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Fast progressing India
will be ripe by 2014 to
host the Asiad

NEW DELHI, Nov 10: Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi today set the ball rolling for New Delhi’s bid for the 17th Asian Games in 2014, promising the Olympic Council of Asia that a progressive .....more

Tendulkar joins hands with
ITC to promote energy food

MUMBAI, Nov 10: Sachin Tendulkar today embarked on a new partnership with ITC’s food division to promote a new brand of health food in his name - sunfeast Sachin’s fit kit. "I know the importance of sustaining energy levels throughout a day’s play. Based ........more

DC Kishtwar registers one
wkt win over DC Rajouri

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JAMMU, Nov 10: Degree College Kishtwar registered a thrilling win over DC Rajouri by one wicket in the ongoing Inter Collegiate Cricket Tournament (Men) ...more

J&K Amateur Body
Building Association
selects players

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JAMMU, Nov 10: All J&K Amateur Body Building Association selected 13 member team for the forthcoming Senior North India Body Building Championship which ......more

PG Arts claims Inter
Collegiate Hockey title

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JAMMU, Nov 10: Post Graduate Department of Arts Arts outclassed defending champion MAM College by 2-0 goals in the final to clinch Inter Collegiate Hockey (Men) championship played .........more

Inter Zone Athletic
Meet begins

Excelsior Sports Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 10: The Inter Zonal Athletic Meet for U/17and U/14 boys and girls for Akhnoor, Jourian, Domana, Purmandal, Samba, R.S. Pura, Bishnah and Jammu Zones of Jammu District begun ......more

Mayank wins bronze medal
in World Cup Aerobics

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JAMMU, Nov 10: Mayank won bronze medal in the recently concluded World Cup Series Aerobic Gymnastics Championship held at Bangkok. ........more

8th Karate-do
Championship from
today

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JAMMU, Nov 10: The 8th Jammu District Karate-do Championship would commence tomorrow at Judo Hall at Indoor Sports Complex M.A.stadium. ....more

Fast progressing India will be ripe
by 2014 to host the Asiad

Kalmadi, who is also a member of Parliament, said even if it was a city bid, the Government of India was fully supporting them to win the confidence of the bid evaluation committee of the Olympic Council of Asia, which arrived here late last night.

"At present, over 70 per cent of Indian population is below 30 years and they will be ripe by 2014 to take part in the games," he said.

"Delhi has a history of 5000 years. It has become an economic tiger with the sensex rising. By 2014, all our youngsters will get the opportunity to turn to Olympic sports to be ready for the mega-event.

"All our Government agencies are fully involved in the bid and the Prime Minister will give you enough time during the tour," he added.

Kalmadi said India was a more deserving bidder vis-a-vis their only competitor Incheon, since korea hosted the last games in Busan.

"Korea is our only competitor but they have hosted the event last time in Busan while we have not got a chance in the last 32 years. A country of billion people deserves this."

"Besides, Incheon is involved only at the city level with its mayor bidding for the games because their Olympic council is busy in winter Olympics to be held in the country in 2014 itself. We have a national bid and we don’t have any other event that year," Kalmadi said.

The OCA delegation, led by chairman Celso Dayrit, comprises Ms Natalya Sipovich, Abdul Ghani Tabhalat, Haider Ferman and Vinod Kumar Tiwari, who is the co-ordinator.

They will assess the facilities at all the major stadiums of the city including R K Khanna Stadium, national stadium, JN stadium and IGI stadium and the proposed games village site here before beginning their visit of Korea from Sunday.

The commission will also visit the Delhi Public School, R K Puram, where thousands of children shall perform and give a glimpse of Indian culture. The voting for deciding the host will be held in April.

Gautam Thapar, who represented the Confederation of Indian Industries, pledged the corporate support for the prestigious event, which is slated just two years after India hosts its first ever Common Wealth Games in 2010.

"Such events are not possible without the involevment of business. We have largest television market and rising level of savings which means we can now spend more. We also have largest free market," Thapar said.

"We are a young country and will be the youngest in 2014. We will support them to make the Asian Games a resounding success," he said of India’s bid to host the games for a third time since it was inaugurated in India in 1951 on the initiative of then Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru.

Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Lieutenant Governer B L Joshi also assured the full support from the Government.

"IOA, CII and every other person including the Government of India is behind the bid," Dikshit said adding "we not only have infrastructure and sports culture but also people from every nook and corner of the country to take part in it."

"Development is a continuous process and the pace has accelerated now. We have facility, infrastructure and above all we have the will to host the games in 2014," Joshi said.

