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The
5th SIP Academy International
Abacus, Brain Gym & Mental Arithmetic
Competition was held in Bangalore
on September 10. |
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This was the first international Abacus
competition to be hosted in India
and was held at the Sree Kanteerva
Indoor Stadium. |
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Over
3,000 children from nine Indian states
participated along with 75 children
from Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the UAE.
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The
chief guest, former India cricketer
Javagal Srinath,
addressed the children. He said, "All
of you have to study hard, but you
must also make sports part of your
curriculum. When your thinking is
sharpened by sports, you will do much
better in life... |
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The
guests of honour, Arjuna awardee and Olympian,
Ashwini Nachappa and Air Vice Marshal (Retd)
Krishnaswamy, also stressed the importance
of sports in one's life. |
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Sree
Kanteerva Indoor Stadium, Bangalore. |
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Students
from Kerala with the trophies they
won in SIP Prodigy-2005 contest on
September 10. |
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