Summary of Day 2 | Aavhan’18

IIT Bombay-A had a rather fantastic start to the Day 2 of Aavhan, winning the cricket match against their own team-B by a whopping 75 runs. The 2nd semi final was an easy win for COEP winning by 1 wicket against Rizvi.

In football, both Vidyalankar Institute of Technology and VCET had a easy win 2-0 against BITS Goa and COEP respectively. Snattak, IITB won against IIT BHU 3-2 in the penalties. While IITB-A against TCET with a score 1-0.

Hockey Raighad became the first team to qualify for the semis by defeating IIT Kanpur 1-0. While Republicans Sports won 6-4 against Killedar XI, Lokhandwala HC won 4-0 against the Ordance Boys. The match between IITB and Jeevan Jyoti went into the penalties, the latter winning 3-1.

Andheri pool emerged as winners in water polo after defeating IIT Kanpur 6-4 in the finals.

The athletics event kickstarted today. It saw some rather jaw dropping runs and performances by various athletes.

Today was a day for the basketball fans! The day was filled with neck to neck matches, intense passion for the game and amazing showcase of skill and talent. IIT Bombay defeated IIT BHU with a whopping score of 72-32. While COEP, MIT Pune, BVP YM also emerging victorious in their closely fought matches. St. Andrews and Ruparel completely dominated their opponents winning 20-0 and 25-1 against Cummins College and VJTI respectively. While BVP and IIT B girls had a closely fought match with the former winning 33-29, the game of the day undoubtedly goes to the match between Poddar and K.C. College which went into overtime and later won 49-47.

IIT Bombay dominated the TT scenario for Day 2. While IIT B-A won against IIT BHU, IITB-B conquered MPSTME with Ratan Kirti advancing to the Men’s singles finals.

Volleyball girls concluded with IITB-A crushing Cummins in all 3 sets to win the Overall Championship. Boys matches IIT-BHU, SIT, IITB-A, IITB-B & SVPM won their respective matches, all advancing to the semis.

This was the brief of a fairly eventful Day 2, now let’s buckle up for the ever-enthralling finale of Aavhan.

Stay tuned!

Summary of Day 1 | Aavhan’18

Continuing the excitement, thrill and energy, Day 1 of Aavhan was overloaded with great competition and fun.

 

The day started with an enthralling cricket match which COEP won against IIT Kanpur by 2 wickets. 

 

The football matches were electrifying withVidalankar Institute of Technology, Thakur College of Engineering , COEP each beating DBIMR, DBIT and VJTI with a score of 1-0.

Hockey Raigad won against Coorg XI with a score of 3-2. IIT Kanpur had an easy win , defeating COEP 1-0. 

 

Water-polo saw some serious competition today. IIT B faced its first defeat of water polo in neck to neck match against IIT K with a score 4-3 and MES Garware tied 7-7 with IIT Kanpur in the semi-finals. IITB lost to ASP in the second semi-final.

 

An amazing display of skills and flair was seen on the basketball court today. An austouding start to the day, YMC won dominatingly over BVP. IIT B won its first game 46-40 against DY Patil and wet on to thrash Thakur college with a score of 87-53. IITB girls drew inspiration from the boys and won 48-33 against IIT BHU. St.Andrew girls also recorded an easy win over LNMIIT.

In badminton, Viraf qualified for pre-quarter finals in Men’s Singles as well as Men’s Doubles, teaming up with Adit Daftary.

 

NITs had a good day at Kho kho today with NIT Raipur defeating IIT BHU. While NIT Trichy boys beat Rourkela, the girls proved to be difficult for COEP. IIT Bhu defeated DY Patil but couldn’t conquer IITB and lost to them once again today. 

 

In squash Jindal, IITB and NMSA beat IIT Kanpur, Kamalvihar, IIT BHU 3-0, respectively and IIT Kgp, Jolly Gymkhana and KJ Somaiya conquered IIT BHU and IIT Madras 2-1.

 

This was the brief for Day 1. Let’s keep the energy alive and stay tuned for further updates.

Summary of Day 0 – Aavhan’18

Day 0 of the premier sports fest of IIT Bombay started with a bang! The dedication and effort of the players was clearly seen in their game, and the energetic and high-spirited support from the crowd kept the mood ever lively. We witnessed cut throat competition, at the same time great teamwork and integrity.

The day started off a high intensity water polo match between ASP and IMU which the former won with a score of 10-5. The second match was very enthralling in which IIT B swept IIT D off its feet with a score of 8-1. The match between Andheri & MES turned out to be neck to neck in which IMU won with a close margin of 7-6.  MES proved to be overpowering for IMU, defeating it with a score of 8-1. The highlights of the day were the clashes between the IITs with IIT Bombay beating IIT Delhi.

 

The cricket face-off between IITB Alum and IIT Goa was won by IITB Alumni by 34 runs and Shubham Gupta was awarded man of the match. Rizvi proved difficult to conquer and defeated LMNIT by 42 runs.

 

Killedar XI beat Navi Mumbai with a score of 3-1 to win the first hockey match of the tournament. Republican Sports recorded an easy victory over the BARC Staff Club with a dominant score of 6-1, whereas Lokhandwala HC team beat Mansi Foundation in the third match of the day. The 4th and final match of the day was a walk over, with Ordnance Boys recording a win over Ave Maria HC.

For all the football fanatics, the first two matches today remained low-scoring with VJTI winning 1-0 against LNMIIT and DBIMR winning 3-0 against SIRT. The third match of the day enthralled the crowd in which COEP recorded a 4-3 victory over TSEC with the match going into penalty shootouts.

The inaugural matches of basketball were extremely thrilling and kept the audience glued to their seats. IIT Bombay-B lost to St. Andrews by a score of 35-45 inspire of giving a tough competition, whereas KJ Somaiya had an undeniable win over Royal COllege. The girls match between K.C College and Ranjan was won not to be missed. KC College stole the show with their fast moves and swift passes, winning with a score of 45-17. These results summarize the day in depth! Day 1 is going to be more exciting as some of the best teams face each other. For all other scores and live updates, follow our website: www.aavhan.com

 

The day has arrived, Aavhan 2018!

The second edition of Aavhan, IIT Bombay’s premier sports festival, will be flagged off today on Thursday, the 29th of March. The four day extravaganza will bring together participants to combine the thrill of competition with the joy of sports. With the institute’s state-of-the-art facilities playing host to over 5000 sports-persons representing universities, clubs and organisations across the nation, tough battles will be waged across courts, fields and the pool in a bid to bring home the glittering trophies that are at stake in 14 different sports.

With a weekend of sporting frenzy ahead of them, a palpable fever has already gripped the entire sports fraternity at IIT Bombay. The home contingent, much like the inaugural edition will not give any quarters and their opponents will have to toil and prove their mettle to emerge champions. With some of the finest talent from across the country on display, the atmosphere promises to be electric and the spectator turnouts, much larger than before.

Aavhan is a journey that has just begun – a story of grit, goals and growth; and thorough brainstorming, extensive planning and relentless work has gone in to translate this long standing dream into a reality. What stood out about last year’s edition was the manner in which it was hallmarked by a spirit of sportsmanship that seemed to prevail over all else, without taking away from the intense competitiveness that characterised the adrenaline driven matches; and we shall keep the flame burning and this spirit alive as Aavhan soars to greater heights.