Tuesday, August 26, 2008

SJAN to fete Ahmed, Garud and Deshpande



Mobin Ahmed


Arvind Garud

Samiksha, Anuja, Neha to be honoured
Nagpur, 6, 2008





Neha Deshpande

Sports Journalists' Association of Nagpur (SJAN) and Nagpur District Basketball Association (NDBA) will honour three meritorious sportspersons and three eminent servants sports on the occasion of National Sports Day on August 29, 2008. The programme will be held at Dharampeth Krida Mandal basketball courts, Shankar Nagar at 9 am.
The sportspersons who have also achieved meritorious status in academics include Samiksha Ambekar (Basketball), Anuja Bombatkar (Chess) and Neha Bodele (Swimming).
SJAN will also felicitate three personalities who have done a yeoman's service towards sports. They include Mobin Ahmed, former hockey player, Arvind Garud, noted basketball coach and Priya Deshpande, an active badminton coach.
All the shining lights will be felicitated at the hands of Nitin Gadkari, State Unit Chief of Bharatiya Janata Party, who is the chief guest of the function.
Mayatai Iwnate, Mayor, will preside over the function while Devendra Fadnavis, MLA will be the guest of honour. Madhukar Dhobley, Deputy General Manager, Bank of Maharashtra, Nagpur region and Sandeep Joshi, coporator will be the special guests.

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