The objective of LakeSiders, the Sports Committee of Indian Institute of Management Udaipur, is to promote every individuals' health, physical well-being, and the acquisition of physical skills among the community of IIM Udaipur. The committee is designed to serve the interests of the student community in competitive sports and other recreational activities, i.e., both indoor and outdoor. LakeSiders, as a team, espouses the value of Ownership, Enthusiasm, Excellence, and Team Player. Team LakeSiders ensures that the sporting and fitness culture is an integral part of the curriculum through activities around the year, which have been outlined below. The committee aspires to make each sporting event a holistic approach to building qualities such as sportsmanship, team spirit, and bonding and has put in great effort to deliver these.
LakeSiders are responsible for various sporting leagues for outdoor and indoor sports throughout the year, such as the Football League, Cricket League, Badminton League, Volleyball League, etc. We also work in tandem with other committees such as the Cultural Committee and organize numerous events such as Ground Quidditch.
We maintain contact with various colleges to organize multiple tournaments and matches. We are responsible for our college's representation at various sporting events such as IIM Indore's Sports Fest, MICA Sports fest and the hard work that has seen us put up a splendid show in the previous years certain that we can help the college achieve further laurels at such events.
We are responsible for supporting Gym related activities, which have contributed significantly to the overall fitness of the students of the IIM Udaipur community.
LakeSiders also introduced two new sports for the first time, Frisbee and Foosball for the IIMU community. These sports were introduced keeping in mind the demand of students for lighter sports. The table is placed next to the GBH centre, and for frisbee, the ground and mess area is allocated. In addition to these, a new turf field has been also added to the college’s athletic facilities.
We maintain contact with various colleges to organize multiple tournaments and matches. We are responsible for our college's representation at various sporting events such as IIM Indore's Sports Fest, MICA Sports fest and the hard work that has seen us put up a splendid show in the previous years, certain that we can help the college achieve further laurels at such events.
The sports committee manages all the media handles of sports on Instagram and LinkedIn. We use our social media reach to highlight the vibrant sporting culture of IIM Udaipur for the IIMU community and the outside audience who associate with us in promoting sports culture in educational institutes.
Sports committee, in the past year, has organized various league tournaments of various sports like Football (Football Fiesta), Cricket (U Bash League), Volleyball (VLU), Badminton (Balichan Smashers League), Basketball (Baller’s Paradise League), Throwball (TLU), Table-Tennis (TableMasterz League). Apart from League matches, we have successfully organized Indoor games such as Carrom and Chess tournaments.
Shuttlerz League is the badminton tournament conducted by LakeSiders in the sports complex in the year 2024. The tournament was conducted in five formats – Men's Singles, Women's Singles, Men's doubles, Women's doubles, and Mixed doubles and span across the 3 days. The tournament was a massive success among the community
as it saw the participation of more than 150 students.
The tournament was organized in the year 2023 and was welcomed with great enthusiasm and support from the batches, who witnessed some spectacular sporting performances during the event. Teams were formed based on an auctioning process on the lines of the IPL, with girls as the team managers and responsible for bidding for CLU. A total of 68 participants were divided into four teams who battled in league stages to get into the final.
The tournament was organized in the year 2023, right along with the Volleyball League of Udaipur(VLU). Teams were formed based on an auctioning process, which was similar to CLU'23. A total of 61 participants were divided into four teams who battled for the winner's title.
The tournament was organized in the year 2024, right along with the Badminton League of Udaipur(Balichan Smashers). Teams were formed based on an auctioning process, which was similar to FLU'23. A total of 27 participants were divided into four teams who battled for the winner's title.
Aarambh was the inaugural sports event of the academic year 2024-25, where the students competed individually for four different sports (Hand and Brain Chess, Mixed Bowling, Box Cricket and Futsal). It was a great success with over 150 participants who battled for glory.
Farewell series was organized by Team LakeSiders to conduct different sports competitions between MBA1's and MBA2's. The Farewell series has significance as it is the last event conducted by LakeSiders in the Academic year. It is also the occasion where captains of the respective sports hand over the legacy to MBA1's.
LakeSiders organizes various innovative sports activities during section wars like Devil Circuit, Ground Quidditch. Devil Circuit is an intense activity and the flagship product of LakeSiders, which judges students on various parameters. LakeSiders also organizes Ground Quidditch at the Football ground. It was a huge success and engaged the audience in a highly competitive battle between the sections.
Team LakeSiders organizes Football, Volleyball, and Cricket matches in Flashback, which is the annual Alumni meet. The event sees some intense clashes between Alums and IIMU students. It also serves as an opportunity to interact and build long-lasting bonding with Alums and seek their guidance on corporate culture and hear inspiring past stories about their life in IIMU.
LakeSiders organizes SETU, The Annual Admin and Faculty Sports Fest. Just like Setu, our Admin and Faculty act as a bridge between the students and the college. Various sports including cricket, badminton, volleyball, carrom, table tennis, foosball, chess and some fun activities are being conducted.
The students, faculty, aspirants, and members of the IIMU community celebrates International Yoga Day on 21st June every year. The administrative department and LakeSiders - IIM Udaipur's sports committee, arranged a yoga session. The event was attended with enthusiasm by over 100 participants who celebrated this day.
IIMU Community, in collaboration with LakeSiders, organized some activities under the purview of the Fit India Movement. This campaign aims at encouraging people to include physical activities and sports in their everyday lives. As part of this movement, we organized the following activities and events for the IIMU community:
Team LakeSiders, organized a multi-sport tournament in continuation of the spirit of Section Wars which included ten conventional sports. The event included Cricket, Football, Volleyball, Throwball, Basketball (M), Basketball (W), Badminton, Table-Tennis, and Frisbee.
