olympics special happenings entertainment 9 out of 10 LPU Virat Kohli LPU celebrates LPU alumni go students win appreciates LPU medals’ win in on an expedition Olympic medals athletes in Tokyo Tokyo Olympics across India Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 8 PAGES8 Monthly RNI Reg. No. PUNMUL/2000/434 Postal Reg. No. PB/JL-052/2013-15 LO• Vol-18 • Edi-03VE • 15 August 2021LYMONTHLYWORLD EDITION • [email protected] LPU VERTO WINS GOLD. ENDS INDIA’S 100-YR WAIT FOR TRACK & FIELD MEDAL istory In the third attempt, Neeraj tapered paying a cash reward of INR 50 lakhs has been off with a throw of 76.79m and ended to Neeraj. The 23-year-old athlete Manpreet Singh made in up committing fouls in his next two from Haryana has been honoured by Tokyo attempts. several state governments HOlympics 2020. “This gold medal is not only mine and private organisations LPU Verto but also belongs to India. I didn’t for his remarkable Neeraj Chopra eat&sleep well after winning gold achievement. Punjab HOCKEY has become the medal... Competition was very tough Chief Minister Captain first-ever Indian BRONZE to win Olympic Gold at #Olympics. After qualification, I Amarinder Singh in the track and field realised this is the best opportunity of announced a special FOR INDIA events at the 2020 Tokyo my life& I’ll not lose it,” Gold medalist cash reward of INR 2 Games. India’s seventh Neeraj Chopra was quoted by ANI. crore. Indian Men’s Hockey medal at the Tokyo “I knew I had done something team created history Olympics has surpassed special, actually I thought their previous best tally in Tokyo as they won I had achieved my of six at the 2012 London personal best. The the Bronze medal for Games. throw had gone the nation after 41 Neeraj stormed into the lead really well. I just years. 7 LPU students with a throw of 87.03m in his want to say, are a part of the same no matter hockey team. who BAJRANG the opposition is, give your best. WINS This is all you need to do, and this is what BRONZE this Gold Medal stands LPU student and star for. Never fear the wrestler Bajrang opposition,” said the BA Punia won the Bronze student of LPU and the first attempt and then improved it to medal in 65-kg country’s new sensation. 87.58m in his second. He continued freestyle wrestling. to lead the field throughout the RAINING REWARDS competition that saw Germany’s gold Since the Olympics were favourite Johannes Vetter crash out announced, LPU announced after finishing ninth following the cash rewards for first three attempts, out of which two vertos who were fouls and the one he completed would resulted in a throw of 82.52m. bring medals for the country. LPU will be Bajrang Punia LOVELYWORLD 02 • Vol-18 • Edi-03 • 15 August 2021 OLYMPICS LPU verto LPU STUDENTS HELP INDIA Bajrang Punia WIN BRONZE AFTER 41 YRS wins Olympic Bronze Medal Bajrang Punia Indian Hockey Team PU Verto Bajrang Punia after Ravi Kumar Dahiya. Lbecame the sixth Former Asian Games India men’s hockey team defeated Germany 5-4 to wrestler in Indian history gold medallist Bajrang to win an Olympic medal Punia dominated the win the Bronze Medal at Tokyo Olympics 2020 match from start to after winning the bronze ndia has ended its 41-year Olympics, besides a silver medal finish, which ended in in the men’s 65kg category wait for a hockey medal at the and three bronze medals in the an 8-0 the scoreline in of the 2020 Tokyo Games. Tokyo Olympics 2020. They Olympics. This is India’s 12th favour of the Indian Verto’s bronze is the 7th beat four-time champions medal in the category, the latest Wrestler. Bajrang IGermany 5-4 in a nail-biter of a being the bronze medal in the Punia, who is the top- Bronze Medal match to win their Tokyo Olympics 2020. ranked wrestler in his first Games medal since the 1980 weight category, won by Moscow Olympics. This is India’s technical superiority. fourth bronze medal for the Haryana Chief Minister game of Hockey at the Olympics. Manohar Lal Khattar Simranjeet Singh scored two announced a government field goals in the 17th and 34th minutes, while LPU’s MBA student job and INR 2.5 crore for Harmanpreet Singh and Hardik Olympic bronze medallist Singh scored from penalty corners Bajrang Punia. LPU has medal in wrestling at the in the 27th and 29th minutes. announced cash rewards Olympics for India. He is LPU’s MBA student Rupinderpal for its students who win the second Indian to bag Singh converted a penalty stroke a medal at the Tokyo in 31st minutes, thereby ensuring an award in this Olympics Olympics 2020. glory to the nation. LPU’s MBA student Manpreet Singh, India’s skipper, dedicated the historic hockey bronze to Covid warriors and frontline workers. “This