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Stage set for mega coaching camps

HYDERABAD: The stage is set for the biggest summer coaching camps show in the twin cities when the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation formally launches the programme (April 25 to May 31) in which about one lakh enthusiastic youngsters are expected to train, at Victory Playground on April 25 at 7.00 am. Minister for Information and Public Relations Shabbir Ali, M. Anjan Kumar Yadav, MP, M. Mukesh, MLA, are expected to grace the occasion.

About 80,000 trainees in the age group of six to 18 years attended last summer's camp and this time the response is higher, the officials said.

The camps will be held at 700 venues with 725 coaches monitoring their progress. That the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has earmarked Rs. 2 crore of its annual budget is itself a huge contribution. For equipment alone for the summer camps Rs.20 lakh is spent.

Coaching will be given in about 50 disciplines. The new discipline is beach volleyball.

Indian women's cricket captain Mithali Raj, NCA director N. Shivlal Yadav, former India football captain Victor Amalraj and Indian table tennis coach Ibrahim Khan will be visiting the camps.

With the exception of roller-skating, cricket, badminton and tennis which have registration fee of Rs. 50, all the other games have registration fee of Rs. 10 and this is considered an indication of the objective of GHMC to reach out to the masses.

Virtusa posts win

Virtusa defeated HSBC 62-50 in the basketball final of the Hyderabad Coffee Day corporate sports meet here. For the winner, Shekhar (23) was the top-scorer.

The results (Finals): Basketball: Virtusa bt HSBC 62-50. Volleyball: Infosys bt Genpact 25-19, 25-16. Table tennis (Men's team championship): Genpact bt Infosys 3-1.

Men's singles: Shashidhar (Microsoft) bt Abhishek (Genpact) 11-5, 11-2, 6-11, 11-9.

Doubles: Shashidhar/Nilesh (Microsoft) bt Chaitanya/Dileep (Infosys) 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 12-14, 13-11.

Mixed doubles: Ali/Sameera bt Shashidhar/Manisha 10-12, 15-13, 11-1, 11-6.

Women's singles: Mousam (HSBC) bt Sameera (HSBC) 11-9, 11-5, 11-7.

Shrrinesh triumphs

B. Shrrinesh won the boys' under-14 singles title in the Wilson League tennis championship defeating Nikith Prasad 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) in the final that lasted 90 minutes.

Earlier in the semifinals, Shrrinesh got the better off Abhishek 4-2,4-1 while Nikith quelled the challenge from B. Ajay 4-2, 5-4.

Shrrinesh topped the Pool `A' with six wins and no-loss record while B. Ajay was second with five wins and a single loss.

In Pool `B', Nikith Prasad topped the table with six wins and a no-loss record while Abhishek from Kakinada stood second with five wins and a loss each.

Summer camp

Bolarum Sporting and Cantonment Football Club will organise a summer coaching camp at Government High School Ground (Bolarum) from May 1 to June 5.

Those interested may contact Prabhakar Reddy, NIS coach, or B.R. Narsing Rao, at the venue in the mornings and evenings.

The annual prize distribution function of Hyderabad Cricket Association will be held at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium (Uppal) on April 27 at 5.00 p.m, according to N. Shivlal Yadav, secretary of HCA.

Jayesh Ranjan, VC & MD of HUDA, will be the chief guest.

Road race

Hyderabad District Athletic Association will organise Hyderabad 10K road races at Lal Bahadur Stadium on April 29 from 6.00 am.

Competitions will be held for men in 4.5 km, women and boys and girls (under-18) in three km, in 1.5 km for boys and girls (under-12 years) and veteran men and women.

Further details can be had on Phone No. 9246529013.

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