Meet the Winners of TechGig Code Gladiators 2017 – A Historic Event of Global Proportions

‘It’s absolutely surreal winning the World’s Biggest Coding Contest. With thousands of experienced coders participating I didn’t expect to win this mega competition. I guess I am lucky, but I also feel at the end of the day it is my hard work that has finally paid off. The future of coding is very bright, and coding is definitely the skill to reckon with in the future,’ said Sameer Gulati, Code Gladiator 2017 Champion.

June 23, 2017: Twenty year old Sameer’s victory, at the World Record Breaking Code Gladiators 2017, provided ample proof that a Tech Revolution is taking place where youth has overtaken experience, as reiterated in TechGig’s earlier findings, that while working professionals constituted 72% of the total participants, almost 70% of the top scorers in the qualifying round had less than 2 years of experience.

“We are privileged to be witnessing the dawn of a new era of technology, far from seeing a downturn, we are in the midst of a new awakening in the Indian IT Industry. The old guard is giving way to a new wave of young, bright and passionate technologists, and Sameer stands as a shining example of how far Indians are going to lead this new world order. I congratulate Sameer and all the other programmers who set a new world record at this event,” said Ramathreya Krishnamurthi, Business Head of TechGig and TimesJobs.

The Winner – Sameer Gulati, a student of Jaypee Institute of Information Technology won Rs. 2.5 Lakhs Cash, Trophy and Certificate Plaque.

The 1st runners-up – Rishi Vikram, a student of The LNM Institute of Information Technology, Jaipur won Rs. 2 Lakhs Cash, Trophy and Certificate Plaque.

The 2nd runners-up – Dilip Kasana from Mobileum India won Rs. 1.5 Lakh Cash, Trophy and Certificate Plaque. Dilip also won the ‘Beat the Leader’ challenge and was awarded a further Rs. 1.5 Lakh Cash, Trophy and Certificate Plaque.

The TechGig Code Diva Award at Code Gladiators 2017 went to Deepika Rodda from Scientific Games India who won Rs. 50,000 Cash, Trophy and Certificate Plaque as the best female coder.

The company whose team scored the highest was the global consulting giant Deloitte, which won the ‘Coding Power House’ award. Vishal Sharma, Managing Director, Technology Lead, Deloitte Consulting, said, “I see TechGig Code Gladiators as a great opportunity for our employees to explore and scale their coding skills. It also positions us in a unique way to attract similar talent that can add value to our existing teams. Participating in a world record event like this helps our coders identify areas of improvement and embrace the latest in frameworks and technology advancements. Congratulations to TechGig and all the winners.”

TechGig Code Gladiators 2017 set the world record for the largest computer programming competition as declared by Guinness World Records.

For the complete list of the winners who won prizes worth over Rs. 3 Crores, more pictures and details from this World Record event please visit – https://www.techgig.com/codegladiators/winner

About TechGig:

TechGig is a culmination of everything related to technology, a platform exclusively for IT professionals to synergize, share, exchange ideas, facts and information as well as showcase their work and express their views on the vast repertoire that the IT industry encompasses. Garnering cutting-edge insights, jobs, reviews and news, as well as providing a platform for connecting with colleagues and peers are the mainstay of TechGig.

With over 2 lakh participants who registered for Code Gladiators 2017, TechGig has once again consolidated its position as the presenter of India’s Biggest Coding Arena. ‘TechGig Code Gladiators’ – the undisputed leader in coding contests, had already won the Limca Book National Record for the same in 2015 and 2016, and now holds the 2017 Guinness World Records for the largest computer programming competition in the world.

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Papantonis, Hamidaddin, Annivas take top honours in final day

Dubai, UAE, 19 March, 2016: Champions were crowned on the final day of the Dubai Autodrome Motorsport Club (DAMC) organised 2015-2016 NGK Racing Series at Yas Marina Circuit.

At the end of the two races on the day, Costas Papantonis was crowned champion in Class 1, Al-Qassim Hamidaddin won his first UAE championship in Class 2 and Alex Annivas clinched the Clio Cup title in the double points season finale.

