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Sprinting for glory, 1970

Sports , Institute Events

This photograph was taken during a track event, most likely a sprint at the Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet. The meet was held in IIT Madras from 28 to 31 December in 1970. IIT Madras emerged as the winners of the tournament with an impressive tally of 68 points followed by IIT Kanpur with 40. Third place was shared by IIT Bombay, Delhi and Kharagpur who were able to score 24 points each. The points table has been recorded in the February 1971 edition of Campastimes.

It is not clear to us who the participants are and also the event taking place.

Collection:

Gourishankar Collection

Album Name:

Eighth Inter-IIT Sports Meet, 1970

Photograph ID:

001/0310/IMG_0410

Album ID:

0310

Date:

28 to 31 December 1970

Place:

Stadium

Photographer:

C. Gourishankar (1936-2002). A geologist by qualification, Gourishankar started his career as a photographer after working for many years with the Geological Survey of India. In everything that he did, Gourishankar strove to achieve flawlessness and impeccable quality. Thus his photography too was characterised by this drive for perfection. Every photograph that Gourishankar took was meticulously planned and shot and printed with diligence and patience. Gourishankar carried out most of the official photography at IIT Madras in the 1960s.

Event:

Inter-IIT Sports Meet