Relief on observe, Thyagraj stadium gates open as Delhi govt extends time till 10 pm

FOR THE first time in weeks, guards on the Delhi government-run Thyagraj Stadium didn’t begin blowing whistles at 6.30 pm for athletes to depart the world, slicing quick their coaching.

On Thursday, after The Indian Express reported on how the world was being cleared early, by 7 pm, in order that Delhi’s Principal Secretary (Revenue) Sanjeev Khirwar can stroll his canine on the tracks later, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal issued an order for all sporting services within the metropolis to stay open until 10 pm.

“The matter came to me today morning. Due to the heat and rising temperature, sportspersons are facing problems in continuing training and the stadium closes by 6 pm. So, we have decided to allow all stadiums under the Delhi Government to stay open till 10 pm,” Kejriwal mentioned.

Posting a picture of The Indian Express report, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia tweeted: “News reports have brought to our notice that certain sports facilities are being closed early causing inconvenience to sportsmen who wish to play till late night. CM Arvind Kejriwal has directed that all Delhi government sports facilities stay open for sportsmen till 10 pm.”

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News experiences have dropped at our discover that sure sports activities services are being closed early inflicting inconvenience to sportsmen who want to play until late nite. CM @ArvindKejriwal has directed that each one Delhi Govt sports activities services to remain open for sportsmen until 10pm pic.twitter.com/LG7ucovFbZ

— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) May 26, 2022

The Indian Express report had highlighted the grievance of coaches and their trainees. “We used to train till 8-8.30 pm under lights earlier. But now, we are asked to leave the ground by 7 pm so that the officer can walk his dog on the ground. Our training and practice routine has been disrupted,” a coach had mentioned.

IAS officer Sanjeev Khirwar at Thyagraj stadium in Delhi. (Express photograph by Abhinav Saha)

On Thursday night, The Indian Express was on the stadium, the place trainees took their time to chill down and weren’t in a rush to depart. “It is good that the stadium is open till late now. We have enough time to train,” a junior athlete mentioned. Khirwar didn’t flip up.

Stadium administrator Ajit Chaudhary, who had earlier advised this newspaper that the ability was open solely from 4 pm to six pm and that he wasn’t conscious of who used it after 7 pm, didn’t reply to calls from The Indian Express on Thursday.

A Delhi authorities official mentioned: “On seeing the news report in the morning, the Chief Minister took the only course of action he could and ordered that stadiums remain open till 10 pm so that athletes don’t have to suffer. Since the services departments, like land, law and order and police, come under the Centre via the L-G, transfers, postings, grievances as well as disciplinary action also come under him. The Delhi government cannot take action in this matter.”

Thyagraj Stadium, which was constructed for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, is a centrally situated multi-discipline sporting advanced.