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The final day of Agneepath 7.0 delivered drama, heartbreak and joy aplenty.  The Ashoka Red teams won gold in women’s football, women’s badminton, men’s cricket, tennis and chess, while there were silvers for men’s football (Blue), women’s basketball, men’s badminton, squash (all Red) and pool, and bronze in shooting. The women’s badminton team had a Sunday to remember, sweeping Shiv Nadar University 3-0 in the semifinal and then beating longtime rivals, OP Jindal Global Univ

Perseverance. For the seventh edition of Ashoka’s sports fest ‘Agneepath’, Edict Sports decided to sit down and talk to members of the women’s football team including the current leadership, Priyanshi Singh (UG2023) and Sanjna Sridhar (UG2023) along with Nihar Roy (UG2024) and Susanna John (UG2024). After I had finished completing the set of interviews, I sat down, wondering how I could put down the stories and insights I had gleaned from my conversations onto paper for the A

Your football speaks for itself. An apt summary of the Ashoka Men’s Football Team.   The AUMFC’s football certainly speaks for itself, and it does so in volumes, as they enter Agneepath with a record that is hard to ignore. Since their first gold at BITS Goa in March of 2025, the side has put together a brilliant run of tournament victories, kicking off the new academic year with a gold at BITS Pilani, then coming back to sweep the World University of Design’s Cult sports fes

As Agneepath heralds frenetic sporting activity and the pursuit of excellence, the Ashoka cricket team quietly builds towards a crescendo. Led by captain Raghav Bhushan, Ashoka enter the inter collegiate cricket tournament with depth, experience and confidence with a squad which has startling promise. Two convincing wins in recent practice matches have set the tone, offering on view a multitude of talent in a side ready to make a serious impact. Ashoka’s story this year is ab

Tucked deep inside the Sports Block, past the gym, past the cardio room, lies a room filled with high-flying balls, shouts of “Cho!”, and a lot of camaraderie. Most people don’t notice them, don’t see them hitting their best shots, but what they do see are the fruits of this team’s labour. Over the years, the Ashokan table tennis teams have gathered up an impressive list of victories: winners at BML Munjal, Rishihood University and Northcap University, podium finishes at IIT

In a sport that thrives on patience and foresight, Ashoka’s chess team has been fighting for years to be seen and respected. With their largest set of inductions yet, applicants battling through two days of tryouts, a deeper pool of rated players, and a captain wholly focused on winning, Ashoka Chess enters Agneepath 7.0 sharper, stronger and far more ambitious than before. Yet, despite high internal expectations and a consistently successful record, the team continues to nav

Quietly working their way back to the spotlight, the Ashoka tennis team is gearing up for an action-packed Agneepath. The women’s contingent, led by the steady presence of captain Anika Urs and the fiery drive of vice-captain Anushka Garimella, alongside the Men's unit, captained by the ever-so calm Arya Shah and their vice-captain Vaibhav Jain are stronger than ever going into the 2026 edition of their home tournament.  When asked about the squad, the leadership was more tha

“ I feel like it's grown to the point where we're not seniors, juniors, we're not badminton teammates, we're just friends. ” This is what Gokul Sundararaghavan, Vice-Captain of the Ashoka Badminton Team, had to say when asked about the relationship dynamic among the players. When friendship and camaraderie are at the core of a sports team, it becomes easy to see why it has grown to be a recognisable force on campus and on the court. Now, with Ashoka’s own sports fest, Agneepa

Agneepath is back! 21 Ashokan teams were in action across 13 sports on Friday, marking a vibrant comeback of the fest after two editions of cancellations. It was a winning start to the tournament for the women’s badminton and the men’s volleyball, football and basketball teams, who all remain unbeaten heading into Saturday’s fixtures.  The men’s basketball team kicked off the day’s proceedings with Red and Blue recording solid wins over Shaheed Sukhdev and BML Munjal, while t

Arjun Vinod (UG '27) previews this year's Batch Championship.