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Cloud over hockey gets darker

Admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 03:33:30 +0000

The dark cloud over the country’s hockey became darker as some leading hockey players remained their position firm on not to join the training camp for the upcoming South Asian Games until the Bangladesh Hockey Federation announces the inter-club players’ transfers date. On Wednesday, Pushkor Khisha MImo, one of the senior national team members read out a statement on behalf of the players where they demanded an immediate date for the transfer.
The players were supposed to join the residential training camp today at BKSP.
BHF failed to organise the top hockey league in the country since February 2014 with the dispute over transfer.
Four clubs including Mohammedan SC and Mariner Youngs Club have been boycotting the league under the current committee of the federation that they term illegal.

-With New Age input

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12th South Asian Games : BOA to move athletes from hostel to hotel

Admin — Sat, 10 Oct 2015 06:05:54 +0000

The Bangladesh Olympic Association on Friday decided to move the South Asian Games-bound athletes from the National Sports Council hostel to a hotel due to the unhygienic condition, said an official.
About 70 athletes from three disciplines – kabaddi, cycling and handball – are currently staying at the NSC hostel to prepare themselves for the SA Games, scheduled from January 20-30 in the Indian cities Shillong and Guwahati.
BOA president Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan, also the former army chief, visited the hostel on Thursday along with other officials and found the condition unlivable, according to BOA deputy secretary general Ashikur Rahman Miku.
‘The condition in the hostel is not suitable for athletes,’ said Miku, a Narail-based organiser, who himself lives in the hostel.
‘We have decided to move them to a hotel near the Bangabandhu National Stadium to give them a better living condition.’
Miku, however, said that the condition of the Mirpur Krira Palli, another NSC-run accommodation, is much better but they can only accommodate few athletes there.
A total of 564 athletes from 17 disciplines are training for the South Asian Games since August 1.

-With New Age input

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Govt allots TK 10cr for SA Games

Admin — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 04:26:02 +0000

The ministry for youth and sports allocated Tk 10 crore to the Bangladesh Olympic Association for the preparation of upcoming South Asian Games, said officials on Monday.
The money is an addition to Tk one crore that government had already disbursed against a demand of Tk 16 crore 75 lakh. A BOA official said, the ministry promised them to consider their further
demand of Tk 10 crore for the participation of the 12th edition of the meet, scheduled to be held from January 10-20, 2016 in India.
The BOA however said, it needs more money for the training purpose.
‘Ministry [for youth and sports] allocated
Tk 10 crore for training which is almost half
of our estimated budget,’ BOA’s deputy secretary general Ashikur Rahman Miku told New Age on Monday.
‘Sports ministry always demands international success from us but when they cut short their aide, it’s difficult for us to fulfill their wish.’
The lack of budget also forced them to cut short the daily allowance for the athletes, informed Miku.

-With New Age input

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SA Games from Jan 10

Admin — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 04:24:44 +0000

The 12th South Asian Games will be jointly hosted by Indian cities of Gowahati and Shilong from January 10 to 20 next year, the Bangladesh Olympic Association officials confirmed it on Monday. BOA has already began their preparation by providing the letters to 20 sports federations to participate in the multi-discipline event after the Indian Olympic Association confirmed the schedule on Sunday.
Even though the hosts are yet were to finalise the number of disciplines, BOA has decided to start the preparation camp after the Eid-ul-Fitr.
BOA initially selected 20 disciplines for participating in the meet, excluding three disciplines wushu, judo and squash.
In the last SA Games held in Dhaka in 2010, Bangladesh finished third by winning 18 gold medals including two in wushu.
‘We didn’t consider wushu, judo and squash as those organisations didn’t run any programme in recent years,’ BOA’s training and development committee chairman Ashikur Rahman Miku said on Monday.
‘We won two gold medals in wushu in the Dhaka Games, but they failed to continue their programmes regularly.’
BOA secretary general Shahed Reza said they will seek financial support from the government to start the training camp after Eid.
‘We have already informed 20 sports federations to start their preparation after the Eid-ul-Fitr,’ said Reza.
‘But everything is depending on fund. We will meet with the state minister for youth and sports Biren Sikder for financial support.
‘If the government do not extend their support it will be tough to maintain our previous success.’
Meanwhile, hosts India are also facing some problems to finalise the disciplines as they are still thinking to keep the cricket discipline after the Board of Control for Cricket in India refused to participate in the meet.
‘Most of the member associations are interested in participating in the cricket discipline,’ said Reza.
‘But India are yet to inform us anything about the issue.’

-With New Age input

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SA Games in next February

Admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 08:21:45 +0000

The 12th South Asian Games will be jointly hosted by eastern Indian cities Guwahati and Shillong in February next year, the South Asian Sports Council decided at a meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday.
The multi-disciplined meet was earlier scheduled from December 10 to 20 at the same venues.
Bangladesh Olympic Association vice-president Mizanur Rahman Manu, who attended the meeting, said none of the participating countries supported the initial date of December, obliging the organisers to defer the schedule.
‘Everyone felt that they needed more preparation time,’ Manu told reporters on Thursday. ‘Moreover, we need fund from the government to prepare the athletes. So, we agreed in principal that the meet should be held in February next year.
‘An organising committee was also formed in Delhi meeting to set the final date,’ he said.
In the meeting, Bangladesh proposed for 23 disciplines that were played five years ago in Dhaka.
However, India said they are yet to finalise the number of disciplines with Board of Control for Cricket in India is unlikely to participate in the cricket discipline.
‘India is unlikely to participate in the cricket discipline,’ said Manu. ‘But the other countries want to keep cricket that’s why India said they need some time to confirm the disciplines.’
A total of 2,500 athletes from the eight member countries — Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka —are expected to participate in the meet.
The Games which was originally scheduled to be held in India in 2012 but later it had to be postponed due to a suspension over IOA lodged by the International Olympic Committee for corruption.

-With New Age input

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