A meeting to prepare for the Grand Students Games 2014 was held at the Office of PPAO in Phuket Town on June 25th 2014. PPAO Chief Advisor – Samanasak Rattanasaenyanuparp chaired the meeting which was attended by Council Member and President of Phuket Sports Association – Saroj Angkanapilas, PPAO officials as well as school teachers and involved individuals.
The Grand Students Games are sports and track and field events organized annually at Surakul Stadium. It invites participation from students and school children as well as members of the public. The meeting aims to set the dates and to inform schools to prepare their sportspersons in time for the occasion. The meeting agreed that this year’s events would take place on August 16 – 22, 2014, with the grand opening, along with kindergarten competition, on August 16. Sports competitions for students, school children and individuals follow on August 17 – 19, with track and field events taking place on August 20 – 22. The closing ceremony is set on August 22 at the Surakul Stadium. At the same time, the meeting also laid down rules and regulations for this year’s Games, which more or less follow the same rules used in 2013.