Sports Desk: The new executive committee of the Chittagong District Sports Association has already taken responsibility. However, everything that was discussed in the first meeting was infrastructural. There was no discussion about sports.
However, in the meantime, a sports schedule has been formulated for the period from 2024 to 2027. Although often such a task is done by the district sports organization, But at the end of the year, it was no longer implemented. The big question now is whether this sports program will also walk in that direction.
According to the sports schedule prepared by the district sports organization, the months of January to May for the years 2024–2027 have been fixed for cricket. Where the Premier Division, First Division, Second Division, and Third Division Cricket League will be held. However, several clubs were demanding to move this year’s Premier League to October.
However, CJKS General Secretary A.J.M. Nashir Uddin’s sole decision was to start it in February. Men’s and women’s basketball will be in February. At the same time, there will be judo. Premier and first-division chess are scheduled for February and March. Table tennis and handball will be in April. Swimming and Kho Kho leagues are scheduled for May. Karate and Taekwondo will be in June. Archery and carrom will be in July. Football will be played from August to November. Which includes the Premier League, First Division League, Second Division, and Third Division League. Slots for badminton are held in August. There will be a Premier League, a First Division League, and a Second Division League. In September, there will be Sepak Takro and Chukball. Rugby and Wushu in October. Kabaddi Premier and First Division League in November. The volleyball premier, first division, and women’s league will be held at the same time. Athletics and hockey are scheduled for December. Basically, this is how a year’s mass sports schedule has been prepared.
The biggest problem identified by the sports organizers in the Chittagong District Sports Organization is that the registered clubs will get three representatives each if they play a total of seven events individually and as a team, according to the law enacted by the National Sports Council. And because of that, according to many, the quality of sports has decreased. Among all, those three councilors aim to work more. As a result, the clubs ended the game thinking that it was a big deal to play three teams. And apart from football and cricket, there is no competition in any other event. A club’s biggest identity is its jersey and logo. But most of the clubs do not have jerseys with their own logos. Somehow, after buying a set of jerseys from the stadium market and bringing them down, the job is done.
However, it remains to be seen how far the Chittagong District Sports Organization can prevent that trend. Teams will get three councilors if they participate in four team and three individual events from this sports register. And for that, the list has been requested from the teams; they will play single and team events.
The Sporting Regulations stipulate that in men’s team events, any league or tournament must have at least ten teams. And for women, at least six teams must participate. If less than the specified number of teams participate in an event, then they can participate in these leagues and tournaments even if they are not named in the event.
Although this kind of sports schedule has always been approved, it can be seen that sports get tangled towards the end of the year. As a result, organizing a league or tournament in a hurry to solve the problem. However, as the new committee has just started its journey, it remains to be seen how far this sports schedule is implemented.
