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National Games receive final go ahead BY A STAFF REPORTER Kathmandu, Apr. 23: After tottering on the verge of being scrapped due to unavailabilty of much needed budget, the fifth National Games, ultimately received the final go ahead from the government with the revised budget and date. Earlier scheduled to be held from May 6 to 13, 2001, the National Games, according to new revised schedule will be held from 27th May to 2nd June, 2001 in Kathmandu. The fifth National Games were to be held with the cost of about 40.6 million rupees but the Finance Ministry, in a letter to the National Sports Council, rejected to release about 20 million rupees sending the biennial national sports events into a tizzy. But, with the new revised budget of about 30.94 million rupees as the new estimated cost, the National Games are now all set to take place in Kathmandu and there will be 14 disciplines in the games being organised as the preparation for the 9th SAF Games to be held in Pakistan later this year. "Due to the delay in the releasing of the budget the games could not be held as announced earlier but with the new revised budget, the National Games and Regional Games will be held with the changes in their schedule," Minister of State for Education and Sports Dilendra Prasad Badu at a press conference oraganised at National Stadium Complex this afternoon. According to Minister of State Badu the regional games will take place in all five development regions from May 10 to 18, 2001. There will be closed camps for the players selected for the national games from May 19 to 25 and finally the National Games will start in Kathmandu from May 27 to June 2. There will be about 7196 players to take part in the National Games who will vie for a total of 950 medals (290 gold, 290 silver and 370 bronze medals). Apart from 1421 players of five the development regional teams the participants from Royal Nepalese Army and Nepal Police. The Minister of State said that all the district sports development committees and affiliated sports associations are ready and all prepared for the successful organisation of the fifth National Games in the said dates and venues. At the press conference, acting Member Secretary of NSC, NOC President Rukma Shumsher Rana and other sports official were also present. Other Stories |
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