Kolkata : From 2nd to 4th March 2022, The Heritage Academy,Kolkata hosted the Fresher’s Cup 2022, a football tournament and gave an opportunity to the students to showcase their talent.Students from all the departments participated in this tournament with great enthusiasm. The occasion was graced by the Principal, Prof. Dr. Gour Banerjee, the Dean, Department of Media Science,Prof. Dr.Madhupa Bakshi and the head of the Sports department,Dr. Sunil Singh along with the other members of faculty. The Principal and the Dean, addressed the players before the tournament and inspired them to show their talent in the true spirit of sportsmanship.
On the first day of the event, there were several knockout matches amongst the teams of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd year of the BBA,BCA and BMS departments of the Academy. The teams that survived the knockout rounds, then played some spectacular matches.
on the second day. The last day of the tournament witnessed the semi-finals followed by the finals. The final match was between the team of BBA 1st year and BBA 3rd year.
The 3rd year team of the BBA department became the champions and the 1st year team was declared the Runner up.
The winner and the runner up team were awarded with a trophy. Overall, it was a great experience for the students and the tournament was a grand success by the combined efforts of the students, faculty and support staff. The organising team headed by Sachin Mishra and Aditya Mehrotra of BBA 3rd year did a great job on their part and managed the event beautifully. The memories made will surely remain embedded in the memories of the students for a lifetime.