The Bipin Memorial Football Association's (BMFA) annual free coaching camp for boys and girls under 16 years of age will begin at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Kridangan, Borsa Pada, Desai Wadi, near Borivali-Poisar depot from September 7.

Harish Rao, manager of the Mahindras will be the chief coach at the camp and would be assisted by Sanjeeva Utchil, the 1948 Olympian goalkeeper; Krishna Shelar, former Maharashtra striker and present Maharashtra State Police coach; Johnny Barretto, former Maharashtra and Customs defender; Damodar Kuckian, the present Central Bank coach; S M Devadas, coach of Bank ofIndia and Maharashtra who also has undergone training under FIFA and in the Sao Paulo Academy in Brazil; Gokul Kanchan, former Bank of India winger; Purshottam Bangera, former Orkay Mills goalkeeper and Suresh Rao, former Union Bank deep defender.

Players born on or after January 1, 1982 are eligible for the camp which will be held the year round, informs a BMFA release.. Entry forms and other details can be obtained from the camp director Renwick D'Souza, behind Our Lady of Remedy Church (Tel: 8060930) and Vasant Salian, E-12 Arihant Apartments, Saibaba Nagar (Tel: 8020338).

Indoor games for doctors

Mulund Medico Sports Club will be organising the 11th Open Indoor Games for Medical Practitioners of the State from September 7 at Mulund. The two-day event open to any registered medical practitioner will feature badminton, table tennis, carrom and chess.

Students, Interns and Para-Medicos are not eligible for the event, states the MMSC release. The Games open with the carrom tournament which will be played from September 7 till October 5 on Saturday and Sundays and will be held at Mulund Gymkhana.

The table tennis and badminton events will be played on October 4 and 5 at Kalidas Sports Complex, PK road, Mulund (W). Further details can be had from Dr Prakash Vaze, MMSC secretary, 10, Prachi, G V Scheme Road 2, Mulund (E), Mumbai 400 081. (Tel: 568 5044, 564 2826, 561 0413).

TT tourney at Matunga Gym

Matunga Gymkhana will hold the Maharashtra State Ranking Table Tennis Tournament 1997 from September 4-8 at the gymkhana. The entries should be sent through respective Associations, latest by 12.00 noon on September 2, informs a gymkhana release.

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