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Kathmandu Thursday June 14, 2001 Jestha 32, 2058.
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National Games postponed
Post Report
KATHMANDU, June 13 - The fifth National Games
Executive Committee decided to postpone the fifth National Games, scheduled to begin from
June 3, the National Sports Council (NSC) said Wednesday.
According to an NSC press release, the meeting
held under the chairmanship of the state minister of Education and Sports, Dilendra Prasad
Badu, the decision was taken, taking into account the current situation when the entire
nation is mourning the untimely demise of King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and Crown Prince
Dipendra along with other members of the Royal Family.
The meeting also decided that the selection of
players for the ninth South Asian Federation (SAF) Games, which are to be held in Pakistan
later this year, would be held after a meeting with related sports associations. The
committee asked those associations and officials to clear the advance amount which was
issued for the purpose of the Games within 35 days.
"Since the Royal patron is no more with us
and the whole nation is in mourning, we can’t imagine organising such a grand
ceremony within a short span of time," the member-secretary of NSC, Binod Shanker
Palikhe told The Kathmandu Post. "The stark reality is the lack of budget too,"
added Palikhe.
Earlier, the meeting offered condolences to the
unbelievable passing away of the Late King Birendra, Late Queen Aishwarya, Crown Prince
Dipendra and other members of the Royal Family. It also offered felicitations to His
Majesty King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev and Her Majesty Queen Komal Rajya Laxmi Devi
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