Camp for Nehru Cup to be held at Jaypee Greens

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NEW DELHI, JULY 31

 The National camp for the Platinum Jubilee Nehru Cup will kick-off at Jaypee Greens Atlantis -- The Club at Greater Noida from August 1, 2012. The venue was finalised after meeting with Officials from the Jaypee Greens at the Football House.

“All India Football Federation has never compromised when it comes to providing facilities to its footballers. National Coach Wim Koevermans had inspected the facilities himself and as the Campus provides excellent facilities which are conducive for good football, we felt it best to organise our Camp in India's finest International standards sporting arena at Jaypee Greens  Greater Noida,” Kushal Das, General Secretary, AIFF said.

 “We are also looking at a long term association with them for future National Team Camps,” he added.

Koevermans complemented Das when he said: “The facilities at Jaypee Greens are very good.” Koevermans has already named 37 Players for the Preparatory Camp including seven players who did duty for India in the AFC U-22 Championship in Muscat.

The Nehru Cup kicks-off on August 22 and the final is slated to be held on September 2, 2012.

The list stays as follows:

 GOALKEEPERS: Subrata Pal, Subhasish Roychowdhury, Karanjeet Singh, Arindam Bhattacharya, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu.

DEFENDERS: Nirmal Chhetri, Denzil Franco, Nicholas Colaco, Gourmangi Singh, Gurwinder Singh, Rowilson Rodriguez, Raju Gaikwad, Khelemba Meitei, Shouvik Ghosh, Gurjinder Singh, Syed Rahim Nabi, Mohan Raj.

MIDFIELDERS: Mehtab Hossain, Adil khan, Rocus Lamare, Milan Singh, Baldeep Singh, Denson Devdas, Lalrindika Ralte, Jewel Raja, Francis Fernandes, Alwyn George, Anthony Pereira, Gilbert Oliviera, Sanju Pradhan, Clifford Miranda, Joaquim Abranches.

 FORWARDS: Robin Singh, Sunil Chhetri, Manandeep Singh, Jeje Lalpekhlua, Sushil Singh.

Moms of Indian Olympic athletes join P&G to wish “Good Luck" to their children

L-R -  Daljit Kaur, Shila Devi & Sushila Devi wishing Best of Luck to Olympians at P&G Good Luck Olympians event in Chandigarh

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CHANDIGARH, JULY 31 

“Behind every athlete is a loving mom.” P&G, a company that is committed to helping moms make the most of their everyday, today invited the moms of the Olympic athletes to wish their children good luck, as they go out and prove their mettle in the world’s largest sporting event. P&G through its “Thank You Mom” campaign is celebrating that special person in the lives of everyone who supports their child selflessly to help them succeed. This campaign is in conjunction with P&G’s Global partnership with the Olympic Movement to sponsor the next 5 Olympic Games till 2020.

 P&G recognises the silent sacrifices that each mom makes in raising an Olympian and every mom wants to see their kids achieve their dreams at the Olympic Games. To celebrate this spirit, moms of notable sports icons Sandeep Singh – hockey player, wrestlers Amit Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt   joined hands with P&G to extend their best wishes to the entire Indian Olympic contingent.

‘The Good Luck’ team comprising moms - Mrs Daljit Kaur (mother of hockey star Sandeep Singh), Mrs. Shila Devi (mother of wrestler Amit Kumar) and Mrs. Sushila Devi (mother of wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt) wished Good Luck to the Indian Olympic contingent by signing the Good Luck flag.

Thousands of good luck wishes had been collected for team India which encompassed spirit, solidarity and goodwill of millions of Indian moms supporting the Indian athletes participating in The Olympic Games. On this occasion, P&G honoured and thanked each mom of the Olympic athlete who has sacrificed her life in doing whatever it took to make her child’s life the best it could be. The company’s purpose is to make small but meaningful differences to the lives of the people who use their products every day, both in the India and around the world, such as Pampers, Ariel, Tide, Whisper, Olay, Oral-B, and Whisper amongst several others. P&G took this opportunity to also announce that they are committed to promote youth sports and consumers can help the company in its endeavour simply by buying P&G products during the months of July, August and September, and help build playground for children*

 “P&G has entered into a global partnership with the Olympic Movement to sponsor the next five Olympic Games till 2020. In the spirit of this partnership, we are here to celebrate and express our best wishes to the Indian athletes representing India in the London 2012 Olympic Games. This collaboration is about bringing together our purpose of touching and improving lives and the Olympic Games’ purpose of building a better world through sports. It is also about supporting athletes and serving moms and families as a company through our brands. Through the campaign, we aim to promote youth sports in the country and consumers can help us in building playgrounds for children in the country simply by buying P&G products in the month of July till September” said Sharat Verma, Country Marketing Manager at Procter & Gamble

Akham Kom, mother of five times world champion woman boxer Mary Kom said, “I wish Mary good luck as she prepares herself for the world’s most celebrated sporting event. I am very thankful to P&G for facilitating my visit to London, and this will be the very first time that I will get a chance to see Mary perform at The Olympic Games.”

