BTech’s Raju wins CrossFit contest
Times of Bennett | Updated: Oct 08, 2022 15:00
By Hadassah Mani Bandi
Can you do an 800-meter dash, 25 push-ups, 30 squats, and a 1-minute plank in five minutes and nine seconds? Akula Lakshman Raju, a 3rd-year B. Tech CSE student did just that at the CrossFit event organized byBennett University’s sports committee recently. The event kicked off a series of sports activities that will be held through the semester.
To win the CrossFit contest, participants had to complete this circuit of four events in the shortest time. It was a test of endurance as well as speed. The winner, Raju, beat the runner-up Ansh Jain by a whisker, a time difference of just one second.
“I am an experienced runner. As a kid I was overweight and took to running to lose weight and that training helped me win this event,” said Raju.
The winner takes it all
Among the girls, Navya Karalingannavar, a 2nd year BA Liberal Arts student, bagged the first prize, defeating the only other female participant, Richa Raperia.“We used to have such events in school and now, in college. It is fun. I would like other girls to join such events. Even if they can’t put in as much effort they should participate. They may not win but it will help improve their fitness,” Navya said
The event was also open to freshers and many of them participated in their firstBennett sports event. “I haven’t exhausted myself this much in a long time, it was refreshing,” said Mohak Kapoor a first year BAJMC student.
The winners and runners’ up were given T-shirts as a prize.
(The writer is a Second Year student ofBA JMC )
Can you do an 800-meter dash, 25 push-ups, 30 squats, and a 1-minute plank in five minutes and nine seconds? Akula Lakshman Raju, a 3rd-year B. Tech CSE student did just that at the CrossFit event organized by
To win the CrossFit contest, participants had to complete this circuit of four events in the shortest time. It was a test of endurance as well as speed. The winner, Raju, beat the runner-up Ansh Jain by a whisker, a time difference of just one second.
“I am an experienced runner. As a kid I was overweight and took to running to lose weight and that training helped me win this event,” said Raju.
The winner takes it all
Among the girls, Navya Karalingannavar, a 2nd year BA Liberal Arts student, bagged the first prize, defeating the only other female participant, Richa Raperia.“We used to have such events in school and now, in college. It is fun. I would like other girls to join such events. Even if they can’t put in as much effort they should participate. They may not win but it will help improve their fitness,” Navya said
The event was also open to freshers and many of them participated in their first
The winners and runners’ up were given T-shirts as a prize.
(The writer is a Second Year student of
