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HEALTH

Cure through yoga advocated
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 28
Persons working continuously for hours together on computers suffer from serious health problems like migraine, cervical spondylitis, poor vision, stress and pain in the neck muscles.

Doctors prescribe pain killers and sleeping pills for the treatment of these problems, which provide only temporary relief and it further degenerated the vital parts of the body.

This was stated by Prof M. Lal, a yoga expert, at a workshop on yoga therapy at Yog Divya Mandir, Sector 30-A, here today.

Professor Lal claimed a permanent cure of these health problems through simple yoga techniques invented by him. He also advised putting of five drops of almond oil in each nostril before going to bed, along with the practice of parwat asana, ujjai pranayam and chanting of Om mantra. He emphasised the practice of yogasanas, kiryas and pranayams to keep the body free from the impurities and improve the standard of health.

The president of the Chandigarh Yog Sabha, Mr Purshottam Mahajan, informed that people suffering from back pain, joint pain, cervical spondylitis, blood pressure, heart problems and mental depression should learn simple yogic methods for the cure of their ailments.

SPORTS

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Football culture picks up in city
Arvind Katyal

Chandigarh
The Chandigarh Football Academy which was started last year held the second phase of trials for inducting six more trainees last week. The process of selecting six trainees from a total of 24 evoked criticism from certain quarters.

The bulk of the budget of the Chandigarh Sports Department is consumed by this academy which was started on the initiative of Lt Gen (retd) JFR Jacob. The academy is now looked after by the Additional Director, Sports, Wg Cmdr Sunil Bhatia. He is also the Administrative Officer at the GMCH, Sector 32.

As the year moves on, the expenditure will increase and the academy will have to look for a sponsor who could share at least part of the expenditure. Total dependence on government funds will be problematic in the future.

Football culture is fast catching up in Chandigarh with St Stephen’s Football Academy in Sector 45, Sanjay Football Academy in Sector 44 and the new SAI centre in DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8 already providing an impetus to the game. But the academy having the richest budget and facilities in terms of training, will be the Chandigarh Football Academy which has been designed on the pattern of academies at Goa.

National games

This week saw hectic activity in preparation for the National Games as the city will host events in three disciplines. It has been asked to host rowing, tennis and golf events. Shooting which was originally allotted to Chandigarh was later shifted to SAS Nagar. Though the Organising Committee of the National Games is finding it difficult to host the games because of the delay in the release of funds, the venues at Chandigarh are almost ready. Sukhna Lake is an appropriate place for rowing. The problem was with boats which now, the officials claim, are available. Flood lighting of the tennis stadium could be another feather in the city’s cap if funds are released by the Organising Committee of the National Games.

Badminton tournament

The Panchkula District Badminton Championships which started at the Community Centre on Friday have evoked good response, particularly in the junior and sub-junior sections. But the organisers should have been careful not to have 21-point games. The tournament is recognised by the Haryana Badminton Association and the players need to be given the same kind of match order till the finals. The rules should not have been flouted since the players are accustomed to the normal points system consisting of best of three game of 15 points each in the boys and 11 points in the girl’s section.

Cricket coaching camp begins
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 28
A coaching-cum-practice camp for under-14 and under-16 players started today at the PCA Cricket Stadium, Mohali. The camp will conclude on August 5, according to Mr M.P. Pandove, secretary of the Punjab Cricket Association.

Mr Tej Kaul, a senior coach of the Sports Authority of India, is organising the camp. All new modern techniques like bowling machines, video conferencing and tips on physical fitness will be introduced during the camp by professionals.

The following is the list of players who have been selected to attend the camp: Sidharth Sharma, Munish Bhatia, Udai Kaul, Harmanjit Bajwa, Rajnish Sharma, Rattan Bricher, Hardevinder Singh, Amit Saini, Revinder Singh, Prabhal Sharda, Gajinder Singh, Ashish Bineyak, Amanjot Singh, Gaurav Gambhir, Varun Gupta, Karan Goel, Vikas Bhalla, Rahul Arora, Gaurav Gupta, Bhupinder Singh, Ankur Jund, Vinod Minhas, Vipul Sharma, Gursharan Singh, Tavish Gupta, Ashish Sehgal and Amanjit Singh.

Weightlifting team

The selection committee of the Chandigarh Amateur Weightlifting Association, comprising Mr H.S. Bansal, Mr Amrik Singh, weightlifting coach, SAI, Mr D.S. Bains, weightlifting coach, SAI, and Mr K.G. Thapar, vice-president of the association, have selected the following weightlifters for participation in the coaching camp for the National Games to be held in Punjab from September 16 to 29.

Women: Reena, Rekha, Anita, Manisha, Madhulika, Sarbjit Kaur and Meena Dogre.

Men: Manwar Singh, Surinder Singh, Baljinder Singh, Ram Paul, Inderpal Singh, Sukhwinder Singh, Vikas, Sharpartap Singh, Baljit Singh, Rajesh Batra, Navtinder Singh, Gurmeet Singh, Rajinder Singh, Kanwaljit Singh and Kamaldeep Singh.

The final team will be announced during the coaching camp to be held at the Weightlifting Coaching Centre in the second week of August.

Weightlifting meet

The 45th Inter-Services Weightlifting Championships-2001 will be held at 3 Base Repair Depot, Air Force Station, here from July 31 to August 2.

Teams from Army Red, Army Green, Indian Navy and the hosts, Indian Air Force, will vie for top honours in eight categories, namely 56 kg, 62 kg, 69 kg, 77 kg, 85 kg, 94 kg, 105 kg and above 105 kg. Prominent weightlifters of national level are expected to take part in the three-day meet. The selection of services team for the national weightlifting championship will also be done on the basis of this meet. The Air Officer Commanding, 3 BRD, AF, Air Commodore, Ambrish Kumar, will inaugurate the meet.

Football tourney

Sanjay Public School, Sector 44, DAV School, Sector 8, and Guru Nanak Public School today entered the semi-finals of the Pre-Subroto Mukherjee Football Tournament.

In their quarterfinal match played at the Sector 17 football stadium, DAV School defeated Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22, by four goals to nil. Scorers for the winners were Harish (two), Samer Singh and Harpreet Singh (one each). In another quarterfinal match, Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36, defeated Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 23, by three goals to nil. Scorers for the winners were Mandeep (two) and Rupinder.

Sanjay Public School beat Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 21, by four goals to nil. Scorers for the winners were Vinay (two) and Ram Bilas and Kage (one each).

Earlier in a pre-quarterfinal match, St Zavier School, Sector 44, beat Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37, by three goals to nil.