Actress and mother Sharmila Tagore said, “I wish all the athletes the best of luck. They are flying the flag for India. I know that they have worked very hard in the run up to the games, and I hope all their efforts pay off and they achieve the success they deserve.”

Sachin to lead Haryana in NZ Junior Athletics

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CHANDIGARH, JULY 31 

International discus thrower Sachin of Rohtak will lead the Haryana athletics team in the 24^th North Zone Junior Athletic Championship to be held from August 4 to 6 in Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) .

According to Raj Kumar Mittan Secretary, Haryana State Athletic Association,  the selection of athletes for Haryana team was made on the basis of the performance of the athletes during the 26^th Haryana State Junior Athletics Championships held at Sonipat on July 21 and 22.

Haryana are the overall champion for the last 8 years. Athletes from UP, Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Himachal, Chandigarh areJ& K will take part in the North Zone Junior Athletic Championship.

The team:

Junior boys (U-20): Bharathari (100m ,200m),  Ravinder Khasa  (100m, 200m), Parveen (400 m), Mandeep (800m),  Anand (1500 m), Vikash Malik (5000 m), Pardeep Kumar  (110 m.h.), Sunil Kumar (110 m.h.), Vijay Singh Malik (400 m.h), Pardeep Arya (long jump ,triple jump), Satish Kumar (long jump), Mukesh Singh  (high jump), Rajesh Kumar  (pole vault),  Dilbag (pole vault), Surender Singh (shot put), Satish (shot put), Ajit Singh (discus), Parmod (discus), Satender       (hammer), Jaiveer (hammer),  Vijay (javelin),  Abhishek (javelin),  Neeraj  (10000m walk), Karan Rathee  (10000m walk),  Ajit Singh (decathlon), Narender Kumar  (decathlon).

Boys -18:   Siddharth (100 m), Mohit (100 M,200 m), Arjun Khokhar (400 m ,800 m), Devender  (800 m), Rahul Chikkara (1500 m,3000 m), Satish Kumar (1500m), Robin Singh (3000 m), Deepankar (110m h), Sonu Kumar (110m h), Pawan (400m h), Yogesh (400m h),  Virender Singh (long jump), Sitender Kumar   (long jump),  Vikrant Mor (triple jump),  Surender  (high jump), Rahul (high jump), Sonu  Saini (pole vault) and  Anuj  (pole vault).

Hindu temple opens in Arkansas

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NEVADA (USA), JULY 30

After three-day elaborate ceremonies, Northwest Arkansas Hindu Temple opened in Bentonville (Arkansas, USA) on July 29.

 Raised by Hindu Association of Northwest Arkansas (HANWA); a non-profit organization whose goal includes “to serve the religious, cultural, social, charitable, and spiritual needs of Hindus”; Krishna is its primary deity. Other deities include Ganesha, Shiva, Durga, Lakshmi and Venkateshwara.

Meanwhile, acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, applauded efforts of HANWA leaders and area community to realize this Hindu temple complex.

Rajan Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, further said that it was important to pass on Hindu spirituality, concepts and traditions to coming generations amidst so many distractions in the consumerist society and hoped that this temple complex would focus in this direction. Zed stressed that instead of running after materialism; we should focus on inner search and realization of Self and work towards achieving moksh (liberation), which was the goal of Hinduism.

 The three-day celebrations (Mandira Prarambhotsvam) included:  Swastivachanam,

Vishwaksena Aradhana, Punyahavacanam, Stotra Parayanam, Mrutsangrahanam, Ankuraropana, Soma-Vastu-Rudra Homams, Mangalasasanam, Sevakalam, Havan,

Yantra-Kalasa Adhivasams, Torana Pooja, Alaya Pradakshina, Yantra Pratishtha, Vigraha Sthapana, Kalasa-Gopura Abhishekam, Santi Kalyanam, Chakrasnanam,

Aseervacanam and cultural programs.

 Besides regular worship activities, this about 4,000 square-feet Temple offers Vishnu Sahasarnama on Saturdays and monthly community bhajans. About 2500 Hindus reportedly live in the area. Swami Venugopala Gattu is the priest.

 Nirupama Raghavan is the President of HANWA, formed in 1999, while Umashankar Balaraman, Sharmila Sanka and Ravikanth Krovvidi are Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer respectively.

 Female majority Bentonville, incorporated in 1873, is home to world’s largest retailer Wal-Mart’s headquarters and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Bob McCaslin is the Mayor and prominent people associated with it include billionaire Jim Walton, aviation pioneer Louise Thaden, singer Dan Folger and actress Karri Turner.

