Port Blair, June 25: A&N AIDS Control Society (ANACS) is organising Open Volleyball Tournament at Indoor Multi-purpose Hall, Netaji Stadium, Port Blair from 26-30 June, 2014. Being organised in association with Department of Sports & Youth Affairs to coincide with the observance of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on 26 June 2014, the theme for this year’s observance is “Make health your ‘new high’ in life, not drugs”. Through the medium of such events, ANACS would be making efforts to generate awareness among the people in general and the youth in particular to keep themselves away from the ill effects of new psychoactive substances (NPS), which can be far more dangerous than traditional drugs. The opening ceremony of the tournament will be at the Indoor Multi-purpose Hall, Netaji Stadium, Port Blair on 26 June 2014 at 10 AM and the Director (Sports), Mr.  Lucas Robert will be the chief guest on the occasion.

 

 

Port Blair, June 25: In the first quarter final of RSC open Football Tournament -2014 South Point -XI defeated Sagar Sporting Club 2-1. In the second quarter final A &N Police defeated Afzal -B by 4-0. The third Quarter final will be held on 26th June at 1.45 pm between Dairy farm Eagle and Marine Recreation Club followed by fourth quarter final at 3pm between Afzal -A and Meshack  Sporting Club.
The tournament is organised by RSC Port Blair in association with Directorate of Education and A & N State Sports Council.

 

 

 

 

Port Bair, June 24: The first quarter final of RSC open Football Tournament -2014 will be held on 25th June in between Sagar Sporting Club and South Point -XI at 1.45pm. In the second quarter final on the same day at 3pm A &N Police will clash with Azal -B.
The third Quarter final will be held on 26th June at 1.45 pm between Dairy farm Eagle and Marine Recreation Club followed by fourth quarter final at 3pm between Afzal -A and Meshack Sporting Club.
The tournament is organised by RSC Port Blair in association with Directorate of Education and A & N State Sports Council.

Port Blair, June 08: RSC Open Football tournament will be held from 12th June 2014. Interested teams  may contact the Organising Secretary Shri. Tahir Ali over cell number  9434286633. The last date for submitting entry fee is 10th June. The tournament is organised by RSC Port Blair in association with Directorate of Education and AN State Sports Council.

Preferential treatment not given to Sports persons

Bureau Report

Port Blair, June 01: Sports infrastructure was never given such importance as is being given now by the Administration. The present Infrastructure in Netaji Sports Complex has been upgraded and effort has been made to incorporate games like hockey in the available space inside Velodrome. A new international standard football stadium has come up inside JNRM premise. Now another multi event sports complex is coming up in Carnicobar. The work of athletic track inside this complex is almost ready for use.

Sadly, speaking to sportsperson of various events, it is felt that these sports facilities are not freely available to sportspersons and sports associations. Result is under-utilisation of all available infrastructures.

Young budding talents complain that the multipurpose Hall is provided to some elite people of the society for leisurely game for free. Sportspersons are driven away even when they are ready to pay users fee. Preference is not given to young badminton and volleyball players to practice at a time of their convenience.

Mostly importantly, no record of daily users is maintained here to ensure that the in-charge of this Hall is never caught for his wrongdoings. The record shows that there is no income from this Multipurpose Hall at par with the number of persons utilising it.

The same is the case of Multi-gym. Here record is maintained, but unauthorised users are seen more often. There is no special time or space for sportspersons in this modern gymnasium. The facility is wasted for elderly people with no interest in sports.

The case of Swimming Pool is not different. This facility also does not have any record of daily users. The powerful and mighty among the society has easy access to swimming pool. Their children spend leisurely time inside this pool. The income from the user’s fee is dismal considering the number of people using it.

The velodrome is used regularly for practice and the result is evident from the medal tally. But this velodrome is not open to non trainees. The budding cycling talents have no place to practice.  The condition of Hockey ground inside velodrome is very poor. It is very badly maintained. It is dangerous to even practice inside this ground. This indicates the scant respect given to national game. This game is totally neglected. Here again there is no record of people using it for practice.

The international standard FIFA Football ground is not utilised for practicing. Football Tournaments are a rare sight inside this complex. SAI trainees are also not seen training inside this complex. It seems that the Sports Directorate is not taking any initiative to ensure that this facility is put to use round the year.

Even AN football Association has failed to conduct regular events in various categories inside this stadium. Here again there is no record of daily utilisation of this stadium.

Now the new Athletic track is ready in Carnicobar. With no talent selected for training in Athletics, it is more or less sure that this facility will also not be put to use. The result will be dismal performance of our players in National Arena.

