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Kathmandu,Saturday February 19, 2000 Fagun 07, 2056.
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NAAA honour athletes, coaches
By
a Post Reporter
KATHMANDU,
Feb 18- Nepal Amateur Athletic Association (NAAA) organised an award ceremony for the
outstanding athletes and coaches who have contributed in the field of athletics here today
amidst a special ceremony.
Chief
guest and Minister for Youth, Sports and Culture Sharat Singh Bhandari felicitated various
athletes who had bagged medals in the 8th SAF Games and coaches and judges.
Minister
Bhandari also gave away cash prizes to the athletes who bagged medals in the 8th SAF
Games. Gyan Bahadur Bohra, the winner of silver medal in the 8th SAF Games was awarded
15,000 rupees. Bohra had clocked 14:50:10 sec in 10,000 m to secure second position.
Ganesh
Bahadur Rai, bronze medallist in the marathon event, Khursid Ahmad Khan, bronze medallist
in javelin throw and Yum Bahadur Pudasaini, bronze medallist in 10,000 m were each awarded
10,000 rupees.
Similarly,
the bronze medal winning women relay team of 4x100, comprising Devi Maya Paneru, Bina
Shrestha, Samigya Shakya and Sushmita Thapa each were awarded 10,000 rupees. Beside Paneru
and Bina Shrestha, Hari Maya Chaudhary and Kesh Maya Shirish, who were also the members of
4x400 m relay team received 10,000 rupees.
The
athletes of the year award went to Khursid Ahmad Khan in men’s section and Devi Maya
Paneru in women section. Meanwhile, 49-year-old Madhu Shamsher Rana, the first long
distance medalist was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement award.
Minister
Bhandari also conferred Silver Letter of excellence in athletics to coaches and team
manager of 8th SAF Games for their outstanding contribution. Bishwa Prakash Thapa (head
coach), Bhairab Shashi, Pushpa Raj Ojha, Chandra Gurung, Baikuntha Manandhar, Narayan
Yadav, Narayan Pradhan, Nara Bahadur Shashi, Sushil Narsingh Rana, Amiri Yadav and Mohan
Ghale were awarded the Silver Letter of excellence.
The
Silver Letter of excellence was also awarded to Nepal Police and Royal Nepal Army. AIG Ram
Kaji Bantawa received the award on behalf of Nepal Police while Maj Binod Bista received
it on behalf of Royal Nepal Army.
There
were also Certificate of Recognition and Blazers presented to the first team of National
Technical Officials who had successfully completed and passed the IAAF level 1 Judges
course. Narayan Yadav, Mani Chitrakar, Narayan Pradhan, Patrick Wilson, Sushil Narsingh
Rana, Chandra Bahadur Gurung, Tika Sedhai, Pushpa Raj Ojha, Bishwo Prakash Thapa, Ananda
Thapa, Nirakar Yakthumba, Amulya Sharma and Rabi Raj Karnikar received the technical
official coat.
Addressing
the occasion, Minister Bhandari said that keeping in mind the long term development of
sports in the country, the government has decided to establish Special Sports Programme in
all the 205 constituencies of the country.
Minister
Bhandari also said that the government will launch National Training Centre for the
development of sports in places where there is scope for any particular sport.
Meanwhile,
Binod Shankar Palikhe, Member Secretary of the National Sports Council (NSC) said that it
is high time the athletic association end its existing controversy. "It is really
unfortunate that we come to know of such controversy through media, while nobody even
contacted us to solve the problem," he said affiliated to NSC.
Palikhe
also categorically announced that the athletic association with Rukma Shamsher Rana as the
President is the only genuine athletic association.
Rukma
Shamsher Rana, President of Nepal Olympic Committee and NAAA, addressing the occasion said
that NAAA is committed for the development of athletics in the country. He also informed
that Asian Marathon will be conducted next year in Nepal.
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