That was the last day of October 2018. With a heart filled with both excitement and a little bit of ambiguity, my eyes witnessed the image of my ever loving guardian angel, my father who came to wake me up. He said it was 5 am and I jumped out of my bed with lots of enthusiasm. This enthusiasm was not for anything else but was for the participation in All Kerala Inter Training College Badminton Championship held at Farook Training College. For the first time in my life I was getting ready for a journey, a new journey into the world of sports, to be precise into the world of Badminton.
The journey began at 7 am with my beloved teachers Dr Abdu Rahiman, Dr Baby Pushpalatha and my team mates Suhaila and Rinsha . With a heart beating thrice the normal rate we arrived at the venue, Farook Training College at around 10 am. I was shocked to see the gallery filled with Farookians and other students from all over the State. The game had already begun and we came to know that there were 24 teams in boys and 16 in girls for the competition. We completed the registration formalities and were informed that our first game will be against SN College Chellanur and will be the seventh one in order. After the long awaited hours we played, won the first match and qualified into the quarter final session.
We cleared the quarter final round and made ourselves occupy the position of one among the four teams of the semi-final round. Here we encountered with the players of Government Brennen College of Teacher Education. Unfortunately we lose the game and became the Second Runners Up team. All of us were a little bit disappointed but the encouragement and support that we received from our teachers and team mates took away all the disappointments within fractions of seconds. I do remember the cheers we received from all our senior boys who came all the way from Kannur .Thank you all! Though we lost the game the men’s team became the champions which paved the way for our joy and celebrations. Around 8.30pm the competition got over and we bid adieu to Farook Training College, the first venue of my very first game.
This was my first experience as a toddler in the field of sports. I was never a person interested in sports. Thanks to Almighty and my mentor Dr Abdu Rahiman, who introduced me the world of sports, especially racket games. It was only because of his constant support and encouragement that badminton became a part and parcel of my life. Thank you sir!
To say a few words on the journey with teachers and friends, it was something that really touched my heart. Never at any instance had I felt that I was traveling with teachers. Instead I always had the feeling that I was going on a trip with my family…..that was the intensity of the care and security I received during my journey to Calicut.
After experiencing the pros and cons in the sports field I do firmly believe that any sports can improve an individual – both physically and mentally if he/she is ready to accept the success and failure with the same mentality.
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