Former Sports Administrators and sportspersons say that lack of accountability is the main problem. No in-charge is made accountable for under-utilisation or loss of revenue.

Hence they use these fasciitis as their private property and drive away sportspersons to make way for the powerful people of the society to play leisurely game. Thus sportspersons are a neglected lot.

Allowing only sportspersons to utilise these facilities with proper record of utilisation and fixing responsibility on all in-charges of sports facility for loss of revenue will yield deserving result. Names of players can be collected from various associations and they should be given the maximum time to utilise these facilities.

If such facilities cannot be provided to players, then there is no use of developing such facilities worth crores. By giving it for free to those who are not sportspersons, the Sports Directorate is making mockery of Sports infrastructure constructed in the name of developing sports.

 

 

 

Port Blair, Dec. 16: The RSC Cup Open Badminton got underway today at the Multipurpose Hall, Netaji Sports Complex here today. The Chairperson PBMC, Mr. K Ganeshan who is also the Chairman Regional Sports Council inaugurated the championship. Addressing the gathering including the players on the occasion, the RSC Chairman said sport is important for a healthy body and mind. He also urged the students to take part in different sports disciplines along with their studies.

The Chairman said that RSC will organize a series of sports activities for which a resolution have been passed. The Chairman RSC also met the player before the start of the game.

After several years of dormancy the RSC has got a new lease of life this year.

In his brief address on the occasion, a senior badminton player, Mr. Gyan Prakash urged the budding players to take advantage of the coaching being provided to them, the facility he said, was not available at their time.

The Organizing Secretary, RSC, Mr. Sailesh Chauhan informed that over 100 players have been registered for this tournament which is being held in group U-14, U-17, U-19(boys and girls), open category for men and women and for veterans (above 45 years).

Port Blair, Nov 19: Regional Sports Council Port Blair will be conducting “RSC Open Football tournament” from 9th of December 2013 onwards. Interested teams can contact Mr. Tahir Ali over number: 9434286633. Only Teams from Municipal area will be allowed to participate in the tournament.

E Arun
Port Blair, May 31: As per report “Hockey Andaman & Nicobar” is part of the 3rd Hockey India Senior Men’s National Championship being held in Shiv Chattarpati Sports Complex and Major Dhyan chand Hockey Stadium in Pimpri, Pune.
But this is shocking that while talking to Andaman Sheekha the Director of Sports and Youth Affairs, Mr. Lucas Robert has clearly said that A & N Administration has not sent any team from Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He has also mentioned that he has no information about Andaman team participating in the said National Championship.
If this is true, then who are the people, who are playing in National Tournament in name of A & N Islands?
According to reports, the tournament began on 27th May. Andaman Nicobar figures in pool –D and as per information “Hockey Andaman & Nicobar” has not conducted any State level tournament in the recent past to select the team for National Championship.
Information from Rangat, Mayabunder, Diglipur , Wimberlygunj, Nancowry, Carnicobar, Nacowry and Campbell Bay indicates that Hockey Andaman has not conducted any selection in these Zones.
Only Ranchi Association had conducted a local tournament in Port Blair. In any case Ranchi Association is not competent to select a team to represent ANI.
Now the question is who has done this mischief? How Andaman’s team reached Pune to participate in National Tournament? Who selected the team? Who has sent the team?
It seems that someone is again taking Administration for a ride. Earlier experience in Athletic, Hockey and Boxing seems to have been forgotten by the Department of Sports and the entire Administration.

An investigating team should be rushed to Pune immediately to catch red-handed those who misrepresented themselves as players of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Conspiracy to ruin Island sports is going on even after the kingpin is missing from action.

It means there are many behind the scene that supports such acts. Immediate action will yield the desired result.

Meanwhile there are reports that A &N team has registered two wins. Andaman & Nicobar edged past Haryana 4-2 to register their second consecutive win. Bijju Yirkal, Kusha, Chandan and Birsu scored a goal each for Andaman & Nicobar while Jitender Saroha scored two goals for Haryana.

Now it is to be investigated whether these players are from Andaman’s or from mainland India. In case they are from mainland then the benefit of the Certificate to participate in National Game will be taken by them, which is the right of Island players. Similarly they will also get benefit while applying for any job under sport quota in National Level while Island hockey players will remain deprived.

If this team is indeed from the Islands then the performance is more than a welcome sign considering the fact that the players are not used to playing in synthetic turf.

Allowing State level Associations to participate on behalf of AN Islands without conducting any tournament is becoming a dangerous trend. If this trend is allowed to continue the result will be another humiliation at National arena.