Dron Spardha 2026
9th & 10th October 2026
Sports Club of Dronacharya Group of Institutions (DGI), Greater Noida, organized its Annual Student Sports Fest, Dron Spardha 2026, on 09th and 10th October 2026. With approximately 618 registrations, the two-day sporting extravaganza brought together students from various departments to celebrate athletic talent, teamwork, discipline, and healthy competition. Featuring a diverse range of indoor and outdoor sports, the event provided an exciting platform for students to demonstrate their abilities, build confidence, and develop the values of perseverance, leadership, and sportsmanship beyond the classroom.
Day 1: Inauguration Ceremony and Semi-Final Matches
Inauguration and March Past
The opening ceremony commenced with a welcome address, followed by an inspiring speech by Prof. (Dr.) Sangeeta Mangesh Karyakarte, Director, DGI, who highlighted the importance of sports in students’ holistic development. She encouraged participants to compete with dedication, uphold fair play, and recognize teamwork and discipline as essential elements of sporting excellence.
Adding grandeur to the occasion, the March Past showcased the unity, discipline, and enthusiasm of the participating students. Harsh, a state-level champion, carried the National Flag; Parin Dutta, a zonal-level participant, carried the AKTU Flag; and Devansh Sharma, a zonal-level participant, carried the DGI Flag. The ceremonial torch was also lit by Harsh, symbolizing determination, perseverance, and the pursuit of excellence.
Sports Pledge and Official Opening
The sports pledge was administered by Pawan and Palak, first-year students, encouraging participants to uphold honesty, discipline, mutual respect, and sportsmanship throughout the competitions. Following the pledge, the rules and regulations of the scheduled events were explained to ensure fair competition and orderly conduct.
The official opening was marked by a celebratory party-popper ceremony in the presence of Prof. (Dr.) Sangeeta Mangesh Karyakarte, Director, DGI; Prof. Sangmitra V. Arora, Deputy Director, DGI; Dr. Shailesh Singh, Registrar, DGI; and the Heads of Departments, including Prof. Bipin Pandey, Prof. Mukesh Bhardwaj, Dr. Pawan Sharma, Prof. Hirdesh Gupta, and Prof. Shiwani Sharma.
Sporting Events and Faculty Coordinators
The competitions were conducted under the supervision of dedicated faculty coordinators across the following disciplines:
- Kho-Kho: Shantanu Pant, Prof. Vivek Gupta, Prof. Harshmani Yadav, Dr. Pallavi Verma, and Prof. Harshita Rawat.
- Badminton: Pranay Bhadauria, Dr. Anesh Kumar, Prof. Manoj Kumar Yadav, Prof. Anuradha Yadav, and Dr. Neelam Baghel.
- Kabaddi: Gopal Singh, Prof. Ashish Patel, Dr. Lavi Deval, and Dr. Rashmi Tomar.
- Volleyball: Himanshu, Prof. Anand Singh, and Prof. Kajol Kathuria.
- Table Tennis: Himanshu Choudhary and Prof. Deepanshi Sharma.
- Chess: Aadarsh Malviya, Prof. Ram Gopal Sharma, and Dr. Aparna Mishra.
- Basketball: Hirdesh Sharma, Dr. Deep Kamal Sharma, and Prof. Nandini Tomar.
- Athletics: 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m, relay race, and 4 × 100 m relay, coordinated by Prof. Aman Sanghi, Prof. Deepak Kumar, Prof. Vishnu Kuntal, Prof. Manu Sharma, and Prof. Ankita Sharma.
- Field Events: Long jump, high jump, discus throw, javelin throw, and shot put, coordinated by Prof. Krishna Kumar, Dr. Ashutosh Mishra, Prof. Alka Parihar, and Prof. Vaishali Mogha.
The first day featured semi-final matches across the scheduled sports. Students displayed impressive coordination, competitive spirit, and determination as teams and individual athletes competed for places in the finals.
Day 2: Final Matches and Award-Winning Performances
The second day began with the final matches, bringing heightened excitement as qualified participants competed for top honours. The competitions showcased athletic ability, strategic thinking, endurance, and teamwork across the various sporting disciplines.
Following the completion of the matches, winners and runners-up were recognized for their performances. The event records reported a total of 94 Gold medals and 93 Silver medals, reflecting the scale of participation and the competitive spirit of Dron Spardha 2026.
