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Chess :- The District has brought glory in the field by Ku. Kiran Agrawal, an International Grand Master. She represented the country in many International tournaments. Body Building :- Body builders Shri A.K.Singh brought laurels to the District in International and Shri Devendra Dewangan & Shri Tameshwar Banjare in National Championships respectively. Basket ball :- Rajnandgaon
Known as the Nursery of Hockey, has slowly started producing quality
basketball players also. Since the starting of S.A.I. Training Centre at
Digvijay Stadium Rajnandgaon under the able guidance of SAI basketball
Coach many
basketball players have represented the Country in various International
basketball Championships namely Kamal Singh (Junior India), Shravan Kumar
Bishnoi has represented the Country in Youth Asian Championship held at
Yakuts(Russia) and China, also represented junior Indian
team as Captain in invitation Tournament held at Kotakapura, attended
Senior India camp held at New Delhi, Mukesh Mishra attended Junior India
camp held at Bhavnagar (Gujrat), Devendra Yadav, Ku. Radha Soni and Ku.
Manda Meshram have represented the country in South Korea, Kunal Waghela
have attended Indian School Camp held at Many Basketball players have won gold, Silver and Bronze medals in various National Basketball Championships since 2001 after starting of the S.A.I. Training centre at Rajnandgaon namely Sumit Prasad (one Gold and one Bronze), Mukesh Mishra (one Gold), Shravan Kumar (four Gold), Naim Aslam (three Gold and one Bronze), Pintu Rathore (three Gold and one Bronze), Kunal Waghela (two Gold), Ku. Vani Jha (eight Gold), Ku. Manda Meshram (six Gold, two Silver and one Bronze), Ku. Radha Soni (two Silver), Ku. Bhavana Khandare (two Gold), Ku. Keshar Sahu (one Gold), Saurabh Dewangan (one Gold), Kamal Singh, Amit Roy, Akash Kadam, Devendra Yadav, Ku. Gayatri Mahobia one Bronze medal each. Volleyball :- The field is led by by SAI Volleyball Coach Mr. K. P. Sreejit and International Volleyball player Ku. Rekha Padam. Many players have won Medals in National Volleyball tournament and many players have represented the state teams in various Nationals. S.A.I. Traninig Centre Rajnandgaon
(C.G.) SAI means Sports Authority of India (Bhartia Khel Pradhikaran). It is an autonomous body of under the ministry of Human Resources and Sports, with its Head Quarter at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium New Delhi. SAI runs many Sports development schemes like Centre of Excellence (C.O.X.), Special Area games (S.A.G.) and Sports Authority of India Training Centre (S.A.I.T.C.) etc, besides conducting various National Camps for the upgradation of Sports in the Country.
SAI Training Centre Rajnandgaon was established at Digvijay Stadium
on At present centre have players in Basketball and Hockey (Boarding and Day Boarding) and Volleyball (Only Day Boarding). Facilities in Boarding Scheme :- Free Loading & Boarding (Diet & 75/- per day per trainee), free group insurance, free Sports kit with shoe and track-suits, TA/DA for the tournament, tuition fees, Medical care (up to 300/-) free scientific training by well qualified Coaches. Facilities in Day Boarding Scheme :- Free group insurance, free Sports kit with shoe track-suits, TA/DA for the tournament, stipend Rs.500/- per month per trainee; free scientific training by well qualified Coaches. Selection
Criteria:- Selection criteria are based on
State Winner/Runners–up in the recognized State Championships or
participation in Recognized National and or on performance basis. For
Volleyball and Basketball exceptionally tall players (more than 6 feet)
regardless of their performance are considered. Selection trails probably
organized in the month of April or May every year. (There may be changes
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