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Delirious fans greet East Bengal
Bhowmick:
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BADMINTON MEET Warwickshire make impressive start
Arrows flying to Dola’s liking Rathore shoots to sixth place in
world ranking Punjab to host U-17 football, hockey
NIS restricts entry of mediapersons Bank to host Bank Olympiad
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Delirious
fans greet East Bengal
Kolkata, July 30 Ecstatic scenes were witnessed at the NSC Bose International airport here as the East Bengal team arrived at 10-40 p.m. in a Singapore Airlines flight and were given a rousing reception at a makeshift podium just outside the international terminal. Cheers like “Baichung Baichung” and “Three Cheers for East Bengal’’ rent the air as the ASEAN Cup conquerors climbed the dais and were greeted with bouquets and hilsa fish — the traditional favourite of the Bangals or migrants from erstwhile East Pakistan who form the supporting base of the club. Visibly moved by the spontaneity of the gathering, skipper Suley Musah proudly waved the ASEAN Cup as the team members were hugged by club officials and union minister Tapan Sikdar, state sports minister Subhas Chakraborty, municipal affairs minister Ashok Bhattacharya and fire services minister Pratim Chatterjee. As the people moved forward to catch a glimpse of their idols, two barricades gave way, and
policemen had a trying time in controlling the surging crowd. Earlier, AIFF President Priya Ranjan Das Munshi and the Sports Minister went near the tarmac to garland the players, looking tired but happy. The 10-km stretch from Ultadanga to the airport was dotted with frenzied club supporters, who danced, and smeared red and gold gulal on each other, paying scant attention to a nagging drizzle. Red and gold were the all-pervasive colours besides the national tricolour in the airport area with the fans, coming from near and far off areas, holding aloft innumerable flags of all sizes and lighted flaming torches, the emblem of East Bengal, dispelling the darkness of the airport area. The dais itself was adorned with festoon reading ‘Congrats to the East Bengal team for making history by winning ASEAN Cup’ and ‘East Bengal’s triumph is Indian football’s triumph’. The felicitation was organised by state government. Sounds of incessant cracker bursts were heard, almost ushering in an early Divali. Also present was former
international footballer and now coach of Bengal Mumbai Football Club Syed Nayeemuddin, who came all the way from the western metropolis to be a part of the historic occasion. An overjoyed Nayeemuddin said “Bhowmick has done something great. It’s our duty to wholeheartedly congratulate him. That’s why I have come here.” Effusively praising the present East Bengal squad, he said “this is the club’s best team ever”. Chakraborty, the diehard soccer enthusiast, also played the role of cheerleader, raising slogans like “Baichung Zindabad”, “East Bengal Zindabad” and “three cheers for Indian football”. As the crowd rooted for the players, the soccer stars waved back before boarding the team bus for a nearby hotel. “I have never seen such a large crowd assemble at the airport to cheer a victorious side,’’ said a veteran Intelligence Bureau official. A large posse of policemen was deployed in and around the airport and visitor’s entry to the international terminal building banned for several hours as part of stringent security measures undertaken on the occasion. East Bengal became the first Indian club to win an international tournament of such magnitude when they beat favourites BEC Tero Sasana of Thailand 3-1 to lift the LG Cup ASEAN club football championship on Saturday.