Results and Achievements
The following results include students’ names, departments, and academic years wherever recorded in the supplied results sheets.
| 1. Kho-Kho |
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| Boys - Winning Team |
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| Shivam | AIML, 2nd Year |
| Ankesh Kumar | AIML, 2nd Year |
| Anas Rahman | AIML, 2nd Year |
| Aditya Ranjan Srivastava | AIML, 2nd Year |
| Aaditya Dubey | IT, 2nd Year |
| Neelabh | ECE, 1st Year |
| Saksham | AIML, 2nd Year |
| Rishabh Pal | CSE, 1st Year |
| Om Prakash | CSE, 1st Year |
| Shaurya Sharma | ECZ, 2nd Year |
| Keshav | AIML, 2nd Year |
| Boys - Runner-up Team |
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| Anurag Uniyal | CSIT, 3rd Year |
| Krishna Singh | ECZ, 1st Year |
| Ayush Prathapan | AIML, 1st Year |
| Krish Yadav | CSE, 3rd Year |
| Nikhil Yadav | ECE, 4th Year |
| Rahul Gupta | CSE, 4th Year |
| Krishna Mishra | AIML, 2nd Year |
| Mayank Sharma | CSIT, 3rd Year |
| Anuj Kumar | MBA, 1st Year |
| Harsh Goswani | CSE, 2nd Year |
| Harshit Rawat | CSE, 1st Year |
| Girls - Gold Medal Team |
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| Kiran | CSE, 1st Year |
| Ritika | CSE, 1st Year |
| Anjali | IT, 1st Year |
| Rabina Kumari | CSE, 1st Year |
| Krishna Sarkar | ECS, 2nd Year |
| Sabreen | IT, 3rd Year |
| Neha Sain | ECS, 3rd Year |
| Gunjan Joshi | CSE, 1st Year |
| Prerna Pandey | CSE, 1st Year |
| Radha | CSE, 1st Year |
| Jaya | IT, 3rd Year |
| Khwaish Garg | CSE, 1st Year |
| Girls - Silver Medal Team |
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| Vishesha Mishra | CSE, 1st Year |
| Pallavi | CSIT, 2nd Year |
| Tanisha Saraswat | AIML, 2nd Year |
| Sakshi Sherma | ECZ, 3rd Year |
| Khushi | ECZ, 3rd Year |
| Jyoti | ECZ, 3rd Year |
| Bhakti Gupta | ECZ, 3rd Year |
| Saunya Singh | CSE, 1st Year |
| Bhavyata | CSE, 1st Year |
| Meher | CSE, 1st Year |
| Mehak | CSE, 1st Year |
| Palak Kumari | CSE, 1st Year |
| 2. Badminton |
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| Boys - Gold Medalists |
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| Divyanshi Arya | CSIT, 2nd Year |
| Aditya Johri | AIML, 2nd Year |
| Boys - Silver Medalists |
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| Ayush Yadav | CSIT, 2nd Year |
| Arpan Singh | CSE, 3rd Year |
| Girls - Gold Medalists |
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| Cheshta Sharma | CSE, 2nd Year |
| Chetanya Mittal | CSE, 2nd Year |
| Girls - Silver Medalists |
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| Anushka Singh | CSE, 1st Year |
| Kanishka | CSIT, 2nd Year |
| 3. Kabaddi |
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| Boys - Gold Medal Team |
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| Vikas Sharma | CSIT, 2nd Year |
| Devansh Tiwari | CSE, 2nd Year |
| Shourya Kumar Singh | CSIT, 2nd Year |
| Vikas Teotia | AIML, 1st Year |
| Dhruv Gupta | CSE, 2nd Year |
| Varun Verma | CSIT, 3rd Year |
| Utkarsh Tripathi | CSE, 2nd Year |
| Nikhil | ECE, 2nd Year |
| Kanishk Rawat | ECZ, 2nd Year |
| Boys - Silver Medal Team |
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| Akhil Chaudhary | MBA, 2nd Year |
| Mayank Singh | IT, 3rd Year |
| Yuvraj Chaudhary | IT, 4th Year |
| Anurag Rai | MBA, 2nd Year |
| Krishan Sourout | AIML, 2nd Year |
| Kumar Sachin | CSE, 3rd Year |
| Parvinder | MBA, 1st Year |
| Vishal Ray | ECZ, 3rd Year |
| Girls - Team 1 |
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| Gauranshi | CSE, 1st Year |
| Isha | CSE, 1st Year |
| Divyanka | ECE, 1st Year |
| Rishika | ECE, 1st Year |
| Navya | ECE, 1st Year |
| Sanvi Wahi | ECE, 1st Year |
| Sabreen | IT, 3rd Year |
| Girls - Silver Medal Team |
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| Sharmila | CSE, 1st Year |
| Harshita | CSE, 1st Year |
| Jyoti | CSE, 1st Year |
