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Kathmandu Sunday December 16, 2001 Paush 01, 2058.
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NWA to organise Junior World
Weightlifting C’ship
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Dec 15 – Seven-day long
Weightlifting Solidarity course for the Nepali coaches organised by Nepal Olympic
Committee (NOC) and Nepal Weightlifting Association (NWA) got underway on Saturday.
The course was inaugurated at a function held
here by Minister of State for Education and Sports Narayan Prasad Saud.
At the function, Rajesh Kaji Shrestha, president
of NWA informed that the association will organise Junior World Weightlifting Championship
in the second week of June 2002. "We have negotiated with International Olympic
Committee (IOC) and World Weightlifting Federation (WWF) over organising the
championship," said Shrestha who had visited Hungary to bid for the Junior World
Championship.
Likewise PS Sengupta, chief weightlifting coach
and widely known as Mitthu Guru, urged the National Sports Council (NSC) and the Ministry
of Education and Sports to support in successfully organising the championship. "This
is a golden opportunity for us to introduce Nepal as a peace loving nation and a good
championship venue," he said.
During the programme, NOC general secretary
Dhruba Bahadur Pradhan highlighted the prospects of tourism. He said, "More than 80
countries will participate the championship and if they get nice impression their words of
mouth will certainly help Nepali tourism."
At the occasion, NOC president Rukma SJB Rana
delivered vote of thanks to the Hungarian expert Attila Adamfi, under whom the solidarity
course will be completed. Rana also expressed his satisfaction over NWA activities.
"There are 22 member associations of NOC but we can’t organise solidarity course
for all of them, but taking into account the upcoming World Championship, we organised the
solidarity course," he said.
On the occasion, Adamfi hoped that the
championship will be carried out successfully. "I believe that Nepal will carry out
the Championship with great participation." |
