Chennai, Sept. 30 -- The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-Madras) will be co-hosting the 58th Inter-IIT Sports Meet this year, the oldest and largest student sporting event among centrally funded technical institutes in India, along with IIT-Hyderabad and IIT-Tirupati.
As a part of the Sports Meet, a weeklong Inter-IIT Aquatics Meet 2025 was inaugurated here today at the campus.
The event will continue till September 5.
The Aquatics Meet was inaugurated by Olympic swimmer and Arjuna awardee Sebastian Xavier in the presence of Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras.
The Inter-IIT Sports Meet traces its roots back to 1961, when five IITs-Bombay, Madras, Kharagpur, Kanpur, and Delhi-came together to promote sports and camaraderi...