| Suhani Chaudhary | AIML, 1st Year |
| Suhani Chauhan | AIML, 1st Year |
| Nishtha | ECE, 1st Year |
| Jaya | IT, 3rd Year |
| 4. Volleyball |
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| Boys - Gold Medal Team |
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| Parin Dutta | CSIT, 2nd Year |
| Vivek Sagar | CSIT, 2nd Year |
| Kartik Vashisth | CSE, 2nd Year |
| Shivam Tripathi | AIML, 1st Year |
| Ujjwal Awasthi | CSE, 1st Year |
| Saurav Kumar | CSIT, 2nd Year |
| Kumar Sachin | CSE, 3rd Year |
| Pritanshu Singh | CSIT, 2nd Year |
| Boys - Silver Medal Team |
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| Yash Bhardwaj | CSE, 1st Year |
| Kaushal | CSIT, 3rd Year |
| Arihant Jain | CSE, 3rd Year |
| Vikash Pokhriyal | CSE, 2nd Year |
| Devansh Sharma | CSE, 4th Year |
| Harsh Chaudhary | AIML, 3rd Year |
| Aman Mishra | CSE, 1st Year |
| Rupansh Agarwal | CSIT, 4th Year |
| 5. Table Tennis |
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| Girls - Gold Medalists |
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| Sonakshi | AIML, 2nd Year |
| Tanvi | CSE, 4th Year |
| Girls - Silver Medalists |
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| Niharika Kadam | CSE, 3rd Year |
| Shrishti | CSE, 1st Year |
| Boys - Gold Medalists |
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| Kapil Solanki | CSE, 4th Year |
| Darshan J. Solanki | CSE, 3rd Year |
| Boys - Silver Medalists |
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| Manthan S. Rauthan | CSE, 1st Year |
| Hammad Khan | CSIT, 1st Year |
| 6. Chess |
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| Boys - Gold Medalist |
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| Arsh Kumar Mehrotra | CSE, 1st Year |
| Boys - Silver Medalist |
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| Aniket Kumar | CSE, 1st Year |
| Girls - Gold Medalist |
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| Sabreen | IT, 3rd Year |
| Girls - Silver Medalist |
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| Jaya Yadav | CSIT, 3rd Year |
| 7. Basketball |
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| Boys - Gold Medal Team |
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| Ajitesh | ME, 3rd Year |
| Sarthak Bhomdari | CSE, 1st Year |
| Pranav Giri | CSE, 2nd Year |
| Adarsh Gupta | ECZ, 1st Year |
| Hiten | ECZ, 1st Year |
| Boys - Silver Medal Team |
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| Aryan Chaoudhary | CSE, 1st Year |
| Krish Kumar | AIML, 1st Year |
| Vidhant Rana | AIML, 1st Year |
| Dishant | CSE, 1st Year |
| Aman Kumar Mishra | CSE, 1st Year |
| Girls - Gold Medal Team |
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| Anushka Singh | AIML, 2nd Year |
| Sanskriti Singh | AIML, 2nd Year |
| Vashu | AIML, 2nd Year |
| Muskan | ECS, 2nd Year |
| Jaya Yadav | IT, 3rd Year |
| Sanchi | ECS, 2nd Year |
| Yashvi | AIML, 2nd Year |
| Girls - Silver Medal Team |
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| Navya | ECE, 1st Year |
| Nishtha | ECS, 1st Year |
| Anshika Arora | CSIT, 1st Year |
| Sanvi | ECE, 1st Year |
| Rishika | ECE, 1st Year |
| Divyanka | ECE, 1st Year |
| Sabreen | IT, 3rd Year |
| 8. Athletics and Field Events |
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| The athletics programme tested speed, endurance, strength, and coordination through track races, relays, and field competitions. |
| Boys - Track Events |
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| 100 m: Gold - Rounak Gopal (CSE, 3rd Year); Silver - Krishna Singh (ECZ, 1st Year). |
| 200 m: Gold - Mrinal Rai (AIML, 2nd Year); Silver - Aditya (CSE, 1st Year). |
| 400 m: Gold - Shivam (IT, 3rd Year); Silver - Harsh Goswami (CSE, 2nd Year). |
| 800 m: Gold - Anshuman Mishra (ECE, 4th Year); Silver - Nitin Tiwari (CSE, 1st Year). |
| Boys - Relay Race |