— PTI
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Bhowmick: more
exposure needed Kolkata, July 30 “What we had to do, we have done. It was a good tournament, but now we should move on and concentrate on capitalising on this experience,” a dispassionate Bhowmick told IANS in an interview after the team’s return to a rapturous welcome Tuesday night. East Bengal defeated Thai Club BEC Tero Sasana 3-1 in the final on Saturday to become India’s first club to win an international tournament. The congratulatory messages and telephone calls, the flower bouquets and packets of sweets are still pouring in, but Bhowmick refuses to bask for too long in the glory. He resumed training his boys Wednesday afternoon because there is an important match coming up Thursday. For the coach, the best part of the ASEAN Cup win was the “rich international experience and gaining of confidence. “The players have proved that they can beat a team that reached the final of AFC League Championship last season. This is a tremendous confidence booster,” he said. “I feel what the boys gained maximum is a tremendous spirit which will help them perform consistently well in the domestic championships this season.” Bhowmick, who returned to coaching after a heart surgery in 1999, says club officials should ensure that the ASEAN Cup experience doesn’t remain a one-off thing. “If you do not get an opportunity to participate in such international championships how can you gain confidence and uplift the standard of your game?” he reasons. “Vijay Mallya (UB chief) has promised me that he would send the team out once a year at least. This can be a tremendous step.” He said Indian clubs should, instead of participating in too many small domestic tourneys, play more against clubs of Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal and Bangladesh to increase competitiveness. Bhowmick said he was eyeing the King’s Cup in Dhaka, an invitational tournament, but participation was subject to availability of schedule. —
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A small beginning,
says Bhutia KOLKATA: India’s soccer icon Baichung Bhutia, who played a key role in East Bengal’s ASEAN Cup triumph, said the big success in Jakarta was a ‘small beginning’ for Indian football, which could inspire the national team to achieve similar feats in international tournaments. “This is a small beginning. You cannot expect one international victory to completely turn things around... but if clubs take right steps, focus on fitness of players, the soccer standard will definitely improve,” Bhutia told newspersons here. Fitness, he said was the most crucial factor that could make a big difference in the country’s prospects and performance in the international arena. Equating India’s LG Cup win in Vietnam last year with East Bengal’s victory in the ASEAN Cup, the mercurial striker said the Indian national side also had the potential to make it big in foreign tourneys if clubs took care of the players’ fitness throughout the season. Asked to compare the national side with that of East Bengal - which has three foreign recruits - Bhutia said the Indian team also had very good players like Renedy Singh and I.M. Vijayan, capable of playing high standard soccer. To a question, the star striker said he preferred Stephen Constantine to remain in charge of the national side while services of Subhas Bhowmick were important for East Bengal.
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Sporting
in semis
KOLKATA: Mohammedan Sporting exploited Salgaocar’s discomfiture on slushy ground conditions to thrash the Goan side 5-0 and move into the semi-final of the Tata Federation Cup football tournament here on Wednesday. The visitors found themselves all at sea in negotiating the rain-fed turf at the Salt Lake stadium, with mud and slush making it uneven, as Sporting gradually tightened their grip to open up a 3-0 lead at the breather, and pumped in two more goals in the latter session to carve out their most convincing win this season. S.K. Sanjib and Dipendu Biswas scored a brace each, while Syed Rahim Nabi found the target once for Sporting, who would now take on the winners of Friday’s quarter-final clash between title holders Mohun Bagan and JCT Mills on August 4. Sporting, who have put up a dismal show in the ongoing Kolkata league this season, seemed a transformed side with Bungo Singh and Khaled Siddiqi playing constructive roles in the midfield, and strikers Biswas and Sanjib time and again creating terror in the rival defensive ranks.
— PTI
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Beckham
learning Spanish
Kunming (China), July 30 “We had a Spanish lesson and an English lesson the other night when I was having a massage, Raul was speaking English and he was trying to teach me a bit of Spanish,” Beckham said after a morning training session. The former Manchester United star, who joined Real Madrid on a four-year contract on July 2, claimed he was making good progress in his studies, but could only come up with three words when pushed. “I’ve learned a few words,” he said. “Hola, gracias, muchas gracias ... a few other words but I can’t think of them now.”
