Indian Squad for the 23rd FIBA Asia U18 Women’s Championship Finalized
New Delhi/Bengaluru, 11th November, 2016: The Indian U18 Women’s Team that will participate at the 23rd FIBA Asia U18 Championship for Women in Bangkok, Thailand from 13th to 20th November 2016, has been finalized.
The team will be captained by the talented Bhandavya HM (who had already debuted on the senior team last year) and coached by the seasoned Shiba Maggon, a former India Women’s Captain.
The Indian girls team is currently ranked 38th in the world and 5th in Asia (as per the combined FIBA World Rankings for U16 and U18 teams).
India is grouped alongside 5 other teams in elite Level 1, with the top four teams at the end of the league rounds progressing to the semifinals stage.
India will be looking improve upon its 6th place finish in the last edition of the championship (in 2014). The side’s first obstacle is hosts Thailand whom it will face in the opening game on 13th November. Said Coach Maggon, “Our motto is to never give up and keep trying to better ourselves. We will try to improve upon how we performed against Thailand (from their previous encounter in 2014 which they had lost 62-68) and also try to play well against Chinese Taipei.”
The contingent left from Aurangabad earlier this morning and is travelling to Bangkok via Mumbai.
Squad
Initially, 25 probables were selected from the 67th Junior National Basketball Championship held in Puducherry from 1st to 8th May, 2016. Subsequently, a national camp was conducted at the National Basketball Academy in Indore from 9thto 24th September, 2016. Based on their overall performance, the final 12 member squad was picked by the Selection Committee.
Indian Squad for the 23rd FIBA U18 Women’s Championship 2016
| Jersey No | Family Name(s)
/Last Name
| First Name(s)
/Given Name
| Date of Birth (dd/mm/yyyy) | Place of Birth | Height (cm)
(ft and inches)
| Weight (Kg) | Position | |
| City | State | |||||||
| 07 | Prabhakara | Priyanka | 03/10/1998 | Nemmara | Kerala | 177 (5’ 9’’) | 54 | SG |
| 10 | Verma | Riya | 08/01/1998 | Bhilai | Chhattisgarh | 162 (5’ 3’’) | 54 | SG |
| 14 | Masilamani | Nishanti | 14/10/1999 | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 168 (5’ 6’’) | 50 | PG |
| 15 | Sandhu | Aakarshan | 02/03/1999 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 183 (6’) | 78 | C |
| 20 | Pandey | Sakshi | 30/04/1998 | Jabalpur | Madhya Pradesh | 175 (5’ 8’’) | 51 | SG |
| 23 | Menezes | Carina Clarence | 27/11/1998 | Thane | Mumbai | 175 (5’ 8’’) | 58 | SF |
| 27 | Hemmige Mahesha | Bhandavya | 18/04/1998 | Mandya | Karnataka | 166 (5’ 5’’) | 56 | SG |
| 29 | Chakravortty | Sushantika | 24/08/2000 | Delhi | Delhi | 180 (5’ 10’’) | 72 | PF |
| 54 | George | Nimmi | 01/04/1998 | Chalakudy | Kerala | 183 (6’) | 60 | C |
| 75 | Illath Parappali | Anusha | 14/03/1998 | Kozhikode | Kerala | 173 (5’ 8’’) | 53 | SF |
| 86 | Ali | Gulabsha | 15/02/2000 | Bhilai | Chhattisgarh | 165 (5’ 4’’) | 64 | PG |
| 99 | Suren | Srishti | 30/04/2000 | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 180 (5’ 10’’) | 59 | PF |
*PG – Point Guard / Feeder, G – Guard, F – Forward, G/F – Wing, PF – Power Forward, C – Centre, PF/C – Post
13) Team Manager: Mr. Jugraj Singh Baidwan
14) Physio: Dr. Prachi Bipin Shah
15) Head Coach: Ms. Shiba Maggon
16) Assistant Coach: Mr. Kalva Rajeshaver Rao
17) Referee Supervisor: Mr. Naresh Chander Aneja
18) Referee: Ms. Snehal Vidyadhar Bendke
19) Referee: Mr. Amarjot Singh Mavi
About the 23rd FIBA U18 Asia Championship 2016
The 23rd FIBA U18 Asia Championship 2016 will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, from the 13th to the 20th of November.
The top 3 teams will represent Asia at the 2017 FIBA U19 Women’s World Championship in Cairo, Egypt.
Format
The 12-team event has been split into two levels: upper Level 1 (or Group A) and lower level 2 (Group B):
Level 1 (Group A) Teams: China, Japan, Korea, Chinese Taipei, India and hosts Thailand
Level 2 (Group B) Teams: Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and Indonesia
This is a league cum knockout format. The group phase of the tournament will be played in a round-robin format, with each team playing every other team in their group. The top four teams from Group A progress to the semifinals, while the bottom two Group A teams will play relegation matches with the top two teams from Group B.
