Sports News

July 23, 2008

Sports Council :
Tripura Sports Council (TSC) stressed for scientific coaching through out the state. It was decided in an Annual General Meeting of TSC on Tuesday night. Council also passed the audited statement of Rs.79 lakhs 34 thousands 613 of TSC for 2007-08 years. Members were discussed about the upcoming North Eastern Sports Festival 2009, which will be organized by Tripura. It may be mention that Tripura already send proposal for hosting NE Sports Festival.

Tripura Sports Council felicities 136 medal holders through out the state in 79 categories for the year 2007-08. In a function at Netajee Subhas Regional Coaching Center Sports Minister Tapan Chakraborty, Vice-president of Tripura Sports Council Amitabh Datta and Radha Charan Debbarma, Sports Secretary Madhusudhan Bhattacharjee, Sports Director Samarjit Bhowmik, Commissioner B. K. Roy, former Chairman of council Nihar Sengupta and Secretary of council Kamal Saha were present in this function. Altogether six International, Footballer Mumpi Bhowmik, and Nidhawj Jamatia, Gymnast Prasenta Debnath, Chess player Saini Das, Kabaddi player Ritarani Nath and veteran Power Lifter Ratanmani Roy Chowdhury were also felicities in this function.

Cricket :
Former Ranji cricketer Samir Dahat was appointed as junior coach and bowling expert of Tripura cricket team this year.

Football :
Tripura Sports School beat Town Club by 3-0 goals in the domestic Second Division Super League football tournament today.

Bhagya Laxmi Jamatia was selected for Indian camp of under-19 girl’s team. All India Football Federation announced this on Wednesday.

Registration of footballers for Rakhal Memorial Knock-out football tournament will be on July 30 next.

Veteran defender and former Sontosh Trophy member of Tripura team Jibendra Mitra announced retirement from club football.

Hockey :
Tripura will host North East Sub-junior (under-16) Hockey championship on December next. It was decided in an Executive Meeting of Tripura Hockey Association (THA) today. In this meeting THA also decided to stress in sub-division level for improve the standard of Hockey. THA will celebrate birth day of Dhyanchad the magician of hockey on August 29 this year also.

Carrom :
Tripura bowed out from East Zone AG Carrom championship. Assam beat Tripura in Semi-final match in team even.