Sports Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar said it was not only a matter of prestige but also an attempt to help the poor people of India.

"It (the games) will also deal with the most aching part of our society. For prestige, of course it is, but our attention will be less on glamour and more on helping the poor people," he said.

Dayrit reciprocated to the Indian team’s assurances by showing confidence in their efforts.

"We know how much capable is India of hosting such an event. We are here to listen to your plans.

"I believe the one thing these events provide a country is opportunity to show their skill and invest in new sports infrastructure and stadia, boost economy and commerce, to show their culture, progress and people to the world and become one nation.

"I am sure India very well knows all the benefits and will indeed give a great games", he added. (PTI)

Tendulkar joins hands with ITC to promote energy food

MUMBAI, Nov 10: Sachin Tendulkar today embarked on a new partnership with ITC’s food division to promote a new brand of health food in his name - sunfeast Sachin’s fit kit.

"I know the importance of sustaining energy levels throughout a day’s play. Based on my experience of playing for 17 years, I intend to give inputs to ITC to develop a range of products that will not only help sportspersons but also growing children," Tendulkar said at the launch function here.

"I had always wanted to do something like this and when my agents approached me with this proposal I found it exciting," the ace batsman said.

Tendulkar recalled how a few energy bars, which he had carried with him, had sustained him and his family while watching the last wimbledon championship.

Tendulkar, however, refused to answer any query not connected with the product launch though relenting a bit and saying he was excited to be named as Asian heroes in ‘Time’ magazine’s forthcoming 60th anniversary issue.

"I don’t think I belong to the same league (as Mahatma Gandhi and Jawahar Lal Nehru), but consider it as a huge honour to be named by the magazine," he said to a query.

Steel baron Lakshmi Mittal and infosys chief mentor N R Narayan Murthy were the other Indians honoured by the American magazine.

ITC food division’s CEO, Ravi Naware, said the products, to be be promoted under the Sachin brand, would hit the market before the 2007 World Cup.

"That’s our aim," he said, adding that because of Tendulkar’s popularity in all strata of the society, the company is planning to keep the price range within the budget of the commom man for the health food products, like cookies.

"We will restrict it to health food first and include beverages at this stage," he added. (PTI)

DC Kishtwar registers one wkt win over DC Rajouri

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JAMMU, Nov 10: Degree College Kishtwar registered a thrilling win over DC Rajouri by one wicket in the ongoing Inter Collegiate Cricket Tournament (Men) played at GGM Science College Ground.

DC Rajouri won the toss and decided to bat first. They accumulated 136 runs in 32.1 overs. Sohail Dar was the top scorer with 36 followed by Sajad and Dilnawaz who contributed useful 29 and 19 runs respectively.

For DC Kishtwar, Momin and Shabir scalped three and two wickets respectively. Anil, Mudasar and Nishad scalped one wicket a piece. In reply, DC Kishtwar chased the winning target of 137 runs in 24.1 overs with one wicket to spare. Imran and Shabir were the top scorers with 26 and 22 runs respectively.

Vikrant also contributed useful 16 runs and remained unbeaten. For DC Rajouri, Kulvinder Singh took four wickets while Rameez and Dilnawaz chipped in with one wicket each. Shabir Ahmed for his brilliant all round performance was declared the man of the match.

In the second match, DC Doda sealed an emphatic win over Dogra Law College by five wickets. Batting first, Dogra Law College was bundled out for 127 runs in 26 overs with Anzar played a fine knock of 38 runs. Sandeep and Zubaid also contributed 21 and 16 runs respectively. For DC Doda, Rizwan snared four wickets whereas Akhtar and Yasir took tow wickets each. In reply, DC Doda made the required runs in 28 overs with five wickets to spare. Rizwan and Majid were the star performers with 36 and 25 runs respectively. For DC Rajouri, Ranveer took three wickets.

J&K Amateur Body Building Association selects players

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JAMMU, Nov 10: All J&K Amateur Body Building Association selected 13 member team for the forthcoming Senior North India Body Building Championship which is scheduled to be held on November 12 at Mini Stadium Parade.

A team of screening committee from J&K State Sports Council selected the players. The Amateur Body Building Association today conducted the selection trials for the forthcoming championship at Weight Lifting Hall M.A. stadium.

Players from Srinagar, Udhampur, Kathua and Jammu participated in the selection trials which were conducted under the supervision of the members of All J&K Body Building Association namely Rajeev Charak (General Secretary), Suresh Pal, Vishal Chopra and Ajay Sharma.