Bindra and Pandove re-elected PCA president and secretary

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CHANDIGARH, JULY 30 

In the 64^th Annual General Body Meeting of PCA held yesterday at PCA Stadium, Mohali , Mr. M.P. Pandove, who is shouldering the crucial responsibility of the BCCI as Chairman, National Cricket Academy and Special Academies was unanimously and with one voice re-elected Secretary of PCA while Mr. I.S. Bindra was also re-elected President for the next term. The members at the AGM recorded the highest appreciation for the work done by this team for taking PCA  to the pinnacle of glory in the cricketing circles and reposed their full confidence in their continuing leadership.  Other Office Bearers appointed during the AGM are Mr. Viswajeet Khanna, Hony. Treasurer, Mr. G.S. Walia Honorary Jt. Secretary, Justice S.S.Sodhi (Retd.), Mr. S.S. Saini, Mr. D.P. Reddy and Mr. B.K. Mehta as Vice Presidents. The Executive Members are

 Mr. Mohit Khanna, Sh. Surjit Rai, Mr Vinod Chitkara, Mr R.P.Pandove, Mr Mohinder Singh,Dr. A.G.S. Bawa, Mr Krishan Lal Saraf, Mr. Sandeep Budhiraja, Mr Gurkirat Kirpal Singh, Mr. O.D. Sharma, Mr Naunihal Singh , Mr. Ajay Tyagi, Mr. Sudhir Mital, Mr. R.P.Singla, Mr. Amar Bindra, Mr Rajiv Mittal, Mr. Rupinder Singh Sachdeva.

The new elected executive will meet on  August 3, 2012 at PCA Cricket Stadium Mohali to appoint the various sub-committees for looking after senior and junior cricketing activities for the year 2012-2013 and also to make coaching training programmes for the cricket camps with emphasis on maximum utilization of cricketing facilities at PCA Stadium Mohali by running the BCCI Academy and PCA Academy for 300 days in a year. 

The House congratulated Mr. R.P. Pandove, Secretary Patiala Cricket Association for being elected President of All India Electricity Sports Control Board. 

 The members were pleased  to know about the recovery of Mr. G.S. Walia, Hony. Jt. Secretary, PCA and Mr. Yuvraj Singh and wished them best of health in the coming years. The members also wished and hoped that Yuvraj Singh would  make an early come back into the Indian Team. The House also condoled the death of Mr. Harold Ghosh, Lt. Col. Ajit Singh Judge and Mr. Sat Pal Juneja who were members of the PCA family. 

Mr. M.P. Pandove Secretary dwelled on the performance of the various teams of the state in the domestic tournaments of the BCCI. He also recorded that three players of Under-19 Mr. Manan Vohra, Mr. Kamal Passi and Mr. Sandeep Sharma have been selected for Under 19 World Cup while Ms. Harmanpreet Kaur  was Vice Captain of Indian team that toured England and has now been shortlisted for Women Twenty-20 World Cup to be played in Sri Lanka and Mr. Rahul Sharma for getting into the National Team. He also informed the members about Mr. Mandeep Singh being named as the rising young star of IPL-5.  The Punjab Under 22 Team which won the Col. C.K. Nayudu Trophy were honoured with cash prize of Rs.20.00 lakh which included 10.00 lakh received from BCCI with equal contribution from PCA. Amritsar District won the Best District Cash Prize Award    of Rs.5.00 lakh and Patiala District got the 2^nd Best District Cash Award of Rs. 2.5 lakh.

Keeping alive the past traditions PCA also honoured four senior life members  Er. R.S. Dhiman, Prof. B.M. Rawlley , Sh. Narinder  Sayal and Prof. Y.L. Chopra by presenting them with shawls and mementoes.

Mr. M.P. Pandove informed the members about the final procurement of 43 acres of land in Mullanpur Development Plan Area approved for Sports and Leisure activities.  The Stadium and other facilities being created have been proposed to be developed in the MEGA Projects Scheme of the State Government for which the association has submitted the papers.  Once this facility is created, besides the International Cricket it will generate the sports tourism in the state in terms of viewership of international games including the advance coaching in the state of art (Hi-tech Infrastructure) and will be a nodal centre of Cricket Excellence in the country.

 Mr. M.P. Pandove thanked the members and other functionaries of PCA for their whole hearted support for smooth running of the affairs of the association.

Hassan and Farheen clinch titles

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CHANDIGARH, JULY 30

Mohd. Hassan and Farheen of St. Stephen’s School clinched the Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles Titles in the 15^th St. Stephen’s Carrom Ranking Tournament which concluded here at St. Stephen’s School, Sector 45, Chandigarh. Hassan also won the boys’ Junior Singles title while playing against his brother Aarish who surrendered the final game in favour of Hassan.

