Telangana–North East Sports Festival Concludes With MoUs Assigning Training Roles
The pacts shift the initiative into implementation by assigning specific training roles to coaches and associations.
Overview
- Telangana’s Sports Authority signed MoUs with the Mizoram government, football icon Baichung Bhutia, boxer L Sarita Devi, gymnast Mantu Debnath, and the Manipur Judo Association.
- SATG chief Dr Soni Bala Devi said the agreements were signed in Governor Jishnu Dev Varma’s presence and are expected to strengthen training for Telangana’s athletes and coaches.
- Mizoram’s minister said the Telangana–Mizoram document was formally exchanged and proposed athlete exchanges, coaching expertise sharing, and free access for Mizo athletes to Telangana facilities.
- The three-day Hyderabad festival, organized under the Governor’s initiative with state support, featured panels with figures such as Mirabai Chanu and Pullela Gopichand on collaboration opportunities.
- Football fixtures at Gachibowli ended with Telangana’s women beating the North East 2–0, while the North East men defeated Telangana 2–0.