Vidarbha Ranji team to be honoured
The stage is set for the
42nd SJFI National Convention hosted by Sports Journalists'
Association of Nagpur (SJAN) under the auspices of Sports
Journalists' Federation of India (SJFI) after a gap of 18 years in
the Orange City.
Around 100 sports
journalists from all over the country are arriving to participate in
five-day convention that will be inaugurated on Monday at 7 p.m. at
Hotel Centre Point. Vidarbha cricket team that won the Ranji and
Irani Trophy titles for consecutive occasions will be honoured on
the occasion. Rajasthan Royals' batting coach Amol Mujumdar, team
manager Romi Bhinder, chairman of Raisoni Group Sunil Raisoni,
Vishal Agrawal of Plasto and Shiraz Gimi of Dinshaw's will grace the
function. The felicitation will be followed by draw of JK Bose
Twenty-20 Cricket Tournament
On November 5 the JK Bose
Twenty -20Trophy matches will be played at Ambedkar College and
Vasant Nagar ground from 9 a.m. onwards. On the same day in the
evening a seminar will be organised on 'India's prospects in Tokyo
2020 Olympics'. Union sports minister Kiren Rijiju, shooter Sheila
Kanungo, former Indian shuttler and BAI vice-president Pradeep
Gandhe, former Indian hockey captain Dilip Tirkey will express their
views.
On November 7, a
discussion of Vidarbha Ranji teams historic achievement will be
organised. Mr Neville Bastawalla, Head of Marketing, Sony Pictures
Network Limited, will showcase its plans for the coverage of 2020
Tokyo Olympics in the same function. The convention will conclude on
November 8 with prize distribution function.
Apart from cricket, AC
Bali table tennis tournament, basketball free throw, football
penalty shootout and putting competitions will be conducted for the
delegates. Newsletter 'Nagpur Rocks' will be released daily at the
hands of dignitaries.
The members of SJAN are
working hard for the success of event under the able guidance of SJFI
president Subodh Malla Barua, secretary Vinod Aiyappan Nair, SJAN
president Kishor Bagde and secretary Suhas Nayse.
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