The three-day sports festival attracted students/participants from all across the nation, Blaze’20 organized by the sports club ofNMIMS University’s School of Commerce ASMOC, aimed at encourage spirit of sportsmanship and unity amongst all came to end a sublime confluence on 2nd, February, 2019.
The Sports Club held its much awaited National Sports Festival, Blaze annually where sports enthusiasts from all around the country came together to showcase their skills in two of Blaze’s sporting events – Basketball and Football.
今年,标志着火焰的第3版,with its new edition it was packed with rigour, enthusiasm, zest and zeal and highlights the passion and dedication of the participants towards their respective sports.
This year, Blaze was held at theJamnabai Narsee School, Mumbaifrom the 31st of January – 2nd of February’20.
The football playground serves as the official venue for theRoots Premier League, the official home ground forAll Stars FCled by MrAbhishek Bachchanand it also serves as the training ground for theLa LigaSchools.
This advanced Sports Playground served as the silver lining for Blaze’20. Besides the annual football and basketball event at Blaze, this edition of brought with it many other activities that kept the participants and the spectators entertained.
The fest saw a participation of 50 colleges with 1000+ students who came from in and around Maharashtra with the likes ofBITS Goa,GNLU,SRCC,Flame coming fromGoa, Gujarat, DelhiandPunerespectively.
Teams from Mumbai includedISME, IISM, St. Andrews, NMIMS School of Economics, Lawand many more.
Winners from football and basketball
IISMemerged victorious in the boys football event.ISMEfinished second followed byRGIT.
ISSM’sDavidandSiddharthwon theGolden Bootaward andGolden Gloveaward respectively.
In the girls football event,NASMclinched the first place after beatingNMIMS ASMSOCin the final, whileKC Collegesecured third place.
KC College’sAtiriyawon theGolden Boot award.
The final match of the basketball was a battle of the best, where colleges from across the nation competed for supremacy over one other. In the end, RJ College clinched the first place after securing closely-fought win over KJ Somaiya in the final, while Thakur College finished third.
Salman KhanfromRJ Collegeadjudged as theMost Valuable Playerof this year’s edition.
Girls basketball also witnessed some of the best talents and their creativity in this Blaze’20.
St. Andrews collegegirls played againstKC Collegein a fierce game of basketball and emerged victorious.BITS Goasecured the third place, with Dancia Pereira won theMost Valuable Playeraward.
We are also extremely proud to announceStar Sportsas ourTitle Sponsorwho also provided us with some amazing goodies for the winning teams. We were also extremely delighted to haveONGCas ourPowered-by sponsoralong withAparna FansandIndian Oilas ourCo-sponsors.
We also collaborated withBisleri(Hydration Partner)that kept the participants hydrated at all times.Ocean Beverages (Active Water Partner)that provided us with flavoured water.
Carnival Cinemas (Multiplex Partner),Fever 104 (Radio Partner),Criticare (Medical Partner)that was always on its toes to help the injured players recover and get back to the game,Global Opportunities (Overseas Education Consultancy Partner),7 Star Digital (Official Streaming Partner),Bright Outdoor (Billboard Partner).We also had the privilege to partner-up withRite Bite, Rine Bars, Trek that provided us with some very energising protein bars.
For the couple of teams that came from out of the city, we collaborated withKarvaanthat offered tickets through multiple modes oftransportationat discounted rates. As far as the lodging andaccommodationwas concerned, we hadOYO roomson board that provided the participants with discounted prices for the stay.