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Hyderabad, July 30 Bobby’s 1.89m effort in women’s high jump was enough to get her the gold medal with a new meet record ahead of Sahan Kumari of Karnataka (1.75m) and M Sangeeta of Tamil Nadu (1.7m). The effort also helped Bobby win the best female athlete award while Kuldip Kumar of Uttar Pradesh bagged the award in men’s category. The day also saw new meet records in both the pole vault events and men’s 400m hurdles and women’s 20 km walk. Prasad Reddy led Army’s challenge on the final day of the three-day meet bagging the gold in the 400m hurdles with a record timing of 51.24 secs. Local lad P. Shankar (51.55s) and Ranjot Singh of Punjab Police (52.09sec) came second and third respectively despite putting up a valiant effort. Other Army athletes who won gold medals in categories for men include, K.L. Saison (triple jump), Anil Kumar (200m) and the Army relay teams in 100x4 and 400x4 events. Karanjit Kaur of Punjab Police set the new mark in women’s pole vault with an effort of 3.5 metre while Y. Baladevi of West Bengal rewrote the records book in the 20km walk clocking 1hr 43 min 60 secs for her first-place finish. Geesh Kumar (Ker) was the other successful athlete on the final day as he leaped 4.90mtrs in the men’s pole vault. For Punjab Police, besides Karanjit Kaur, Manjeet Kaur also bagged a gold medal (200mts). The team also won five silver and four bronze medals on the last day of the competition. The homeside had also a rich haul of medals in the competition today with Arun D’Souza winning the 3000m steeple chase for men. The Andhra girls bagged gold medals in heptathlon, 4x100m and 4x400m relays. Among others, Rajesh Kumar of Uttar Pradesh won the hammer throw gold and R.S. Primesh of Kerala took the yellow metal in 800m. In the women’s section, Delhi’s Ritu Rani clinched the top position in hammer throw, Manisha Dey of West Bengal stood first in triple jump and Tamil Nadu’s Rosalin Mary took the gold in 400m hurdles. Gurpreet Kaur of Haryana bagged the javelin gold while Asian Games medallist J.J. Shobha of Andhra Pradesh finished first in heptathlon. — PTI
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Sunita
bags gold
NEW DELHI: In her first international appearance since coming out clean from the Busan Asian Games doping scandal, long-distance runner Sunita Rani on Wednesday won a gold medal in the World Fire and Police meet being held in Barcelona, Spain.
Sunita, a DSP with the Punjab Police, won the yellow metal in 5000m, her brother Surinder Kumar told PTI here. The athlete, who had won a gold medal in the women’s 1500m in
Busan, will have be competing in 10,000m as well.
— PTI
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WORLD
BADMINTON MEET New Delhi, July 30 India’s top woman shuttler and national champion Aparna Popat defeated Wan Ting Ling of Hong Kong 13-10, 11-8 while Trupti Murgunde got the better of Spain’s Dolores Marco 9-11, 11-4, 11-9 in matches played yesterday, according to information
received here. Popat, who had a one-one record against her 25th ranked opponent, was in control of the match from the beginning as she dominated Ling for the entire 32 minutes. Popat now faces 10th seed Kyeung-Ran Kim of Korea in the second round and could run into second seed Zhang Ning of China in the pre-quarterfinals. In another tie, Murgunde, a last minute entrant in the main draw, saw off the challenge of the top Spanish player Marco in a gruelling 56-minute match to set up a second round date with Kaori Mori of Japan, who defeated 15th seed Kelly Morgan of Wales. After losing the first game 9-11, Murgunde resorted to a more compact style, taking the remaining two games to advance into the next round.
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Warwickshire make impressive start
London, July 30 At stumps, Tony Frost was giving company to Bell on 30. For the visitors, Laxmipathy Balaji was the most successful bowler with two wickets for 45 runs while Amit Bhandari and Amit Mishra claimed one each. Skipper Powell, who opened the innings with debutant Ian Westwood, added 54 runs for the first wicket before the latter was castled by Bhandari for 19. But the tourists' joy was shortlived as Powell partnering Trott frustrated them putting on 83 runs for the second wicket. The Warwickshire opener, who faced 123 balls and hit 12 boundaries during his more than two hours stay at the crease, departed when he was trapped lbw by leggie Mishra. Though next man D P Ostler, who was snapped by captain Shiv Sunder Das off Balaji (10), did not last long, Warwickshire consolidated their position with an unbeaten fifth wicket partnership of 89 runs between Frost and Bell. In between Trott was caught behind by Parthiv Patel of the bowling of Balaji after making 78 with the help of 14 boundaries. Warwickshire 1st innings Powell lbw b Mishra 68 Westwood b Bhandari 19 Trott c Patel b Balaji 78 Bell batting 71 Ostler c Das b Balaji 10 Frost batting 30 Extras: (lb-6, w-15, nb-5) 26 Total:
(for 4 wickets, 90 overs) 302 Fall of wickets: 1-54, 2-137, 3-180, 4-213. Bowling:
Salvi 13-2-56-0, Pathan 16-3-40-0, Bhandari 16-3-55-1, Balaji 20-10-45-2, Mishra 17-2-71-1, Sriram 8-2-29-0.
