58th edition of Bordoloi Trophy held in Assam.Byline: ANI Guwahati, Sep 27(ANI): The 58th edition of 'Bordoloi trophy', one of the most awaited a·wait v. a·wait·ed, a·wait·ing, a·waits v.tr. 1. a. To wait for. See Synonyms at expect. b. football tournaments of the year for all sports lovers in the northeast especially in Assam, was recently held at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium may refer to:
Named after the first Chief Minister of Assam, Gopinath Bordoloi Gopinath Bordoloi (1890-1950) was the first Chief Minister of the Indian state of Assam, and also a leading Indian freedom-fighter. He was a follower of the Gandhian principle of non violence as a political tool. He graduated from the Scottish Church College, Calcutta. , the tournament has gained enormous popularity in the northeast, as 14 teams from Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland participated in the tournament including a team from Senegal as well. Organisers are now trying to bring back the past glory of the tournament by bringing international teams to compete in the tournament. In the past, teams from Russia, Uzbekistan, and Bangladesh have participated in the tournament. "We feel good to have teams coming from outside the state as we get to learn from them and gain experience. Observing them play, we can learn other qualities as well," said Mrityadev Swargiyari, a player from Assam. Meanwhile, Tia Ao, team manager of Nagaland Police, claimed that their team has lots of experience, and said: "Playing here we get lots of experience. If we play in our hometown home·town n. The town or city of one's birth, rearing, or main residence. Noun 1. hometown - the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence; "he never went back to his hometown again" , we don't get much exposure. Playing with various skilled teams we will get experience." Football enthusiasts from across the northeast came to cheer the participants, as the Assam State Electricity Board team emerged the champion in the tournament beating the Nagaland police team by 3-2. Over the years, Bordoloi Trophy has been playing a major role in providing a platform for local players from the region to expose their talent and compete with international teams as well. By: eter Alex Todd Todd , Sir Alexander Robertus 1907-1997. British chemist. He won a 1957 Nobel Prize for his study of nucleic acids and nucleotide structures. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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