Inter IIT Sports meet Guwahati

Can you tell me in detail about the Inter IIT (Indian Institutes of Technology) Sports Meet Guwahati in 2013?

[Pathak]

Inter IIT Sports Meet is the annual sports tournament of the Indian Institutes of Technology. It is organized in December every year, with the Aquatics events held separately in October. The seven old IITs take turns hosting the event. Inter IIT Sports Meet is the only event wherein all the IITs participate.

Inter IIT Sports meet Guwahati 2013

The Inter IIT Sports Meet, whose 49th edition was hosted by IIT Guwahati in 2013, can be considered as Olympics for IITs in sports.

All the 16 IITs battle and try to outplay each other for a week to take home 'The General Championship'.

It witnesses 3000 participants participating in different sports like Athletics, Aquatics, Basketball, Badminton, Cricket, Football, Hockey, Table Tennis, Tennis, Squash, Volleyball and Weight Lifting.

Moreover, the Inter IIT Sports Meet is also held for the faculty and staff of various IITs separately.

The 49th Inter IIT Sports Meet was held at IIT Guwahati from December 16 to 23, 2013.
MC Mary Kom launched her autobiography Unbreakable during the ceremony; along with former Miss Universe and Hindi film actress Sushmita Sen.

The mascot for the 49th Inter IIT was Bhaiti, a bamboo. Inspired by the slenderness and strength of its namesake plant, Bhaiti was designed by Thomas G. Manih, a student of IIT Guwahati, under the guidance of Dr. D. Udaya Kumar, who is credited with designing the Indian Rupee sign.

IIT Kanpur emerged as the winners of the General Championship in the Men's tournament, while IIT Roorkee won the Women's General Championship.

Sports and Participating Institutes

Tournaments are held in 13 different sports, namely:

1. Athletics
2. Badminton
3. Basketball
4. Cricket
5. Football
6. Hockey
7. Lawn Tennis
8. Squash
9. Swimming
10. Table Tennis
11. Volleyball
12. Water Polo
13. Weightlifting

All the 16 IITs participate in the Inter IIT Sports Meet:

1. Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi
2. Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneshwar
3. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
4. Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
5. Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
6. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
7. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
8. Indian Institute of Technology Indore
9. Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
10. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
11. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
12. Indian Institute of Technology Madras
13. Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
14. Indian Institute of Technology Patna
15. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
16. Indian Institute of Technology Ropar