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| Gold Medal Team: Mayank Mrinal (CSIT, 3rd Year), Prince (CSE, 1st Year), Eklavya Kumar (ECE, 2nd Year), and Rupansh Agrawal (CSIT, 4th Year). |
| Silver Medal Team: Paras (ECZ, 2nd Year), Piyush (ECE, 2nd Year), Varun (CSIT, 3rd Year), and Aryan Kumar (CSIT, 2nd Year). |
| Boys - Field Events |
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| Long Jump: Gold - Daksh Bhatia (CSE, 1st Year); Silver - Bhavisya Singh (CSIT, 2nd Year). |
| High Jump: Gold - Rohit Kumar (ECZ, 4th Year); Silver - Siddharth Sharma (CSE, 2nd Year). |
| Discus Throw: Gold - Vishal Kumar (AIML, 3rd Year); Silver - Shivam Tiwari (ECE, 3rd Year). |
| Javelin Throw: Gold - Krishna Kushwaha (IT, 2nd Year); Silver - Aditya Chauhan (ME, 3rd Year). |
| Shot Put: Gold - Rishabh Singh (CSE, 2nd Year); Silver - Om Kumar Pandey |
| Girls - Track Events |
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| 100 m: Gold - Prital Pandey (CSE, 1st Year); Silver - Yashvi (CSE, 2nd Year). |
| 200 m: Gold - Muskan Yadav (ECE, 2nd Year); Silver - Sakshi Sharma (ECZ, 3rd Year). |
| 400 m: Gold - Shilpi Singh (CSE, 2nd Year); Silver - Aanvi (CSE, 2nd Year). |
| Girls - Relay Race |
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| Gold Medal Team: Priyanka (CSE, 3rd Year), Priyanshi (CSE, 3rd Year), Shivangi (CSE, 3rd Year), and Radha (CSIT, 3rd Year). |
| Silver Medal Team: Prerna (CSE, 1st Year), Anjali (CSE, 1st Year), Aanchal (CSE, 1st Year), and Anshika (CSE, 1st Year). |
| Girls - Field Events |
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| Long Jump: Gold - Garima Sharma (CSE, 4th Year); Silver - Khushi (CSE, 1st Year). |
| High Jump: Gold - Khushi Tiwari (CSE, 1st Year); Silver - Kritika Kumari (CSE, 1st Year). |
| Discus Throw: Gold - Jalaj Rawat (CSE, 2nd Year); Silver - Jiya Gupta (CSE, 1st Year). |
| Javelin Throw: Gold - Chetanya Mittal (CSE, 2nd Year); Silver - Kishika (CSE, 1st Year). |
| Shot Put: Gold - Cheshta Sharma (CSE, 2nd Year); Silver - Minshti Panchaal (CSE, 1st Year). |
Vote of Thanks and Closing Ceremony
Expressing appreciation for the collective efforts behind the successful sports fest, Dr. Shailesh Singh, Registrar, DGI, delivered the vote of thanks and acknowledged the institutional leadership, faculty coordinators, organizing team, volunteers, and participating students for their valuable contributions.
Special appreciation was extended to Dr. Mamta Bhardwaj and Dr. Deepak Kumar for their guidance, coordination, and dedicated efforts. Student volunteers, including Garima Sharma, Kush Arora, Harshita Dargan, Radha Tiwari, Palak, Aadhya, Pawan, Manav, Suhani Chaudhary, Suhani Chauhan, Vrinda, and Ayush Yadav, were also acknowledged for their active involvement and teamwork.
A final March Past featuring the winners added a celebratory touch to the closing proceedings. The two-day sports fest concluded with the National Anthem, bringing the college community together in a spirit of unity, pride, and shared accomplishment.
Conclusion
Dron Spardha 2026 emerged as a vibrant celebration of athletic excellence, teamwork, discipline, and institutional spirit. The event provided students from diverse academic departments with opportunities to demonstrate their sporting abilities, strengthen interpersonal relationships, and develop essential life skills through healthy competition.
The successful execution of the sports fest reflected the combined efforts of the institutional leadership, Sports Club, faculty coordinators, organizing team, and student volunteers. By promoting physical fitness, resilience, fair play, and mutual respect, Dron Spardha 2026 reaffirmed the importance of sports in holistic student development and created memorable experiences for the DGI community.
Dron Spardha 2026 - Celebrating Sportsmanship, Strengthening Team Spirit, Inspiring Excellence!