Sh. Amardeep Dahia, a famous writer and Industrialist was the Chief Guest who distributed the prizes to the winners.

Mohd. Hassan defeated seasoned Gagandeep in straight two games by 23-11, 22-19 while Farheen outclassed her sister Tuba in a three games affair.  Farheen managed to snatch the first game by 25-17 before going down in the second game by 15-24.  In the third game Farheen by exhibiting her skill clinched the final game from her sister by 21-10.

Manu Gupta who won her maiden title yesterday by winning the Sub-junior singles Girls event also won the junior girls singles crown defeating her rival Gulshan and stood third in the Women’s Singles event.

Sahibpreet Singh won the boys sub-junior singles title defeating Yishu Sharma  2-21, 18-7, 12-5.

Sukhbir Badal congraulates Gagan Narang

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CHANDIGARH, JULY 30

 The Punjab Deputy Chief Minister, Mr. Sukhbir Singh Badal, today congratulated ace shooter Gagan Narang for winning bronze medal for the country in London Olympics in rifle shooting.

The Deputy Chief Minister, who is also Sports Minister of Punjab said that Gagan  Narang has made India proud in this glorious moment and every Punjabi is proud of his outstanding achievement.

MRIU congratulates Gagan Narang for winning shooting bronze

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CHANDIGARH, JULY 30

 Faridabad-based Manav Rachna International University Chancellor Dr. O.P. Bhalla congratulated shooter Gagan Narang for winning bronze medal in 10 metres air rifle with an overall score of 701.1 just behind the gold medalist Romania's Alin George Moldoveanu (702.1) and silver medalist Niccolo Campriani 701.5 in London Olympics.

Gagan Narang has enrolled and is pursuing MBA programme at Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad. MRIU has a state of the art world class 25 meter shooting range and a 10 meter indoor AC shooting range which is one of its kind in any university in the Country.

Congratulating GaganDr Bhalla said, “Congratulations to Gagan on winning the medal and making all the Indians proud. This is India's 10th individual medal in the history of Olympics. Gagan had won four gold medals in the 2010 Commonwealth Games and followed with two silver medals in the Guangzhou Asian Games. We feel proud to have such students at our campus. We have created a separate sports department which is dedicated towards training students with the advanced and state of the art technology and infrastructure, conceptualized by experienced faculty along with industry experts, in order to enhance the overall development of the students. Gagan has enrolled with us and would be pursuing MBA from Manav Rachna International University and will certainly motivate other students to take up sports”.

Gagan Narang had been visiting regularly at Manav Rachna Rifle Club and had been training and guiding budding athletes and shooters with world class facilities and infrastructure. Manav Rachna has announced ‘Kirti Puraskar’ for the ace shooter, in order to acknowledge the feat achieved by him today at the London Olympics.

Hockey India signs multi-year broadcast deal with ESPN STAR Sports

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CHANDIGARH, JULY 30

Hockey India entered into a multi-year broadcast agreement with leading sports broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports to exclusively broadcast the soon to be launched Hockey India League (HIL). ESPN STAR Sports will also cover all international hockey test matches under Hockey India to be played in India for the next 5 years.
In a multi-year deal, ESPN STAR Sports has been granted global telecast rights for the professional hockey league. The FIH approved league will see the best of national as well as international hockey stars showcase their prowess. The first edition of the league is expected to be played in the month of January 2013. The league will comprise of at least six franchise hockey teams and will feature 33 hockey matches to be played in prime time in state-of-the-art stadia across the country. All teams will play each other on a home and away basis (30 league matches) followed by 2 semifinals and the final.
Hockey India further announced that ESPN STAR Sports has the global broadcast rights to telecast at least 5 international hockey test matches every year under Hockey India to be played in India for the next 5 years. The number of matches that India will play against top quality international opposition could go up depending on the finalization of the series schedule.
Hockey India Secretary General and Chairman, Hockey India League, Dr. Narinder Batra, said, “We are delighted to have ESPN STAR Sports as our broadcast partners. Hockey India has a clear vision – we want to revive the glory days of hockey in India and drive popularity of the game across the country. This partnership with ESPN STAR Sports will play a key role in our overall plans.”
Speaking on the professional hockey league, Batra, added, “The proposed league (HIL) will be the biggest initiative that hockey has ever seen in India. We have been working out the details for months now and I am glad to announce that things are quickly falling into place. I am confident that our partners ESPN STAR Sports will help us deliver a flawless world class product.”
Peter Hutton, Managing Director, ESPN STAR Sports, said, “Hockey is close to our heart and we will drive all our efforts to make this league a success.”
“We are also delighted to have all international hockey test matches under Hockey India to be played in India on our networks for a 5 year period. I look forward to some memorable occasions and a new era for Indian hockey,” added Peter.
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Manu Gupta clinches sub-junior girls crown

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CHANDIGARH, JULY 29

Manu Gupta of St. Mary’s School, Sector 46, Chandigarh  claimed her maiden singles crown by scoring the biggest upset by thrashing defending champion and present National Champion Tuba of St. Stephen’s School in straight games by 15-08, 15-06 on the 2nd day of the 15th St. Stephen’s Carrom Ranking Tournament in progress here at St. Stephen’s School, Sector 45, Chandigarh.