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Smith plotting to unsettle Vaughan
London, July 30 Hussain (35) resigned his post on Monday after the drawn first Test of the five-match series at
Edgbaston. Left-hander Smith’s response was to score a national record 277 in a total of 594 for five declared - South Africa’s best Test score against England. His innings ensured that South Africa were on top throughout as England hung on for a draw. Not that Smith, at 22 South Africa’s youngest ever captain, was getting carried away. "Probably we have the psychological advantage, though I don’t like talking about it too much, it can come back and bite you," the Western Province batsman explained. Smith won a good toss on a placid Edgbaston pitch that favoured batsmen and dented the hopes of fast bowlers. But he and opening partner Herschelle Gibbs (179) made the most of it. Unlike England, Smith could always call on his immediate predecessor Shaun Pollock to give him some much needed control in the field. New-ball spearhead Pollock took just two wickets in the match but was a constant threat to England’s batsmen with his accuracy and Smith said: "Shaun Pollock bowled superbly. People said he had lost pace and passion but I think he was the best bowler in the match. "All he needs now is a bit of luck and a few edges." Hussain’s resignation obscured the fact that England struggled to avoid the follow-on, new Test captain Michael Vaughan’s impressive 156 notwithstanding. Meanwhile their bowlers only took nine wickets in the match against a South African team that was without Jacques Kallis, their star batsman, who will remain in Cape Town and miss the second Test as well after the death of his father. Vaughan, who became England’s one-day captain after Hussain quit limited overs internationals following the side’s first-round exit at the World Cup, has been much praised for his "relaxed" style of leadership. But all successful Test captains have had a touch of Hussain’s self-confessed ‘backside kicking’ approach about them. They have also had bowlers capable of dismissing sides twice which no captain, however gifted or inspiring, can afford to be without for long. Vaughan, Test cricket’s leading run-scorer in 2002, is currently the best player in a side which, for the Lord’s at least, still features Hussain.
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Gavaskar
calls for check on ‘verbal bouncers’ London, July 30 “Today, though, there is a code of conduct, the verbal bouncers go on pretty much unchecked and, unless something is quickly done about it, the good name of the game that we all know will be in mud,” Gavaskar said while delivering the prestigious Cowdrey Lecture at the Marylebone Cricket Club at the Lord’s here last night. Sledging has degenerated into downright “personal abuse”, Gavaskar said asking “if there is protection for the umpire from the players, why not protection to players from abusive players?” The celebrated opener said he did not want to sound
pessimistic as he felt that out of a possible 150 Test cricketers from 10 Test playing countries, there were perhaps not even 15 who indulged in verbal abuse and intimidation. “But unfortunately most of these belong to a champion side and it makes others believe that it’s the only way to playing winning cricket,” he said in an obvious reference to world champions Australia. “Did Bradman’s all-conquering side of 1948 practice these tactics? I don’t know, though I know for certain that Clive Lloyd’s champions of the 1970s and 1980s never uttered a word on the field to an opponent. A glare and a raised eyebrow were enough to put the scare into you,” said the former Indian skipper who holds the record for the maximum Test hundreds (34). Blaming the marked decline in the behaviour of players on the field to the modern world of commercialisation of the game, the advent of satellite television and the motto of winning at any cost, Gavaskar said in the last 15 years or so “sportsmanship has gone for a six”. Referring to the brighter side of the game, the legendary batsman asked “Will we ever get the likes of Sir Garfield Sobers and G.R. Viswanath again? That greatest of cricketers, Garry Sobers not only indicated more than once to umpires that he had caught the ball on the bounce but also declared his innings closed once in a Test match in spite of having two of his main bowlers injured and left a challenging target for England to get - which they did, thanks to Colin Cowdrey. “If a captain does that today, of course, the Anti-Corruption Unit of the ICC would be breathing down his neck, but all Garry wanted was to enliven a dead series,” Gavaskar said proceeding next to give the example of Gundappa Viswanath. “Viswanath was the captain who recalled Bob Taylor when he was given out by the umpire. Vishy, who was at first slip, immediately realised that Bob’s bat had brushed the pads, which had misled the umpire into giving him out caught behind. Like the true sportsman he is, Vishy walked up to the umpire and politely withdrew the appeal. “The match was delicately poised then and the subsequent partnership between Ian Botham and Bob Taylor took England to a winning position. India lost the Test, but Vishy is remembered for that and loved all the more for it. “Today, thanks to the win-at-all-costs theory, appeals are made even though the fielders know that the batsman is not out. There is the other side, of course, where a batsman knows he is out but stays put and rubs some other part of his body if it’s an appeal for a catch or shows his bat if there’s an appeal for lbw,” he said.
