Bambolim athletics stadium to be named after Milkha Singh

THE GOAN NETWORKPublished Sep 4, 2021, 12:21 AM IST

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In a naming spree of sorts, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday announced that the athletics stadium at Bambolim would be named after the late Milkha Singh, who is revered by his nickname the ‘Flying Sikh’.

One of India’s most revered athletes, Singh died at the age of 91 due to Covid-related issues in June. The Bambolim stadium is the second such stadium to be named after a national sports icon. Last month, Sawant christened the hockey stadium at Peddem after India’s legendary hockey player Major Dhyan Chand.

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CM raps 40% PE teachers for being inactive

THE GOAN NETWORK

Published Sep 4, 2021, 12:20 AM IST

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PANAJIForty percent out of the 509 Physical Education teachers did virtually nothing to engage with their students, neither motivating them to do physical exercises or toughen them mentally during the lockdown, rued Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday.Speaking at a sports award function in Panaji, Sawant also said that Goa has the infrastructure to churn out good sporting talent, but also lamented the lack of progress on that front. "I was speaking to PE teachers from Goa…