Manipur meet Railways in final:
Guwahati, Dec. 17: Defending champions Railways will play Manipur in the final of the 36th Senior National Women’s Handball Championship on Tuesday.
Manipur beat a fighting Haryana 17-15 in the second semi-final on Monday evening to move into the final.
The Manipur girls led 9-8 in the first half.
Manipur were the lone entrant from the Northeast in the semi-finals, beating Chhattisgarh by a narrow margin (25-23) in the quarter-finals.
In a keenly contested match played at the Nehru Stadium, the girls from Manipur put up a better show but failed to convert several penalties that came their way, helping the Chhattisgarh team to remain in the hunt till the last.
In the first semi-final, played at Deshbhakta Tarun Ram Phookan Indoor Stadium, the Railways staved off a spirited challenge by the All India University team to march into the final this evening. The Railways won 36-26.
Earlier, Railways defeated last year’s runners-up Maharashtra 27-8 in the quarter-final.
The university team beat Punjab 27-25 and Haryana got the better of Delhi 20-17 to move into the semi-final.
Maharashtra finished fifth beating Punjab 35-25 while Chhattisgarh ended sixth beating Delhi 26-21.
Tomorrow, Punjab will play Delhi for the seventh and eighth positions.
Meanwhile, the annual general meeting of the Handball Federation of India, which was held here, decided to bid for the Asian Championship in Kuwait on December 29.
Assam Handball Association president Kalyan Gogoi said Guwahati is in the running for hosting the meet along with Chandigarh.
Posted On: The Telegraph
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Monday, December 17, 2007
36th Senior National Women’s Handball
Assam out of meet, Manipur in quarter-finals:
Guwahati, Dec. 16: Hosts Assam bowed out of the 36th Senior National Women’s Handball Championship on Sunday evening after drawing their last league encounter with Chhattisgarh 11-11, even as the sponsorship crisis deepened for the organisers.
Assam ended its Group C engagements with three losses and two wins. The hosts defeated Madhya Pradesh and Orissa but lost their matches against Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Chandigarh.
The quarter-finals line was also drawn up today. Defending champions Railways remained at the top of the list, closely followed by Maharashtra.
The quarter-finals draw will see Manipur, the only team from the Northeast in the last eight, taking on Chhattisgarh, All India University team will play Punjab, Delhi will meet Haryana and Railways will clash with Maharashtra.
However, it is not only the disappointment of the team not doing well that the organisers -- Assam Handball Association -- have to deal with.
The handball association’s president Kalyan Gogoi said the national meet has met with very lukewarm response, with major sponsors like Oil India Ltd (OIL), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) and industrial houses turning down the request for sponsorship.
“Of the Rs 18 lakh budget, only Assam Gas Company Ltd and DS Group has honoured our request. The others, like OIL, ONGC, NRL and IOC, have turned down our request. We would have been happy with whatever contributions they made. It is very sad as we were pinning our hopes on the big houses,” he rued.
Asked how the tournament was coping without support, Gogoi added, “It is because of well-wishers and support from fellow state associations like kabaddi, volleyball and GSA. Sadly, the Assam Cricket Association was very unhelpful when approached for help. The government has promised help of Rs 1.5 lakh but we will still fall short by nearly Rs 3 lakh”.
The lack of interest in the tournament is surprising, Gogoi said, because OIL, ONGC, NRL and IOC had extended over Rs 50 lakh towards the hosting of the international badminton meet.
A source in the oil sector said there was no question of turning down requests. “We always help in whatever way possible. Maybe there was very little time between applying for assistance and disbursal,” the source said.
Posted On: The Telegraph
Guwahati, Dec. 16: Hosts Assam bowed out of the 36th Senior National Women’s Handball Championship on Sunday evening after drawing their last league encounter with Chhattisgarh 11-11, even as the sponsorship crisis deepened for the organisers.
Assam ended its Group C engagements with three losses and two wins. The hosts defeated Madhya Pradesh and Orissa but lost their matches against Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Chandigarh.
The quarter-finals line was also drawn up today. Defending champions Railways remained at the top of the list, closely followed by Maharashtra.
The quarter-finals draw will see Manipur, the only team from the Northeast in the last eight, taking on Chhattisgarh, All India University team will play Punjab, Delhi will meet Haryana and Railways will clash with Maharashtra.
However, it is not only the disappointment of the team not doing well that the organisers -- Assam Handball Association -- have to deal with.
The handball association’s president Kalyan Gogoi said the national meet has met with very lukewarm response, with major sponsors like Oil India Ltd (OIL), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC), Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) and industrial houses turning down the request for sponsorship.
“Of the Rs 18 lakh budget, only Assam Gas Company Ltd and DS Group has honoured our request. The others, like OIL, ONGC, NRL and IOC, have turned down our request. We would have been happy with whatever contributions they made. It is very sad as we were pinning our hopes on the big houses,” he rued.
