar “Somaiya Sports Academy, is an extension of our belief in holistic development of students and our commitment to contributing to the community. We believe that there is an urgent need in Mumbai for creating accessible spaces for sports, both from the perspective of competitive training as well as for inculcating the habit of sports. Sports, besides being needed for a healthy body, teaches teamwork, the pursuit of perfection and championship. Family relations and friendships, community togetherness that builds with the camaraderie of sports is special.
Says Kedar Tembe, the Sports Director, Somaiya Sports Academy “It is an ideal facility to have an intensive coaching program, organize competitions and even let people in the city have a secure breathing space while they learn a skill or just spend some recreational time. Further, with almost all schools having roller skating coaching programs, students after achieving a certain level of competence, want to train on a full size track sharpen their skills further.”
The skating rink was inaugurated with an Open Speed Skating Tournament in which over 170 participants from ages under 5 to 14 participated, across 28 categories.
About Somaiya Vidyavihar: (www.somaiya.edu)
Somaiya Vidyavihar encompasses 34 institutions, with more than 35,000 students and 1,400 faculties. Its main campus is in Mumbai, but Somaiya Vidyavihar also operates six schools in rural India. It was founded by the Shri Karamshi Jethabhai Somaiya in 1959, to provide quality holistic education.
Somaiya Vidyavihar has always been a place with a purpose - making a positive difference in quality of life of its students and the community. It is known as much for its science, technology, engineering, management, social sciences and commerce programs, as for its programs for academic studies in various faiths and cultures of India.