Members of Jharkhand Olympic Association (JOA) who organised the 34th National Games at the State capital in 2011 will share their hosting experiences with officials of the 35th National Games scheduled at Kerala from January 31 to February 14.
A team of the State Olympic Association is scheduled to inspect the Sports Infrastructure of Kerala in September. “Since the 34th National Games were held successfully in our State, we are extending help to the organising committee of the 35th National Games at Kerala. It is important to visit the venue so that the practical hurdles related to the event can be explained properly,” General Secretary of JOA and Joint Secretary of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) SM Hashmi said.
Hashmi, along with JOA Vice-President RK Anand and members of other State Olympic associations, will be attending the meeting of IOA for discussing the by-laws of the upcoming games at New Delhi on August 23.
“The coaching camps for the games will be conducted in three phases. Granting funds to all the State associations is yet to be finalised. We will be discussing on all these issue in our meeting headed by IOA President on Saturday,” he added.
Notably, Hashmi met 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee Chairman Kim Youngsoo and Olympic Association of Asia Secretary General Raja Randhir Singh at New Delhi on Thursday on the occasion of Asian Games Torch Relay Ceremony under the auspices of Olympic Council of Asia, organized by IOA with Ministry of Sports.
Meanwhile, the routine for organizing camps of Jharkhand Players for the 35th National Games at Hotwar’s Mega Sports Complex, Astro Turf Hockey Stadium and Birsa Munda Football Stadium was finalized by Sports Department on Thursday.
“The 40 to 45 day long camp will commence from October 5. A meeting of Sports Department Director Dadan Choubey and various state sports associations was held today,” Jharkhand State Swimming Association General Secretary Shailendra Tiwari said.