Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, today emerged winners in the Cross Country event of ongoing Bakshi Cup - 2014 held for trainees of three premier officer training academies in the country.
National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakvasla, and Indian Naval Academy (INA) Ezhimala near here, finished seond and third.
Cadet N Dinesh Anand of INA team secured the first position, clocking 46 minutes and 02 seconds, a release from INA said.
A total of six cadets each from the three participating academies took part in the event, in which the trainees ran a course of approximately 12 km across varied terrain of Ezhimala.
The event, which tests the limits of physical endurance, determination and will power of cadets, was flagged off by INA Commandant Vice Admiral P Ajit Kumar.
This is the first time INA was hosting this prestigious tournament at Ezhimala.