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All praise for Miandad's ‘talk’
London, July 30 Miandad had a “sharp” sense of humour and was one of those rare species of batsmen who “talked” to the bowlers, Gavaskar said. The former Indian skipper said Miandad would do anything to get under the skin of the bowlers and work it to his advantage but it was restricted to good-humoured banter. Gavsakar related an incident involving Miandad and Indian bowler Dilip Doshi which amuses him till date. “In a Test match at Bangalore, Javed was batting against Dilip Doshi who was one of the hardest bowlers to hit. Javed had tried everything — the drive, the cut, the sweep and even going down the pitch to the crafty left-arm spinner — but he simply wasn’t able to get him away.” “Suddenly in the middle of a fresh over, Javed started asking Dilip his room number,” recalled Gavaskar. “This went on every other ball and even when he was at the non-striker’s end. After some time, Dilip, who was making a comeback to the side, and so was concentrating hard on his bowling, couldn’t take it anymore and exasperatedly asked him why he wanted his room number - to which Javed replied ‘because I want to hit you for a six in your room’. “Now those who have been to Bangalore - and know how far the hotel is from the ground - know what an impossibility it was. Yet it worked. Dilip, anticipating Javed to give him the rush down the wicket, bowled it short, and Javed gleefully pulled it to the boundary and added for good measure that he was bowling from the wrong end, else he would make good on his promise.”
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Arrows flying to Dola’s liking New Delhi, July 30 It all started in class six when Dola joined the local archery club in her neighbourhood as a pastime. Her coach and family, however, soon realised her potential and in no time she was in the top league winning the national sub-junior championships. For a sport which is not very audience friendly, archery has come a long way and Dola can be safely said to share the credit of bringing the game into the limelight. Dola’s immediate aim is, however, to concentrate on winning a medal at the Athens Olympics next year and further help improve her team’s overall performance. The road to success has not been easy for this second year college student. “When I started playing the game 10 years back not many people were convinced of its utility. Most of my relatives and friends told me I was wasting my time,” says the 23-year-old. Juggling studies and a career in sports was also very difficult, says Dola. When most of my classmates would be studying for their final exams I would be practicing for some tournament and come back just in time to appear for the exams. The rigorous routine did not deter her from pursuing her academics diligently. “I have prepared hard for all the exams in my life whether in sports or studies.” Dola’s first national title came at the Shillong nationals in 1999. She retained it at Amravati and Cassipore. For now arrows are flying to Dola’s liking. She was forced to take up the contract with TATA Archery Academy at Jamshedpur as she had no job. She does not train at Jamashedpur, prefering her personal coach and the ground in front of her house. Unaffected by all this publicity, this unassuming lady felt the lack of job opportunity in India did not encourage women to take up archery as a full-time sport. “One needs a lot of money to support the sport which is costly by any standard”. But for the TATA contract, I would not have sustained my interest in the sport,” she admits adding corporate giants will have to come forward to support the sport which has a growth potential to win India a medal in the Olympics. The first deterrent which an archer faces is the high cost of equipment. While a dozen arrows cost Rs 18,000, which last just about three months, a new bow costs Rs 70,000. “Initially most of us had to arrange for the equipment ourselves. It was only later that the government and authorities pitched in”, Dola says adding that it was this initial period which was the most trying. — PTI
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Rathore
shoots to sixth place in world ranking New Delhi, July 29 Russel Mark of Australia, whom Rathore had beaten on way to his double gold medals in last year’s Commonwealth Games in Manchester, topped the rankings followed by Walton Eller of the USA according to a press note. Rathore, who achieved many feats during the year, including winning individual as well as team bronze medals in the World Cup shooting here in April, admitted that he needed to improve to gain the top position in the world. “I have to improve and there is a lot to be done. I treat narrow losses as tempering of my character and I hope to emerge stronger,” said Rathore, who had won an individual gold medal in the Asian Clay Shooting
Championship held here earlier this year. Rathore will get opportunities to earn a place in the Olympics when he participates in the World Cup in Italy, World Championship in Cyprus and the Asian meet in Malaysia, to be held later this year. The shooter said he was confident of making it to the Olympics. “My effort will never fall short,” he said.
