Prizes for yoga, drawing awarded to students
Winners of the yoga and drawing competitions, organised jointly by the Sarvodaya Trust Freedom Fighters Association, Krishna-NTR District Yogasana Sports Association and Dream Young and Children's Arts Academy on June 19, were felicitated on Sunday.
The prize distribution ceremony for the winners was held at the Sarvodaya Trust Freedom Fighters Association building as part of the 11th International Yoga Day celebrations. More than 150 students from various schools participated in the yoga competitions, while around 600 students took part in the drawing competitions. Prizes were awarded to 100 deserving students.
N. Balaswamy, TDP Floor leader and Corporator, presented merit certificates to students who excelled in both yoga and drawing competitions.
Sarvodaya Trust president G.V. Mohan Prasad, its secretary M. Venkateswara Rao, Dream Young and Children's Arts Academy V. Ramesh, and Krishna-NTR District Yogasana Sports Association secretary L. Muralikrishna attended the event.
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