Earlier in the Semi-finals Manu defeated her sister Nidhi Gupta also from St. Mary’s School in a one sided affair by 12-01, 11-07.  In the other semi-final Tuba outclassed Sanya Chadha in straight games by 21-00, 22-00.

In the boys’ sub-junior singles Yishu Sharma and Sahibpreet Singh entered into the finals defeating their rivals Chirag C and Mihir Yadav in the Semi-finals while Priya Sharma, Tuba, Manu Gupta and Farheen managed to enter into the Semi-finals of the Women’s Singles event.  Manu Gupta and Gulshan will face each other in the girls’ singles final event.

Results:

Men’s Singles: 2nd Round:  Gagandeep bt Yishu Sharma 25-09, 25-00; Aayush bt Rahul 17-11, 11-14, 25-02; Preet Kanwal bt Mukesh Chand 24-11, 23-04; Raj Kumar bt Vikrant Gill13-09, 22-07; Aarish bt Tasavar Ali25-09, 25-03; Ojal Anand bt Ankur Gupta 23-00, 25-00; Saleem Ahmed bt Vikash Srivastava 25-00, 25-00; Saquib bt Dilshad 24-15, 23-09; Talib bt Deepak 25-00, 25-00; Sayed Tasleem bt Tejinder Singh 24-19, 15-17, 20-12; Rajnish Choudhary by Ayush Garg 25-00, 23-05, Hassan bt Riyasat Ali 25-00, 25-01;

Boys’ Singles (Junior): 2nd Round: Rahul Sharma bt Keshav Chopra 25-00, 25-00; Avish bt Gurpreet Singh 25-00, 24-04; Hassan bt Sidhanth Khanna 21-00, 21-00; Jatin bt Satnam Singh 20-00, 15-00; Yishu Sharma bt Shanu Goyal 25-04, 20-01; Tasavar Ali bt Kanwar Sharma 18-03, 18-11; Pranay Goyal bt Ramandeep 24-00, 25-00; Aashish Sethi bt Sudhanshu Khanna 08-04, 12-04.

Boys’ Singles (Sub-Junior): Quarter-finals:   Yishu Sharma bt Abhishek Sharma 11-04, 16-00; Chirag C. bt Jayant Malhotra 14-00, 17-06; Mahir Yadav bt Sajan 11-00, 00-08, 06-00; Sahibpreet Singh bt Ansh Gupta 16-02, 14-00;    Semi-finals:Yishu Sharma bt Chirag C 21-00, 18-06, Sahibpreet Singh bt Mihir Yadav 23-03, 21-00.

Women’s Singles: 2nd Round:  Farheen bt Kudrat 25-00, 11-00; Nidhi Gupta bt Gurkiran 25-00, 25-04; Sushila Prasad bt Somiya 25-03, 25-09; Gulshan bt Ramanpreet 25-04, 25-05.Quarter finals   Priya Sharma bt Sushila Prasad 25-04, 23-07; Tuba bt Gulshan 24-16, 21-11; Manu Gupta bt Nidhi Gupta 16-15, 19-13; Farheen bt Anjali Taneja 25-08, 22-00.

Girls’ singles (junior): 2nd Round: Manu Gupta bt Kiriti Srivastava 21-00, 21-00          3rd Round:  Gurkiran bt Uttra Kataria 17-04, 17-03; Kasaf bt Aahita 14-00, 07-22, 16-13; Gulshan bt Ashmita 21-05, 21-07; Somiya bt Aastha Gandhi 10-05, 15-00; Nidhi Gupta bt Bharti Arora 20-00, 14-00; Manu Gupta bt Kumari Pushpa 18-00, 16-00. Quarter-finals: Priya Sharma bt Somiya 21-00, 21-00; Manu Gupta Nidhi Gupta 11-02, 15-10; Gulshan bt Kasaf 21-00, 21-00; Tuba bt Gurkiran 18-01, 21-03. Semi-finals: Gulshan bt Tuba 12-18, 13-07, 18-08; Manu Gupta bt Priya Sharma 03-21, 14-07, 15-12.