For more information: http://www.fiba.com/asia/u18women/2016/competition-system
India’s Schedule [Timings in IST]
vs Thailand – 13th November, 1:30 PM
vs China – 14th November, 1:30 PM
vs Chinese Taipei – 15th November, 1:30 PM
vs South Korea – 16th November, 3:30 PM
vs Japan – 17th November, 3:30 PM
Rest Day – 18th November
Knockout and Placement Rounds – 19th and 20th November
For more details see: http://www.fiba.com/asia/u18women/2016/fullschedule
Championship History
The FIBA U18 Asia Championship was first instituted in 1970 and the inaugural edition of the tournament took place in Seoul, South Korea. Coming into this 23rdedition, China and Japan are the three time defending champions and first runners up respectively.
India’s Past Record
Prior to the upcoming 23rd edition, India has participated in the tournament 13 times and has also hosted it once (New Delhi, 2000). India’s best performance at the event came in 1980 when it was placed 4th.
Thereafter the side went into a bit of a lull, getting relegated to lower Level 2 by the end of the 2008 edition. In 2012, the team climbed back into upper Level 1 where it has continued to compete till date.
About Basketball Federation of India
The Basketball Federation of India or BFI is the governing and controlling body of basketball in India, and is responsible for the development and promotion of the sport at all levels. BFI has been involved in conducting camps, clinics, events, and training sessions at its academies for the development of basketball. BFI came into being in 1935 and took complete control over Indian basketball in 1950. Prior to that time, the Indian Olympic Association handled the conduct of Indian basketball championships. Since 1950, the BFI has been conducting various such championships, from the grassroots to senior team participation in international tournaments. In addition, the BFI has been responsible for the establishment of strong sub-junior and junior level programs. The BFI has to its credit produced several international players of repute, among them 17 have been bestowed with the honour of Arjuna Awards. Earlier in June 2015, 19-year-old Satnam Singh Bhamara made history by becoming the first Indian national to be drafted by an NBA team, when he was selected by the Dallas Mavericks. More information at www.basketballfederationindia.org
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National School of Drama invites underprivileged children to come and experience 13th Jashne Bachpan
National School of Drama invites underprivileged children to come and experience 13th Jashne Bachpan
New Delhi, November 12, 2016: The upcoming 13th Jashne Bachpan – international children theatre festival at National School of Drama is trying to include as much as children from the underprivileged section. The idea is to bring those children to the mainstream and inculcate enthusiasm for art and culture along with entertainment at a global platform like Jashne Bachpan.
Teams from NSD are in touch with various NGOs and schools in Delhi-NCR, who work for and with the underprivileged children. Around 3000 children are expected to be present at the inaugural ceremony on 14th November at NSD Open Lawn. Apart from the inaugural ceremony those children will be invited to come and watch plays scheduled in the 12 day long festival and to the culmination ceremony too.
Prof Waman Kendre, Director, National School of Drama said, “Various NGOs are doing extra ordinary work for underprivileged children to bring them to the mainstream. As a responsible and prestigious performing and tanning institution, it’s our duty to encourage them to come into the cultural mainstream too. Overall development of children is only possible when they are nurtured culturally. National School of Drama wants to ignite the passion for theatre expression among those kids in their childhood.”
About National School of Drama
The National School of Drama is one of the foremost theatre training institutions in the world and the only one of its kind in India. It was set up by the Sangeet Natak Akademi as one of its constituent units in 1959. In 1975, it became an independent entity and was registered as an autonomous organization under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860, fully financed by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. Training in the School is highly intensive and is based on a thorough, comprehensive, carefully planned syllabus which covers every aspect of theatre and in which theory is related to practice. As a part of their training, students are required to produce plays which are then performed before the public.
About T.I.E. Co.
Sanskar Rang Toli (T.I.E. Co.) of NSD was established on October 16, 1989, and completed 27 years of its existence. Sanskaar Rang Toli is the only theatre education resource centers in the country and has worked with more than 15 thousand children till date in various workshops. It consists of a group of actor-teachers working with and performing for children. The major focus of the TIE Company is to perform creative, curriculum-based and participatory plays in schools, specially designed and prepared for children of different age groups. The major thrust of the plays is to create an atmosphere that encourages children to raise questions, take decisions and make choices with an awareness of themselves within the larger social context.
The TIE Company has done more than 2000 performances in various parts of the country. More than 10 lakh children, apart from college students, teachers, parents and theatre lovers, have witnessed these plays in approximately all the states in the country and Poland, China, Philippines and Japan.
