National school games from Oct 26

The Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs, Goa will conduct the 55th National School Games in football, baseball and taekwondo for the year 2009-10 from October 26 to 30 at the Nehru stadium, Fatorda.

Addressing a press conference, Susan D’Souza, Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs, Goa said in all 24 states will participates in different categories. She said Goan boys and girls have been undergoing rigorous training for the last 15 days and hoped that they would bring laurels to the state.

Delhi, Punjab, Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Manipur, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Bihar have so far confirmed their participation in the event, stated Suzan.