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The city will host first Chandigarh marathon Jan 31, an official said Wednesday expectating that the event will see many celebrities participating. “The marathon will be organised in three parts — five-kilometre, half-marathon and full 42-m marathon. Winner of full marathon and half-marathon will receive a cash prize of Rs. 150,000 and Rs.75,000 respectively,” said Home Secretary Ram Niwas. Read the rest of this entry » |
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Six teams will compete in the North Zone I and AD Volleyball Tournament 2009-10 which will be held from January 6 to 8 at the Sector 7 Sports Complex here. Principal Accountant General Uttar Pradesh (Allahabad) will defend their titles. Principal AG Himachal Pradesh (Shimla) were the runners-up in the last edition of the tournament. Read the rest of this entry » |
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Around Sixteen schools will participate in the Coca Cola Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy for Boys Under-15 Football Tournament scheduled to be held at Sector 17 Football Stadium here from 26th October to 30th October. Information to this effect was shared by Rakesh Bakshi, general secretary, Chandigarh Football Association, the respective teams has been divided into following group for the Chandigarh Football Tournament: |
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Indian Government has allotted city Chandigarh Rs 2 crore under Vision-2022 to prepare human resources in hospitality sector before the Commonwealth Games in 2010. Information to this effect was shared by CITCO general manager (tourism), AK Malhotra that the granted fund will be utilized to raise manpower in alternate institutes, affiliated with All India Colleges and Technical Institutes, would offer an excellent opportunity to unskilled youngsters to make a vocation in the sector. |
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Abhinav Bindra from Chandigarh fired himself into Indian sporting history by ending his country’s 108-year wait for an individual Olympic gold medal. The 25-year-old shooter from Chandigarh won the men’s 10- meter air rifle event at the Beijing Games today, coming from behind to beat defending champion Zhu Qinan of China and Henri Hakkinen of Finland in the final round. Bindra captured the nation of 1.1 billion people’s first Olympic gold medal since its men’s field hockey players won the last of their record eight titles in 1980. Read the rest of this entry » |