The final two races of the NGK Racing Series saw Dragon Racing Ferrari driver Thani Hanna winning both times out, but the real focus was behind him where Class 2 and Clio Cup titles would be decided in the very last race of the season.

For Papantonis it was a mere formality as he had to start the race to claim the championship in Class 1 at the wheel of his Gulf Petrochem SEAT. Victory in both races wrapped up proceedings as he scored 240 points to win the title from Vauxhall driver Peter England.

Papantonis said, “We had a good season where the car was always good. I need to thank my sponsors Gulf Petrochem who made this campaign possible and of course my family. Also to Dubai Autodrome for putting on this championship in a professional and well run manner. See you next season.”

The permutations going into the final day of the Class 2 and Clio Cup battles were varied with Annivas poised to win both should he finish in the top three of Class 2, while Hamidaddin needed two wins and then be dependent on the maths.

A fierce contest ensued and Hamidaddin did what he needed to do to claim his first title with victories in both races.  He said, “It was a great way to win the season. I needed to win both races and that’s what happened and I managed to get the title by one point.

“I blew a transmission before this race weekend and my new sponsor Aldrees helped me make it on to the grid. I am very happy. This is a really a well-run series, and now a great end to an incredible season.”

Fourth place in Race 2 was not the result Annivas wanted and thus he lost the Class 2 championship by a single point, nevertheless there was consolation in the fact that he did enough to take home the Clio Cup accolade for the season, beating Willie Morrison and Simon Dennis who each won a race at Yas Marina on the day, and finished tied for second in the championship with 209 points apiece.

Annivas summed up his bittersweet day, “After Race 1 where I finished second the plan was on track. In the last race I needed to post second place in Class 2 and I would have won both titles, but it didn’t happen. All in all a good day we won the Clio Cup championship and lost the Class 2 championship by a single point. Congratulations to the new champion.”

DAMC race and track executive Richa Mergulhao commented after the final race, “Racing was extremely close throughout the year, and it was encouraging to see a good field line-up on the grid. Anything could happen on the final day and it did! Congratulations to the new champions for their well-deserved titles.”​

With the championship season done and dusted the NGK Racing Series competitors have one more race to look forward to before the summer break, the non-championship NGK 2-Hour Enduro on 1 April 2016.

Link to: NGK Racing Series Final Championship Points

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 Odds against repeat wins for Vasilyev, Goncalves, Sonic as UAE’s classic desert rally passes three milestones

Abu Dhabi, UAE, 28 March, 2015:  Russian driver Vladimir Vasilyev, Portuguese bikes star Paulo Goncalves and Polish quads rider Rafal Sonic are all chasing their places in the record books over the next five days as the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge POWERED BY Nissan passes three milestones.

In the 25-year history of the event only three drivers – the UAE’s Mohammed Mattar in the first two editions, Jean-Louis Schlesser and Stephane Peterhansel – have successfully defended their title.

Since the bikes category was introduced 20 years ago, seven-times winner Marc Coma of Spain and Frances’s former world FIM champion, Cyril Despres, are the only two riders to have achieved the feat.

And if Sonic manages to complete back-to-back wins when the Desert Challenge finishes at Yas Marina Circuit next Thursday afternoon, he will become the first competitor to do so in the ten-year involvement of quads.

After the 25^th anniversary super special spectator stage which got the event officially under way this afternoon (Saturday) on Abu Dhabi’s superb Formula One circuit, the venue, and the conditions, for the rest of the event change dramatically as the 101 cars, buggies, bikes and quads head in to the spectacular desert of the Western Region of Al Garbia.

Starting at 9am tomorrow (Sunday) from Al Razeen, the 262 km Yas Marina Circuit Special Stage 1 provides the first major test for competitors and rally machinery on four and two wheels, finishing close to the rally’s bivouac beside the majestic Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort.

“It’s a very important stage because everyone wants to have a good start without running into any problems, and even for the most experienced competitors it takes time to adjust to the desert,” said Mohammed Ben Sulayem, President of the Automobile and Touring Club of the UAE, the rally organisers.

“Winning the Desert Challenge once is tough enough, and very few competitors have managed to win it two years in a row so the task ahead for our defending champions is very difficult.”