Girls’ Singles (Sub-Junior): 2nd Round:  Tuba bt Aarushi Attri 21-00, 21-00; Aakanksha Bhatia bt Mehak 21-00, 21-00; Kasaf bt Sanya Garg 06-04, 01-09, 18-00;  Nidhi Gupta bt Muskan 21-00, 21-00; Somaya bt Vishakha Sharma 04-02, 16-00; Manu Gupta bt Chhavi 21-00, 21-00. Quarter-finals:  Tuba bt. Aakanksha 21-00, 21-00; Sanya Chadha bt Kasaf 14-00, 10-05; Nidhi Gupta bt Somiya 21-04, 2106; Manu Gupta bt Aashu Sharma 25-00, 25-00. Semi-finals: Tuba bt Sanya Chadha 21-00, 21-00, Manu Gupta bt Nidhi Gupta 12-01, 11-07. Final: Manu Gupta bt Tuba 15-08, 15-06.

Ameya Walavalkar wins Race One of Round Two in a dramatic three-split race

L to R- Rahil Noorani, Ameya Walavalkar, Mihir Dharkar

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COIMBATORE, JULY 29

Race One of Round Two of the Volkswagen Polo R Cup proved to be an action packed drama which unfolded in a three-part race following two crashes. Ameya Walavalkar won the shortened 8-lap first race followed by Rahil Noorani and Mihir Dharkar. Aggregate of all three parts of the race was taken to reach the final race classification. Pole sitter Ameya had three restarts to tackle before heading home in a total aggregated time of 10:34.617 seconds. Following him were Rahil Noorani and Mihir Dharkar who were 7.346 seconds and 18.327 seconds behind the leader.

 Ameya led from pole followed by Sandeep Kumar and Rahil Noorani. On lap three Prashanth Tharani Singh clashed with Ajay Kini resulting in the first red flag as the car was stuck on the race track. At the first restart championship leader Alisha Abdullah was punted off in the first corner thereby bringing out the second red flag. At the second restart Ameya managed to take the lead again and stayed ahead till the chequered flag, comfortably ahead of Rahil and Mihir. Sandeep Kumar, who was sent to the back of the grid before the second restart owing to non-compliance of the rule pertaining to changing of a tyre within the stipulated 3 minute time. He drove brilliantly to pass 13 cars and eventually finished in fourth position. 

   Race Two saw Diego Duez, who was on pole, lead from start to finish before being handed a 20 seconds penalty for jumping the start. This gave second placed finisher, Donovan Vaz, his first podium and win in the Volkswagen Polo R Cup with Sandeep Kumar and Ameya Walavalkar behind him. While Diego and Donovan pulled away at the front, Angad Singh Matharoo held off a field of 7 cars for over 10 laps. He was eventually passed by both Sandeep and Ameya as they battled for the podium spot. Donovan finished the race in 19:31:146 with Sandeep and Ameya finishing 1.786 seconds and 2.014 seconds behind respectively.

      “It’s been a fantastic weekend for me with pole position and two podium finishes. The first race was tough even though I was leading the entire time. The two restarts were particularly challenging but I managed to pull away both times which played a big role in my win. In the second race finishing third after starting eighth on the grid is a great result as my aim was to finish on the podium.  I have been very consistent this weekend and I hope to continue this for the rest of the season,” said Ameya.

 “It’s an unbelievable feeling to win my first Polo R Cup race. Yesterday qualifying didn’t go too well but today’s result has more than made up for it. I would like to thank the entire Volkswagen Motorsport team and especially my mechanics for the great support. I hope I can carry on this form for the rest of this season”

 Prithviraj Siddappa, Head of Volkswagen Motorsport, India said, “It was a thrilling race weekend for all of us with two excellent races. The entire team was fantastic as usual and reacted well to the red flag situation. We now have four race winners from four races so there is no specific leader out in front which makes the season more interesting. While Race One was full of incidents, Race Two was clean and very closely contested between the top eight drivers.”

Budding boxers pray, cheer for Vijender, Thapa’s fight in London Olympics

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AMRITSAR, JULY 28

 A number of budding boxers today gathered at district level Boxing Training Centre, Khalsa College Senior Secondary School campus under aegis of Amritsar Amateur Boxers Association (AABA) to pray and cheer for India’s top hope Vijender Singh and Shiv Thapa, facing their first challenge in London Olympics. Boxing Coach Baljinder Singh said they have high hopes from the two boxers and were praying that they emerge winner in the first match in which Vijendera is facing Kazakhstan and Thapa Mexican boxer in the early morning fight as per Indian standard times.

 International level boxers including Vicky Singh, Daljit Kaur and Jagroop Singh also wished good luck for Indian boxers. Others who prayed and cheered the boxers included Khalsa College Principal Dr. Daljit Singh, Khalsa College for Women Principal Dr.Sukhbir Kaur Mahal and Khalsa College Senior Secondary School Principal Nirmal Singh Bhangu and District Sports Officer Harpal Jit Kaur. AABA President Ranvir Singh (SP), Secretary GS Bhalla, School’s sports in charge Rankirat Singh Sandhu also wished that the boxers would bring glory to India in Olympics.

