Mangaluru: The Eighth All-India Inter-University Athletics Championship being held at Swarajya Maidan in Moodbidri has witnessed stand out performances every day.
The sports event was organised jointly by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka and Alva’s Education Foundation Moodbidri.
These stand out performances are supported by the excellent and nutritious diet being dished out by the organisers, the chefs and volunteers at the event.
While the chefs were busy cooking food round the clock, volunteers served the athletes and guests with a smile, despite the pressure of numbers and time.
The event’s cafeteria served 6500 people daily, including the athletic teams and their support staff from over 350 different universities across the country.
The stress was on a nutritious and performance-enhancing diet.
The Menu
The Breakfast menu listed bread jam, salted banana, poached egg, egg omelette, brown cake and a variety of dosas.
The midday meal included pickles, a variety of vegetables, fruits, sausages, rice, chapati, sambar, payasam etc.
The dinner menu included chicken kebab, rumali roti, chicken sukka and biryani.
There was also vegetarian food for those who preferred it.
The vegetarian food was cooked by the team of Rajendra Kumar Jain and the non-vegetarian food catered by Tulunadu caterers.
While tasty and hygienic cooking is key, serving the athletes quickly and with a smile is critical. The caterers were blessed in this regard as they received the help of 170 student volunteers from the NCC and NSS of Alva’s college Moodbidri.
A participant from Delhi, Rajendra Dongra said that it was a pleasure to have facilities akin to Commonwealth games. “I didn’t find even a single flaw in the organisation of this grand event. The support services like food and accommodation too are brilliant. The discipline in the system and the excellent time management is the secret of success here,” he said.
(Inputs from Ramya Latish)