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Punjab
to host U-17 football, hockey Chandigarh, July 30 Jammu and Kashmir will host the under-19 cricket for boys at Srinagar from September 5, table tennis (U-14,17) for boys and girls handball and also fencing (girls). The Subroto Cup football (U-14, 17) will be organised from November 22. West Bengal will hold athletics, yoga and gymnastics events (all U-14, 17, 19) in the boys as well as girls section. Volleyball (U-14, 17) and basketball (U-14) for boys and girls will be held at Chennai. Assam will host archery and swimming (U-14, 17, 19) for both boys and girls. Football, hockey (U-14, 17) for both boys and girls will be hosted by Punjab as well as basketball and handball events. Delhi will host handball (U-19 boys and U-14 boys and girls) basketball (U-17, 19) both boys and girls, wrestling (U-14,17,19 for boys and lawn tennis (U-19), chess (U-19), baseball (U-19), cricket (U-16) and kayaking and canoeing (U-19) for both boys and girls. Chandigarh had opted for hockey (U-19 boys and girls) karate (U-19 boys), netball (U-19 boys and girls) and wushu (U-19) for both boys and girls. Lawn tennis (U-14, 17) badminton and judo (U-14, 17, 19) for boys and girls will be held in Gujarat. Volleyball, softball (U-19) for boys and girls will be hosted by Kerala while kabaddi (U-14,19), throwball (U-19 boys and girls) have been
allotted to Madhya Pradesh. Maharashtra will host softball (U-14, 17, 19) boys and girls, Uttranchal-kho-kho (U-19) boys and girls Chhatisgarh cricket (U-14 boys) and kabaddi (U-17), Kho-kho (U-19) for boys and girls will be held in Andhra Pradesh. |
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NIS restricts entry of mediapersons Patiala, July 30 For the past few years, the NIS, has been under the scanner for wrong reasons. Last year the authorities had seized a huge cache of dope from the Dhyan Chand hostel. At that time various national camps were in progress. The issue drew a lot of attention of the media and senior officers of the institute were reprimanded by their bosses in New Delhi. Since then the entry of reporters has been severely restricted. The Executive Director, Lt Col B.S. Ahluwalia, had even passed verbal orders to the effect that mediapersons could not visit any hostel in the NIS. Various national camps in preparation for the Sydney Olympics were in progress and reporters had no access to sportspersons attending these camps. Fearing a backlash, senior officers of the institute became jittery and very little information filtered out of the campus. Several national camps are scheduled to be held at the NIS in the coming months for the Afro-Asian Games, Athens Olympics and other international meets. However, due to the latest order reporters covering these camps will have a tough time ahead. The Executive Director could not be contacted despite repeated attempts, while the Regional Director, Mr G.S. Anand, termed this development as “routine”.
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Bank to host Bank Olympiad Patiala, July 30 To oversee arrangements for the meet, a meeting of the coordination committee of the SBOP was held in the bank premises today. Prominent among those who participated were representatives of the Indian Banking Association (IBA), the State Bank of India, the Canara Bank, the Central Bank, the Dena Bank, the State Bank of Mysore, the Punjab and Sind Bank, the State Bank of Hyderabad, the State Bank of Travancore, the Vijaya Bank, the State Bank of Indore and the State Bank of Saurashtra. Also present at the daylong meeting were Mr B.M. Jain, Chief General Manager, SBOP, Mr J.R. Devgan, General Manager (Operations), Mr R. Sivasankara Babu, Secretary of the Bank Sports Board (BSB), and Mr V.S. David of the State Bank of India.
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