Sainik School Punglwa organized the Inter-House X-Country Championship on 29 October. 403 cadets representing the ten houses, participated with enthusiasm and spirit of sportsmanship in different categories. The senior cadets from classes X and XI competed in a 7km category while the junior cadets, from classes VIII and IX, covered a distance of 5km, and those from classes VI and VII ran 3 km.
Girl cadets participated enthusiastically and shoulder to shoulder alongside their male counterparts. Cadet Lumrola Lumro and Cadet Tannu Singh secured the 1st positions in the girls' category for the 5 km and 3 km runs, respectively.
Cadet Thamphong Konyak of Pauna House claimed the 1st position clicking 20.35 minutes, with Cadet Vicky Kumar and Cadet M Honlem Konyak finishing in 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Cadet Yazei Konyak of Tizu house emerged as the winner in the senior category, clocking 27.56 minutes. Cadet Resomong L and Cadet Reguilungbe secured the 2nd and 3rd positions, respectively.
Japfu House emerged victorious in the senior category whereas Patkai House won the junior category, consecutively for the third time.
Medals and trophies were awarded by the principal of the school, praising all the participants specially the girl cadets for having high standards of physical fitness.