Transform lives of 25 poor rural children in India

Do you know what my favourite part of the game is?

The opportunity to play                            -Mike Singletary

Sports play a pivotal role in the makeup of a young athlete, especially between middle school and high school years when they are exposed to opportunities. It is invaluable and goes much further than the basic answer that “it keeps children off the streets.” It instils a sense of self-confidence, camaraderie and team spirit among young children – and this is what best describes this year’s Annual Sports Day, held on 19^th and 20^th September.

Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, Handball, Basketball, Volleyball, Table Tennis, Badminton, Tug-of-war, Shot-put, track events like 100m race, 400m race and relay races were organised through the week. Children gave their best in every sport and received medals for their credibility.

The four school houses Kachnar (Red), Gulmohar (Blue), Amaltas (Yellow),and Dhak (Green) competed with vigour. Kachnar won the Best House Trophy for 2019-20 with Gulmohar being the runners-up.

Sheetal was awarded the Overall Best Sportsperson Trophy for 2019-20. In junior category Khushi received the Best Sportsperson and Vishal won the Best Sportsperson in the senior category, for the year 2019-20.

PYDS students have also participated in and won several competitions outside the school -

• Gaurav, Vanshita, Ashita & Ramzan made it to the U-14 State Basketball Team. Also happy to share that both their teams (boys andgirls) representing Dehradun district won gold.
• Rupali of grade 12 was selected for the Dehradun District Basketball team andwon the gold medal in U-18 State Level Basketball Tournament atThe Doon School.
• Isha of grade 11, an energetic sportsperson of the PYDS squad, was awarded the Promising Player Award at the 1st Girls' Interschool Basketball Tournament held at the Unison School, Dehradun.
• Gaurav of grade 8 got selected in the National U-14 Basketball Team. He represented Uttarakhand in the tournament held at JLN Indoor Stadium, Cuttack, Odisha.

We are also happy to share that we were the Regional Winner of 10th Spirit of Humanity Annual Awards 2019 by Americares India Foundationfor creating tangible Social Impact.