The team for the championship comprises Sunil Sharma, Raman Manhas, Khalid Mehboob, Showkat Mehmood, Rampreet Singh, Umar Shah, Amit Sharma, Manjeet Singh, Aninder Singh, Kuldeep Singh, Raman Singh, Lalit Sharma and Vinay Sharma. Amit Dutta and Neeraj Padha are the coach and manager respectively.

PG Arts claims Inter Collegiate Hockey title

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PG Deptt. dominated the proceedings right from the word go with their aggressive display. Matinder Pal Singh scored both the goals for the winner team. Besides, Matinder Pal Singh, Pawan Kumar, Kamal Deep Singh and Jasvinder Singh also played outstandingly for PG Deptt.

For MAM College, Amanpreet Singh(Goalkeeper) and Surinder Singh also played well.

Earlier, Dr. Brij Baloria, HOD, Physical Education Deptt. Jammu University was introduced with the players before commencement of the final match.

The tournament was conducted by the Department of Physical Education, University of Jammu under the overall supervision of Sonam Angchok, Assistant Director Physical Education University of Jammu.

Inter Zone Athletic Meet begins

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The meet is being organised by the Department of Youth Services and Sports District Jammu under the overall supervision of B.N. Bhatt, District Youth Services and Sports Officer Jammu.

The results of today’s events in track and field events are :

100 mts girls final U/14: Monika Zutshi(1st), Bandanna (2nd) and Kamlesh (3rd).

100 mts boys final U/14: Ravinder Singh (1st), Manish Bhat (2nd) and Puneet(3rd).

100 mts girls final U/17: Monika Chalotra (1st), Manpreet Kour (2nd) and Jyoti (3rd).

100 mts boys final U/17: Shaid Iqbal (1st), Vishal Dev (2nd) and Deepak Kumar (3rd).

3000 mts U/17 boys final: Rahul Kumar (1st), Ravi Singh (2nd) and Rahul Kumar (3rd).

600 mts U/14 girls final: Kamlesh (1st), Diksha (2nd) and Heena (3rd).

Long Jump boys U/14 final: Dalip (1st), Shishu Pal (2nd) and Bilal (3rd).

Long Jump boys U/17 final: Shahid Iqbal (1st), Abishek (2nd) and Vinayak (3rd).

Discus Throw U/17 boys final: Kamal Thapa (1st), Swarndeep (2nd) and Munish Kumar (3rd).

Shot Put girls U/14 final: Neha Koul (1st), Sumit Koul (2nd) and Gurpreet Kour(3rd).

Shot Put girls U/17 final: Manpreet Kour (1st), Pooja Devi (2nd) and Kamal Sharma (3rd).

High Jump girls U/14 final: Heena Chowdhary (1st), Ekta Devi (2nd) and Asha Kumari (3rd).

High Jump boys U/14 final: Raghar (1st), Deepak (2nd) and Dalip Gandotra(3rd).

Mayank wins bronze medal in World Cup Aerobics

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JAMMU, Nov 10: Mayank won bronze medal in the recently concluded World Cup Series Aerobic Gymnastics Championship held at Bangkok.

This is perhaps for the first time that a gymnast from the state clinched a medal for the country in the international competition. He won bronze medal in individual men event in youth age group. Gold medal was bagged by Tein Phuong of Vietnam followed by Moesello Claudio who fetched silver medal.

Indian team which comprised of six gymnasts from Services also won two silver medals in other two events in the same championship. They were Sanjoy Singh, Rajan Barthwal, Jodha Singh, Sagar Rana, Randhir Singh and Amit Pramannik. Mixed pair of Youth group, Siddharth Kadam and Mayura Pere both from Maharashtra won silver medal. Total sixteen teams from Venezuela, Mongolia, Vietnam, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, China, France, Germany, Spain, Hungary, New Zealand and Japan participated in the championship which was organised by Federation of International Gymnastics (FIG).

President and General Secretary of the J&K Gymnastics Association applauded the efforts of coach SP Singh and congratulated Mayank for his commendable performance at international level.

8th Karate-do Championship from today

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JAMMU, Nov 10: The 8th Jammu District Karate-do Championship would commence tomorrow at Judo Hall at Indoor Sports Complex M.A.stadium.

A large number of Karatekas from all over Jammu District are likely to participate in the two day long championship (Nov.11-12).to be organised by the Jammu District Karate-do Association.

The prize distribution ceremony of the championship will be held on November 12 at 4 pm.