Stephen’s qualify for Subroto Cup Football

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CHANDIGARH, JULY 28

Strong contenders St Stephen’s School, Sector 45  outclassed  Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22 by 4-0 in the final of the Pre-Subroto Mukherjee Football Tournament for boys under-14 organized by the Chandigarh Education Department at the Sector 17 Football Stadium here today.

Akshit (3^rd, 12th), Udayveer (6^th) and Rinraithan (23^rd) were the goal-getters in the one-sided final.

With this win, St Stephen’s qualified for the forthcoming Subroto Mukherjee Football Tournament for boys under-14 to held in New Delhi.

Traditional Indian dances in London Olympics

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CHANDIGARH, JULY 28
The ‘Team India Cultural’ a group of talented individuals representing India and will perform traditional Indian dances at London Olympics, 2012 was today formally flagged off by the Punjab Governor and Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh, Mr. Shivraj V. Patil, at Kapurthala House, New Delhi.
 The Governor flanked the team and wished them all the best for their performance at the London Olympics.
Interacting with all the members of Team India Cultural, Mr Patil said that all the artists were extremely excited for representing the great country in the London Olympics. He said the show concept is designed
to feature the complete tradition and culture of India as a whole.
 He said that the performances at the Olympic Park will include, Bharathanatyam – Classical dance of Tamil Nadu, Bhangra, Folk Dance of
Punjab, Folklore of Tamil Nadu, Classical Fusion Music Band, Fusion Dance and Kathak, he added.

19th JP Atray Cricket from September 25

by sportswire4u.blogspot.com (Balbir)

CHANDIGARH, JULY 27 

The 19^th All India J.P. Atray Memorial Cricket Tournament for Pearls Trophy will be held from  September 15 to 25 at PCA Stadium Mohali, Sector 16 Cricket Stadium, Chandigarh, Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium Sector -3 Panchkula, LIC Cricket Academy GMHS Sector 26 Chandigarh, St.John School Sector 26 Chandigarh and Dhruv Pandove Cricket Stadium Patiala. 

The tournament will be played under the auspices of Punjab Cricket Association and is recognized by the BCCI.  It is the curtain raiser before the start of the domestic season. Pearls Infrastructure Projects Limited Mohali have been the principal sponsors from 15^th Edition of the tournament.

 According to Mr. Sushil Kapoor, Organising Secretary of the Tournament 16 leading teams from all over the country are likely to take part in the tournament, which will be played on league cum knock out basis.  All the matches will be of 50 overs each innings.  PCA Panel Umpires and Scorers will be detailed for the matches. S.G. Test (Red) Cricket balls will be used for day matches. The final will be played at PCA Stadium Mohali on September 25,2011 under lights and with coloured clothing. White SG Test Balls will be used for the finals. Efforts are also being  made to rope in Doordarshan for Live Telecast of the finals. 

Winners will get a cash prize of Rs. 2.00 lakh along with winners trophy and runners-up Rs.1.00 lakh with runners-up trophy. There will be man of the match award for each Match. Best Batsman, Best Bowler and Player of the Tournament will be awarded during the finals of the tournament. The tournament will be played under the BCCI Rules of One Day Cricket.

 The teams will be divided in four pools and top two teams from each pool will qualify for the quarter finals. Mumbai Cricket Association, Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association, Odisha Cricket Association, India Cements Chennai, Indian Oil Corporation, Mumbai, BPCL Mumbai, Air India Delhi, Reliance Industries Mumbai, All India FCI Delhi, MRF Chennai, SBOP Patiala, PCC, PCA Colts and ONGC Delhi are some of the teams likely to figure in the tournament. There will be 31 matches including the finals in this 11 days cricket tournament.

------Balbir Singh, 09417153533

SAI to offer direct recruitment opportunity for appointment as coaches to Olympians: Maken

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CHANDIGARH, JULY 27 

Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports  Ajay Maken has announced that the Government has decided to offer all Olympians - Sportspersons who have qualified and represented the country in Olympics, present as well as in the past, direct recruitment as coaches, equivalent to Group ‘B’ Officers, in the Sports Authority of India (SAI) .

