THRISSUR: Education Minister V Sivankutty said that the government is considering the complete restoration of the grace marks of sports students. The Minister was inaugurating the 65th State School Sports Festival at Kunnamkulam. Yesterday, Kerala Kaumudi had reported that the grace marks of the sports students, which were cut during the Covid period, were not fully restored.

The Minister said that in the wake of the complaints that the Sports Festival was preponed, the Director of Education has been tasked to prepare a proposal for holding athletics and other sports together as school games from next year. The minister also suggested preparing a proper sports calendar and said that this would be useful for the athletes to prepare more.

Revenue Minister K Rajan presided over the function. The minister honoured Olympian PR Sreejesh and Olympian Lijo David Thottan. MLAs AC Moideen, NK Akbar, ET Tyson, District Panchayat President PK Davis, Kunnamkulam Municipality Chairperson Sita Ravindran, former Indian Football Team Captain IM Vijayan, Sports Organizer L Harish Shankar and others were present.