National level B'School Sports Champs meet at SP Jain Institute of Management, Mumbai
- IndiaPRWire | 10th Feb'09

SPRINT, the Annual National Inter B-School sporting extravaganza at SPJIMR just concluded on the 1st of February 2009, with participation from 13 top Business Schools from different parts of India competing against one another in the true spirit of participation and the zeal to win. SPJIMR is known for innovating new path-breaking ways to produce the best of managers for the India Inc. Organizing a grand show of best sporting activities at a national level, by future leaders of corporate was a part of their learning of managing people, operations management, marketing management and also management of finance. Initially conceptualized as a sporting event for leading B-schools in the western zone, SPRINT has established itself as a behemoth to host the best of athletes of the premier B-schools in India have to offer, in the years to come.

SPRINT09 witnessed over 450 participants representing 13 of the 20 top B-Schools in India. It had participants coming from IIM-Indore, FMS-Delhi, MDI-Gurgaon, IIFT-Delhi, JBIMS-Mumbai, NMIMS-Mumbai, IIT-Mumbai, KJSOM-Mumbai, Wellingkar-Mumbai, SCMHRD-Pune, NITIE-Mumbai & IMT-Ghaziabad.

SPRINT09 covered several sporting events like Athletics (12 categories), Swimming, Chess, Carrom, Basket Ball, Badminton, Volleyball, Throw-Ball, Cricket, Football and Table-Tennis. The race to win the overall SPRINT championship trophy intensified on the final day, with teams putting in extra thrust to grab the title. In a nail-biting ending SPJIMR edged out NMIMS to triumph and retain the SPRINT championship trophy.

SPRINT is all about that Adrenalin surge of winning and still retaining the humility thereafter, the retrospection after losing and the determination to try harder the next time, of future managers coming together on a common platform interacting and bonding with each other. SPRINT champions the cause of Hope. ,Human Spirit and Goodwill.

Source: http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/education/2009021019426.htm