11 LPU students part of Indian challenge at Tokyo Olympics

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, July 24

Eleven students from Lovely Professional University (LPU) are part of the Indian contingent that is representing the country at the Tokyo Olympics.

A press release issued by the university said that India’s Hockey team (Men) Captain Manpreet Singh, who is also LPU’s MBA student, led the Indian Contingent during the opening ceremony held in Tokyo on Friday. This is the highest number of students ever to get selected to any Indian Olympic contingent, from an Indian private university, the release claimed.

These students are participating in wrestling, hockey, athletics (javelin throw and sprinting) and Paralympics.  The star wrestler of India, Bajrang Punia, who is pursuing M.A in Public Administration at the university, will take part in wrestling while Indian para-athlete, Nishad Kumar doing his BA has been picked for Paralympics High Jump.

The Indian track and field athlete and a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) in Indian Army, Neeraj Chopra (B.A) is selected for javelin throw. Amoj Jacob (B. P. Ed), the Indian sprinter specializing in the 400 meters and the 800 meters will take part in 4x400 Mt Relay-Race for men. Seven players of the Indian Men’s Hockey Team are LPU students. These are Hockey team captain, Manpreet Singh (MBA), Rupinderpal Singh (MBA), Harmanpreet Singh (MBA), Mandeep Singh (BA), Shamsher Singh (MBA), Dilpreet Singh (BA) and Varun Kumar (MBA).

Chancellor, Lovely Professional University, Ashok Mittal said, “We congratulate all our students for making it to the Indian contingent for Tokyo Olympics, and elated too that they are presently representing the country. We indeed feel proud that near 10% of the Indian Olympic participants are LPU students. The entire LPU community along with the nation is praying that they win medals at the Olympics and make us even more proud.”

“At LPU, we have been investing extensively in building world-class sports infrastructure and hiring top trainers to ensure our students bring laurels to the country. The efforts have started to show results now with several of our students winning national and international competitions over the last few years. We are confident that many more students will follow the path of superstars like Manju Rani, Unnati Sharma, Amoj, Neeraj and Nishad and make us proud in the years to come”, added the Chancellor.