medal is for all the Covid-19 warriors and the frontline workers of our country,” said Manpreet after the match. LPU has announced cash rewards for its students who win a medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Indian has won as many as eight gold medals in the Amoj Jacob BA student at LPU, of luck for his match. It ANishad Kumar was followed by a Q&A is one of the most session with Dr Sorabh Verto Amoj Jacob sets glorified Olympian Lakhanpal, Dean and from the Indian Head, Division of Student Asian Record in Tokyo squad at Paralympics Welfare, LPU. Dr Sorabh he Indian men’s Record, anchored 2020. Nishad has a asked Nishad various T4x400m relay team brilliantly Amoj Jacob. Asian record in his questions related to comprising of LPU student They finished fourth in name - in the 12th his training, belief and Fazza International expectation from Tokyo Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Heat 2 (top three qualify Championships for Olympics 2020. Anas Yahiya, Noah Nirmal automatically) with ninth World Para Athletics Nishad too was Tom and Arokia Rajiv best overall timing in the Grand Prix 2021 held in very happy to attend created a new Asian two heats combined. Dubai. the session from his Record but missed out Nishad came for a live mentors at LPU and on a place in the Tokyo session with LPU before happily answered the leaving for Tokyo. The questions. The session Olympics final by a Olympian Nishad session started with LPU also saw few audiences whisker. Chancellor Shri Ashok reacting in a big way and The team clocked an Kumar joins for a Mittal and Worthy Pro- asking various questions area best 3:00.25, by Chancellor Ms Rashmi too. LPU Family wishes extension a new National Live Session Mittal wishing him best you best of luck to you. LOVELYWORLD SPECIAL • Vol-18 • Edi-03 • 15 August 2021 03 VERTO 11 VERTOS TOOK PART IN OLYMPICS ‘20 MANPREET This is the highest number of students ever to get selected to any Indian Olympic contingent from any Indian private university SINGH: THE leven students from Lovely Professional University were FLAG-BEARER part of the Indian contingent that represented the country FOR INDIA Eat the Tokyo Olympics 2020, held from 23rd July to 8th August 2021. The players represented the nation in Wrestling, Hockey, Javelin, Athletics and High Jump. This is the highest number of students ever to get selected to any Indian Olympic contingent from an Indian private university. The star wrestler of India, Bajrang Punia, who is pursuing M.A in Public Administration at LPU, was selected for Wrestling (61 kgs). Indian para-athlete, and the 800 meters, was selected for Nishad Kumar (B.A) was picked for the 4×400 m Relay Race for men. Seven Paralympics High Jump. Be it Bajrang Punia, Neeraj players of the Indian Men’s Hockey Team Manpreet Singh The Indian track and field athlete and Chopra, Manpreet Singh, were LPU students. They include Hockey Rupinderpal Singh or Para anpreet Singh, the a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) in team captain, Manpreet Singh (MBA) Athlete Nishad Kumar all captain of Indian Men’s Indian Army, Neeraj Chopra (B.A) was along with, Rupinderpal Singh (MBA), M are students of Lovely Hockey Team, along with star selected for his acumen in the javelin Harmanpal Singh (MBA), Mandeep Singh Professional University boxer Mary Kom were India’s throw. Amoj Jacob (P.B.Ed), the Indian (BA), Shamsher Singh (MBA), Dilpreet flag bearer for the opening sprinter specializing in the 400 meters Singh (BA) and Varun Kumar (MBA). ceremony of Tokyo Olympics 2020. Bajrang Punia, star wrestler and LPU student, was the flag bearer of the Indian LPU Hashtag contingent for the closing Virat Kohli appreciates ceremony of Tokyo Olympics trends in Twitter 2020. It is a matter of huge pride that both flag bearers LPU for sending highest from Indian contingent were contingent of athletes LPU students. to Tokyo Olympics 2020 LPU Vertos contribution to the Indian Hockey team in Tokyo Olympic Games made the #7LPUStudentsMakeIndiaProud Bajrang Punia hashtag trending on Twitter. LPU released song on Olympics Virat Kohli Anthem ‘Abhi to Aur Aage Jana Hai’, ndian cricket captain Virat Kohli shared a post on Instagram praising Virat Kohli’s Instagram composed by Sadhvi Lakhanpal Lovely Professional University post has 2.6 million likes (LPU) for sending a record- and 20k comments. LPU released its Olympics Ibreaking number of athletes to the Anthem, “Abhi to Aur Aage Jana His Facebook post has Tokyo Olympics 2020. Kohli’s post in received over 165k likes, Hai” just the day before the Instagram has 2.6 million likes and 5.9k comments & 3k shares Tokyo Olympics began.