Asked how the tournament was coping without support, Gogoi added, “It is because of well-wishers and support from fellow state associations like kabaddi, volleyball and GSA. Sadly, the Assam Cricket Association was very unhelpful when approached for help. The government has promised help of Rs 1.5 lakh but we will still fall short by nearly Rs 3 lakh”.
The lack of interest in the tournament is surprising, Gogoi said, because OIL, ONGC, NRL and IOC had extended over Rs 50 lakh towards the hosting of the international badminton meet.
A source in the oil sector said there was no question of turning down requests. “We always help in whatever way possible. Maybe there was very little time between applying for assistance and disbursal,” the source said.
Posted On: The Telegraph
Thursday, December 13, 2007
National Women Handball
Championship begins in Guwahati:
Guwahati, Dec 13: Twenty-five teams will be in fray for top honours in the 38th National Women’s Handball Championship which begins here on Thursday.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi will formally inaugurate the meet in the evening at the Tarun Ram Phookan Indoor Stadium though matches will start from the morning onwards.
Till Wednesday evening, 12 teams -- Gujarat, Railways, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Uttaranchal, Orissa, Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya, Manipur and Assam -- have arrived while the other teams are scheduled to arrive on Thursday.
Jharkhand, which earlier had confirmed their participation, withdrew from the meet.
All the teams have been given accommodation at the Tarun Ram Phookan Indoor Stadium. The matches will be played both at the Nehru Stadium and the TR Phookan Indoor Stadium.
The Assam Handball Association president Kalyan Gogoi said all arrangements have been completed to hold the meet in a befitting manner.
Source: The Assam Tribune
Guwahati, Dec 13: Twenty-five teams will be in fray for top honours in the 38th National Women’s Handball Championship which begins here on Thursday.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi will formally inaugurate the meet in the evening at the Tarun Ram Phookan Indoor Stadium though matches will start from the morning onwards.
Till Wednesday evening, 12 teams -- Gujarat, Railways, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Uttaranchal, Orissa, Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya, Manipur and Assam -- have arrived while the other teams are scheduled to arrive on Thursday.
Jharkhand, which earlier had confirmed their participation, withdrew from the meet.
All the teams have been given accommodation at the Tarun Ram Phookan Indoor Stadium. The matches will be played both at the Nehru Stadium and the TR Phookan Indoor Stadium.
The Assam Handball Association president Kalyan Gogoi said all arrangements have been completed to hold the meet in a befitting manner.
Source: The Assam Tribune
Sunday, December 9, 2007
36th Women’s National Handball
Guwahati to host Championship from Dec 13:
Guwahati, Dec 8: The 36th Women’s National Handball Championship will get under way at the Nehru Stadium here from December 13.
Around 28 teams from the different parts of the country are expected to take part in the meet.
Talking to mediapersons at a press conference here on Saturday, secretary of the Assam Handball Association Gautam Choudhury said preparations for the tournament are in last stage and the teams will start arriving in the city from December 10.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi will be the Chief Guest at the inaugural function which will be held at the Deshbhakta Tarun Ram Phukan Indoor Stadium on December 13.
The initial matches of the tournament will be held at the Nehru Stadium but from the quarter-finals onwards the tournament would be played at the Deshbhakta Tarun Ram Phukan Indoor Stadium. Four courts would be used during the initial stage to complete the group league matches.
Choudhury also added that during the tournament the annual general meeting of the Handball Federation of India will be held in the city. Several top level issues would be discussed in the meeting which will be held for the first time in the city.
Commenting on the home team’s chances in the tournament, Choudhury said the preparatory camp for the home team has already started. However, he felt this time the team would comprise of many junior players and it would be considered a good performance if it managed to be within the first five at the end of the tourney.
The press meet was also attended by the chairman of the organizing committee Robin Bordoloi and the president of the Assam Handball Association Kalyan Gogoi.
Source: The Sentinel
Guwahati, Dec 8: The 36th Women’s National Handball Championship will get under way at the Nehru Stadium here from December 13.
Around 28 teams from the different parts of the country are expected to take part in the meet.
Talking to mediapersons at a press conference here on Saturday, secretary of the Assam Handball Association Gautam Choudhury said preparations for the tournament are in last stage and the teams will start arriving in the city from December 10.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi will be the Chief Guest at the inaugural function which will be held at the Deshbhakta Tarun Ram Phukan Indoor Stadium on December 13.
The initial matches of the tournament will be held at the Nehru Stadium but from the quarter-finals onwards the tournament would be played at the Deshbhakta Tarun Ram Phukan Indoor Stadium. Four courts would be used during the initial stage to complete the group league matches.
Choudhury also added that during the tournament the annual general meeting of the Handball Federation of India will be held in the city. Several top level issues would be discussed in the meeting which will be held for the first time in the city.
Commenting on the home team’s chances in the tournament, Choudhury said the preparatory camp for the home team has already started. However, he felt this time the team would comprise of many junior players and it would be considered a good performance if it managed to be within the first five at the end of the tourney.
The press meet was also attended by the chairman of the organizing committee Robin Bordoloi and the president of the Assam Handball Association Kalyan Gogoi.
Source: The Sentinel
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