The Toli began with an objective of bridging the gap between passive education and an active method of learning by doing through its performances of varied plays, Summer Workshops on self development and social integration, Sunday Club for devising original performances with children, workshops with teachers on effective teaching-learning process. All these activities are practiced round the year as per the children annual school calendar in Delhi and other parts of the country.
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Anuj Kumar Boruah/ Shakti Raj Vidyarthi
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Invitation to the pop-music concert of the Czech musicians
From: Gagan Sharma on Fri, 11 Nov 2016 19:44:06 Add to address bookTo: You & 2 others | See Details
Dear friends,
we would like to invite you to the concert of Mrs. Zuzana Nova and Mr. Ondra Gorcik from the Czech Republic held on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at Kamani Auditorium in New Delhi from 7.00 pm onwards.
They will perform Czech as well as world pop music. This Concert is part of Delhi International Arts Festival (www.diaf.in).
Festival Director. Prathibha Prahlad is a celebrated Indian Bharatanatyam dancer whose multi- faceted personality reflects in the outstanding work she continues to do …
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Mrs. Zuzana Nova is a popular a professional Czech singer. She is singing with the Czech RockSet Revival Band and as soloist at many different places in the Czech Republic and wordwide. Sample of one of her song is here:
Mr. Ondra Gorcik is accompanying her on a guitar and he is also singing.
…singer Zuza Nová, violinist Michael Hejč and guitarist Zdeněk Šulc from Czech rep. – Prague 2006
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THE ENTRANCE IS FREE.
We will be happy if you join us. The Czech Ambassador H. E. Mr Milan Hovorka will also be present.
For more information please call +91 81 30 893 803 (Mrs. Jea Jaiswal) or send email to jea@mzv.cz.
Thank you,
With Regards
Gagan Sharma
Thank you, Naresh.
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Four-way tie for clubhouse lead on Day 1; Aditi at tied eighth
Gurgaon, 11th November 2016: Four players carded 2 under 70 to share the clubhouse lead after the first day of the Hero Women’s Indian Open at the DLF Golf and Country Club here on Friday. Florentyna Parker, Christine Wolf, Ursula Wikstrom and Anne-Lise Caudal carded identical scores to share the pole position. Following them in tied fifth position are defending champion Emily Kristine Pedersen, English golfer Kiran Matharu and the Spanish duo of Nuria Iturrios and Patricia Sanz Barrio at 1 under 71. Indian Olympian Aditi Ashok carded an even par 72 to finish in tied ninth after the first round. Pamela Pretswell couldn’t complete her round due to bad light and will continue her round on Saturday morning.
England’s Florentyna Parker, who began her campaign from the back nine, started impressively and was three under par after four holes. However, she struggled to sustain the momentum and needed birdies on the final two holes to grab the top position. She said, “I started really well today and was three under after four holes, then unfortunately I made a double bogey. But I made six birdies today which on this course is really good. My putting was really good, I holed a lot of putts.”
Olympian Christine Wolf seemed very happy with her performance. She carded three bogies and two birdies in her front nine. However, the professional from Austria turned things around brilliantly in a relatively trickier back nine to fire a blemish free latter half with three birdies. Talking about her round, she said “I’m really satisfied, especially as I started with plus three after four holes. I just started hitting greens and making putts. I left some chances out there, so I know you can score well here. I really like the course and I liked it last year. You know, the greens are a bit tricky, so if the putter works, it helps.”
Finland’s Ursula Wikstrom carded four birdies and a double bogey to stay in contention for her first LET title. Anne-Lisa Caudal from France played a controlled round with three birdies and a lone bogey to share the top spot.
The Indian golfers had a mixed day on the park with only three of them managing to finish in the top 20. Aditi Ashok finished best among the Indians with a score of level par 72 to be tied for the ninth position along with six other players including Gwladys Nocera and Isabelle Boineau. Aditi struggled with the back nine but three straight birdies on the 6th, 7th and 8th holes helped her to finish two shots adrift of the leader group. She said, “I hit all the greens on the front nine, so I was missing quite a few but I hit it really close on the sixth hole, to about five feet, and then close on seventh, which was 10 feet and close on eighth as well. I missed quite a few and they had to go in at some point.” She seemed pleased with her first round, she said “It’s not a great start but it’s not bad either. I can still make up for what I missed today tomorrow, so that should be good.”
Other notable Indian performers on the day were Vani Kapoor and amateur Diksha Dagar. Vani, playing on her home course, played a cautious round to finish with a respectable score of 1 over 73. She carded two bogies, but a birdie on the final hole helped her to finish in tied 16th position. Diksha Dagar carded 2 over 74 to share the 20th position. She could have had a much better finish, but for bogeys on the final two holes.
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