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New Indian Express
11-07-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Balaji elected RFI president after court modifies order
CHENNAI: After volleyball, it's Rowing Federation of India's turn for its stalled election process to get completed. As expected, Balaji Maradapa of Tamil Nadu has been elected the president while Subhasish Mukherjee of Bengal has been elected the secretary general. Maradapa beat Harpal Singh comprehensively. He will be replacing out-going RFI president Rajalakshmi Singh Deo, who finished 12 years in office, and Mukherjee will replace MV Sriram (two terms). Chiranjit Phukan is the treasurer. RFI got the green signal from the Delhi High Court to declare results for the elections condited in February 2024. With Olympics 2036 in mind, India cannot afford to have too many court cases on governance issues of National Sports Federations. Maradapa has been involved with the sport for more than three decades and felt he had the edge because of his personal relationships within the rowing fraternity. 'I know everyone in rowing personally and have been part of the federation for nearly 38 years,' he told this daily on Friday. But the new president has acknowledged that there will be bigger challenges because of the limited time they have for the Asian Games first (next year) and the Olympic qualification period for LA28. 'It is going to be a big responsibility,' he said. 'More than one year there has been no federation so things need to be in order soon. The Asian Games is next year and we barely have a year to prepare. The Olympic Games is just three years away. So we needed to be back and start preparing for these big events. We must keep our Olympic bid also in mind. I think we will do better than before at the next Games.' He is a qualified coach and said he had trained national medallists and international players.
The Hindu
27-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Inspire Institute of Sports to support Indian women's rowing team
The Inspire Institute of Sports (IIS) has taken up the challenge of building the Indian women's rowing team to be a competitive unit in the Nagoya Asian Games next year, by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rowing Federation of India. As part of the drive, 20 women rowers went through a stringent selection process at the High Performance Centre in Bellary. The squad will be pruned to 14 athletes who will form the core group for long-term training and international exposure. The athletes will be guided by Angus Seller of Australia, both at the IIS and in Australia, where they would train with top international rowers in a high-performance environment. 'We see great potential in these women. With the right support, scientific guidance and consistent training, we are confident that they can break through at the international level. We will support them with everything. The goal is to build a winning mindset and fast-track their development for the Asian Games,' said the president of IIS, Manisha Malhotra. 'They are gifted rowers, but need to focus on building strength and endurance. I don't see any reason why they can't do well on the international circuit,' said Seller. 'This partnership with IIS is a pivotal moment for Indian rowing. It brings a structured athlete development system for our women's team,' said the president of Rowing Federation, Rajlaxmi Singh Deo.