Mr Maken made this announcement at the reception organised by the Indian High Commission at India House for the Indian Olympic Team in London yesterday.
He expressed the hope that this decision coupled with the recent decision to provide three out of turn promotions to sports persons working in Government Organisations/Public Sector Undertakings would serve as motivation for our contingent to perform well with the assurance of a life time job to bank upon.
Elaborating further, the Sports Minister said that the coaches thus recruited will be provided on the job training of coaching even as they will continue with their sports training so long as they active sportspersons. The NIS Patiala will provide them with a Diploma in sports coaching as a part of their training, before they start to take up coaching assignment. Direct recruitment as coaches would entail that they are not required to appear in any written examination or meet any educational or professional qualification etc, Mr Maken said.
It has been decided to fill up more than 400 vacancies, in the coaches cadre, in phases and in the first phase process of recruitment of 200 coaches is being initiated. Recruitment of players of highest caliber in SAI as coaches will not only provide a quality coaching cadre for SAI but will also provide long term economic security to sportspersons, provide them lifetime opportunity to remain connected with their passion for sports and motivate them to pursue sports will full dedication. The advertisement for the recruitment of coaches in SAI including the special provision for recruitment of Olympians will be issued shortly.
It may be recalled the Government had recently also decided to provide athletes, winning medals in International competitions and championships, with an out of turn promotion in their jobs with various government bodies and public sector undertakings. They would be entitled to three such promotions, every time they win a medal. Of the 81 athletes participating in Olympics this time, 64 are serving in various government organizations, and can avail of this opportunity by winning a medal. This will also be applicable to differently disabled sportspersons.

====Balbir Singh, 09417153533==

“Go Green with Net zero Energy design for a sustainable living”

by sportswire4u.blogspot.com (Balbir)

CHANDIGARH, JULY 27

PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry in association with ArchiDesign and PEDA organized an update session on Net Zero Energy Design today at PHD House, Chandigarh to create wider awareness among stakeholders of the building sector (builders, developers, architects, planners, designers, professionals) on environmentally friendly designs and clean development mechanism.

Welcoming the esteemed guests and participants, Mr. Dalip Sharma, Regional Director, PHD Chamber said, India is world's 4th largest energy consumer, accounting for 4.37 % of global energy consumption and is projected to become third-largest energy consumer in the world by 2020.

Moreover in India, energy costs have risen by more than three folds in the last decade. In this context, a shift towards Energy efficiency and Net Zero Energy Design concept is necessary to meet the rapidly increasing energy needs, he added.

He further stated that Energy use in buildings worldwide accounts for over 40% of primary energy use and 24% of greenhouse gas emissions. Hence, we need to restore the health of our Planet Earth by adapting sustainable living standards and reduce carbon footprints.

Mrs Raj Bala Malik, Mayor, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, who presided over the function, appreciated the efforts of the organizers and said “Chandigarh is the first planned modern city of India. And built by internationally reputed architect, L’ Corbusier. Today, it is a gathering of architects and planners who have to take the Le Cruiser’s city to the futuristic city of India. And hence, it is their first responsibility to consider sustainability in the very first point and adopt all energy efficient means to really live upto and project Chandigarh on the world map of Net Zero Energy Efficient Designed City too”.

 Speaking on the occasion, Ar. Mr. Surinder Bahga said promoting Net Zero energy Design has assumed great importance in view of high growth rate of energy consumption, high share of coal in domestic energy demand, heavy dependence on imports for meeting demands for petroleum fuels and volatility of world oil market. He further stated that we need to promote clean and environment friendly technologies for exploiting the available power potential. 

 Taking the evening further, Mr. Bakar Singh, Sr. Manager, PEDA talked about PEDA’s role and achievement in promoting energy efficiency in the State of Punjab.

 Mr. Sudhir Sarup, Editor-in-Chief, ArchiDesign provided the details of the programme background and encouraged the participants to adopt energy efficient and environmentally friendly designs.

 Expert faculty members including Ar. Ms. Sheetal Rakheja made presentation on the concept of ‘Shunya’, Net Zero Energy designs and its application in Homes, Offices & Mega Complexes. Mr. Ashish Rakheja, COO, Spectral Services, an AECOM Co. presented case studies on Net Zero Energy & the ways to achieve it. Urban Dorz & Lubrizol and Green Dorz shared their views on Green Door technology.

Builders, Developers, Architects, Planners, Designers, Energy Auditors, Energy consulting firms, Managers from Private & Public Sector Units, Engineering firms and contractors, Utility engineers & project developers, End users and buyers, Equipment Manufacturers, Technology Providers participated and benefitted from the session.

The programme ended with vote of thanks by Mr. Gaurav Sethi, member, Archidesign.

Caption: Seen from L-R are Mr. Dinesh Sharma, JK Cement;  Ar. Surinder Bahga, Chairman, Indian Institute of Architect (IIA); Mr. Dalip Sharma, Regional Director, PHD Chamber; Smt. Raj Bala Malik, Mayor, Chandigarh; Mr. Sudhir Sarup, Editor-in-Chief, ArchiDesign; Mr. Balkar Singh,Sn Manager, PEDA; Mr. Gaurav Sethi, member, ArchiDesign during the update session on “Net Zero Energy Design Concept” organized by PHD Chamber in association with Archi design and PEDA on 27 July 2012 at Bhushan auditorium, PHD House, Chandigarh.