SAI centres set to increase in UP
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) is all set to see an increase in its training centres in Uttar Pradesh as the state has come up with a plan to allow the central government’s agency to use its already existing infrastructure.
Confirming this on Tuesday, principal secretary, sports, Anita Bhatnagar Jain said discussions had already taken place in this regard with SAI director I Srinivas, who also happens to be the sports secretary with the government of India.
“The SAI bosses have evinced enough interest to make use of already existing facilities of sports as SAI centres across the state,” stated Jain, adding, “Multipurpose hall, swimming, table tennis complex, basketball court and 200-bed dormitory in Barabanki, Baraut stadium, wrestling hall, shooting range, 200m athletics track in Baghpat, and international all-weather pool at Saifai will be made as SAI centres.”
Besides naming director, sports, RP Singh as the nodal officer for this purpose on behalf of the Uttar Pradesh Sports Directorate, a three-member committee has also been formed to examine the plan.
The three-member committee includes SAI Gandhi Nagar’s regional director RK Naidu, PO Mission Olympics Cell, Rajendra Pathania and SAI’s Lucknow director Rajendra Singh.
“Establishment of SAI centres will not only ensure the use of already available sports infrastructure of the state but state sportspersons will also get top quality training,” she further said.
LKO COLTS WIN
Lucknow Colts scored 43-run win against Lucknow White in a league match of the Surya Kali Shukla Memorial Cricket Tournament, at the Pt Raas Bihari Tewari Stadium here on Tuesday.
Lucknow Colts piled up 272 in 34.3 overs while batting first after winning the toss. In reply, Lucknow White got out for 229 in 30.4 overs. BRIEF SCORES Lucknow Colts 272 in 34.3 overs (Vikash Singh 70, Shailendra Singh 54, Vishal Singh 39, Siddhant 4 for 29, Ravindra Pratap 3 for 50) beat Lucknow White 229 in 30.4 overs (Naman Mittal 86, Avnesh Verma 29, Vishal Kashyap 24, Rudra Singh 4 for 39, Ajay 3 for 38, Abhijeet Rawat 2 for 48).