Submissions are invited for Write-a-Thon 8th Essay Writing Competition by iP4Kids. The deadline for submission is August 29, 2024.

About the Contest

On the occasion of National Sports Day, S.S. Rana & Co. through our CSR initiative, IP4Kids is organizing Write-a-Thon- 8th Annual Writing Competition. The Essay Competition offers an opportunity to young minds to assess & pen down the immense role that sports plays in the legal regime and explore the various legal avenues where Sports as a subject has significantly emerged in the recent past.

National Sports Day is celebrated in India on August 29 every year, to commemorate the birth of great Indian hockey player Major Dhyan Chand. He has won Gold Medals for India in Olympics in the years 1928, 1932 and 1936 and placed India’s name in the international diaspora for sports. In the recent times and particularly with the unprecedented emergence of online gaming portals, several legal issues concerning sports and games in India have surfaced. 

Write-a-Thon 8th Essay Writing Competition by iP4Kids
Write-a-Thon 8th Essay Writing Competition by iP4Kids

Suggested Topics

For School Students – Category A

  1. Gender Pay gap in Sports
  2. Role of coaches and Teachers on Sports Day 
  3. The importance of Teamwork in Sports 
  4. Ambush Marketing in Sports Industry

For College Students

  1. Legal implication of Fantasy sports and Video games on Sports Team’s IP 
  2. Impact of Patent Law in protecting Sports equipment innovations 
  3. Role of IPR law in Sports Branding and Merchandising
  4. The Role of Sports in Promoting Inclusivity and Diversity 

Rules

  1. The competition is open for school and college students only.
  2. The essay should be within 1500* word limit.* the essay should not exceed word limit.*
  3. The participant should submit the write-up in Word file format only on our IP4Kids platform/ website on the email address i.e.info[at]ip4kids[dot]in .
  4. Participants are required to provide the following details along with the essay submission, without which the entries will not be considered
  5. Participants should mention “Write-a-Thon 8th Essay Writing Competition to celebrate National Sports Day 2024” in subject line of submission email;
  6. Entries must be original and in English or Hindi language only;
  7. Only a single entry will be accepted from one person and the entry shall be disqualified if it is found to be plagiarized.

Awards

  1. Awards will be given to the top three entries received from Schools and Colleges respectively
  2. Other participants shall also be presented with certificates of participation

Registration Process

  1. Interested students from schools and colleges are invited to submit their essays on any one of the abovementioned topics (as applicable) before the deadline of August 29, 2024.
  2. Qualified Experts and Judges appointed by IP4kids and S.S. Rana & Co. will select the best 3 essays in each category.
  3. Following this, the winners will be announced on https://www.ip4kids.in/ and on IP4Kids’ social media portals on August 30, 2024 (Wednesday). Top 3 essays in each category will be awarded exciting prizes.
  4. All participants will be given participation certificates.

Deadline

  1. The deadline for submissions of essays is August 29, 2024 at 11:59 PM IST.
  2. No submissions will be entertained post the above-mentioned deadline

Click here to view the official notification of Write-a-Thon 8th Essay Writing Competition by iP4Kids.

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