Genre Sports Tournament Place India | Founded 1961 Website interiitsports.org | |
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Type Inter collegiate sports tournament Institute Indian Institutes of Technology | ||
Inter IIT Sports Meet is the annual sports tournament of the Indian Institutes of Technology. It is organized in December every year, with the Aquatics events held separately in October. The seven old IITs take turns hosting the event. Inter IIT Sports Meet (or just Inter IIT, as students of the IITs call it) is the only event wherein all the IITs participate.
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Sports and Participating Institutes
Tournaments are held in 13 different sports, namely:
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Cricket
- Football
- Hockey
- Lawn Tennis
- Squash
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Weightlifting
All the 16 IITs participate in the Inter IIT Sports Meet:
- Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi
- Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneshwar
- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
- Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
- Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
- Indian Institute of Technology Indore
- Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
- Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras
- Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
- Indian Institute of Technology Patna
- Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
- Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
History
The proposition for an Inter IIT Sports Meet was brought up in 1961, and IIT Bombay hosted the first ever Inter IIT Sports Meet. Only five IITs were in existence then, namely IIT Bombay, IIT Madras, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur and IIT Delhi; who competed in five sports only.
The hosts and winners of Inter IIT Sports Meets over the years
The Meet in 1971 was cancelled due to the India-Pakistan war, while the one in 1992 was to be held at IIT Bombay but was cancelled owing to the communal riots in Mumbai. The 2015 meet that was supposed to be held at IIT Madras was washed out due to unpredictable rains.
The 49th Inter IIT Sports Meet 2013, IIT Guwahati
The 49th Inter IIT Sports Meet was held at IIT Guwahati from December 16 to 23, 2013. MC Mary Kom launched her autobiography Unbreakable during the ceremony; along with former Miss Universe and Hindi film actress Sushmita Sen.
The mascot for the 49th Inter IIT was Bhaiti, a bamboo. Inspired by the slenderness and strength of its namesake plant, Bhaiti was designed by Thomas G. Manih, a student of IIT Guwahati, under the guidance of Dr. D. Udaya Kumar, who is credited with designing the Indian Rupee sign.
IIT Kanpur emerged as the winners of the General Championship in the Men's tournament, while IIT Roorkee won the Women's General Championship.
The 50th Inter IIT Sports Meet 2014, IIT Bombay
The Golden Jubilee edition of the Inter IIT Sports Meet is to be hosted by IIT Bombay in October and December 2014. The Inter IIT Aquatics Meet took place during October 1–4, 2014.The Opening Ceremony of that was graced by the presence of Virdhawal Khade. The 50th Inter IIT Sports Main Meet will take place during December 12–19, 2014 at the IIT Bombay campus. The Opening Ceremony of that will be graced by the presence of Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. The institute has undertaken massive renovations of the play fields in anticipation of the meet. Sachin gave the most anticipated address of that day. The last time IIT Bombay hosted an Inter IIT Sports Meet was in 2007, as a part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the institute. IIT Kanpur declared as the overall champions, winners of the General Championship in the Men's tournament and second in the Women's Championship, while IIT Bombay won the Women's General Championship.