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THIRD REUNION - 1960
Athletics and Sports
thletics Championship commenced on 22 October The major sports events included hockey, football, athletics
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A 1960. Nearly four hundred selected athletes from the and boxing. Havildar Makhan Singh was warmly cheered on
Regiment of Artillery representing 12 teams participated. when he won 100 and 200m sprints and helped his team in
Amongst the promising athletes were Havildar Makhan Singh winning 4 x 100 and 4 x 400m Relays. He was adjudged the
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(2 Field SP) who had represented India a few times in st Athlete. Lieutenant General PP Kumaramangalam, DSO,
International competitions and Lance Havildar Ajit Singh of the Colonel Commandant of Regiment of Artillery awarded
the Artillery Centre an ex Asian Champion. the prizes for athletics. The Artillery Centre, Nasik Road won
the Silver Jubilee Reunion Football cup in the presence of
10,000 cheering spectators. The football, hockey and athletics
championships were won by the Artillery Centre, School of
Artillery and 1 Artillery Bridge respectively.
A marching contingent
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