BHUBANESWAR 23-Mar-2018
The Sports & Youth Services Department, Government of Odisha, organised a Refresher Course for weightlifters and coaches of the state at Kalinga Stadium here from March 19 to 23, 2018. The course was part of the new scheme `Coaching for Excellency’ being run by the Sports & Youth Services Department (DSYS).
Similar courses were organised earlier in football and athletics. Weightlifting trainees and coaches of government-run sports hostels of Berhampur, Malkangiri and Bhubaneswar participated in the week-long course. Weightlifting experts and Dronacharya Awardees Pal Singh Sandhu and Hansa Manral imparted valuable tips to the upcoming weightlifters and updated the coaches about new techniques of the sport.
Weightlifting Olympian K Ravikumar, DSYS Joint-Secretary Manoj Padhy, Odisha Weightlifting Association president Chitta Ranjan Swain and secretary Narayan Sahu graced the opening ceremony of the Refresher Course as guests. The programme was coordinated by Govt wieghtlifting coach P Dharmarao.
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PHOTO: Guests at the opening ceremony of the Weightlifting Refresher Course in Bhubaneswar on March 19, 2018.