Taking place under the patronage of H.H.Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ruler’s Representative in the Western region, the 25th Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge is the second round of this year’s FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies for cars and the opening round of the FIM Cross Country Rallies World Championship for bikes.

The Nissan Patrol, the “Hero of All terrain in Life”, is positioned for the 12th year as the official vehicle of the event. The line-up of strategic partners includes the Ruler’s Court in the Western Region, Western Region Municipality, Abu Dhabi Municipality, the UAE Army, Abu Dhabi Police, National Ambulance Service, Nissan, Yas Marina Circuit, ADNOC, Abu Dhabi Aviation, Al Ain Mineral Water, Abu Dhabi Waste Management, Rotana and Centro Hotels – Yas Island, Qasr Al Sarab Resort, Explorer and DP World.

Never before have a driver and a rider recorded successive Desert Challenge victories in the same year, so the odds appear to be stacked against a trio of successful title defences this week for Vasilyev, Goncalves and Sonic.

Among those aiming to block the Russian driver’s patch to victory are Qatar’s 2008 winner Nasser Al Attiyah in a Mini, Brazillian third-seed Reinaldo Varela and talented Saudi contender Yazeed Al Rajhi, both driving a Toyota Hilux, as well as last year’s runner-up, Poland’s Adam Malysz, in another Mini.

Making his event debut, the UAE’s Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi swaps his conventional Citroen rally car for another Toyota Hilux, while fellow-Emirati Yaha Al Helei looks for another big performance in the Nissan Pick up he took to fourth place last year.

Goncalves produced a brilliant surge on the final stage last year to overhaul Coma and deny him an eighth Desert Challenge bikes crown, and the Spaniard is determined not to lose out again.

However, he could also come under pressure this time from Spain’s Joan Barreda Bort, Goncalves’s Honda buddy, as well as his own KTM team-mates, Dubai-based Sam Sunderland and Portugal’s Ruben Faria.

The biggest threat to FIM world champion Sonik in the battle of the quads could come from Qatar’s 2013 winner Mohammed Abu Issa.

Sunday’s Action Guide

• Yas Marina Circuit SS 1 (262 km): Starts at 09:00 from Razeen, 50 kms south of Al Faya
• Arjan – Route crosses the Al Dhafra road (through underpasses to N and S of the Arjan mast. (Approx 22 kms south of the Rainbow museum – approx 09:25hrs.
• SS 1 Service at PC 1 (W/point N23 35.125/E54 33.390) is on the pipeline. Access from Al Dhafrah road near ADNOC, at White Sands grocery store. This store is 62.60km south after leaving the coastal highway (E11) at Exit 306. Access is via a 18 kms of hard track, First Moto competitor due at approximately 1015hrs.
• PC 3 – (N23 20.060 E54 23.345) close to Al Dhafra road on East Side. Approx 11:00hrs
• Yas Marina Circuit SS 1 Finish (Waypoint N23 07.556 E54 18.942)– on West side of Al Dhafra road approx 19 kms north of Hameem – first competitor due at approximately 1215hrs.

Monday’s Action Guide

• ADNOC SS 2 (279 km): start is 40 kms north of Mizaira ADNOC gas station at Fodder Farm, on road to Madinat Zayed – first competitor starts the SS at 0800hrs.
• Photo opportunity at PC 1 (Underpass)(W/point N23 07.943/E53 17.936) Gayathi Road (E15) 53 kms north of the roundabout junction with Liwa Crescent road. First Moto competitor due at approx 0900hrs.
• Photo opportunity at PC 2 (Service & Moto refuel) (W/point– N23 13.901 E53 10.529 36 Kms up Gayathi Road (E15) north of the roundabout junction with Liwa Crescent road. First Moto competitor due at approx 0945hrs.
• PC 3, route crosses main road at Geyathi/Liwa roundabout (N23 00.054 E53 25.407) at 1105 hrs and route continues parallel to south of main road , running east, with occasional good viewpoints, before heading into the desert
• ADNOC SS 2 Finish is on Tal Morib road, approx 17 kms south of main crescent road at 1215 hrs

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