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Bindra, Padukone in 9-member govt panel for National Sports Code

Former Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra and legendary Prakash Padukone are part of the nine-member government panel formed to make recommendations for bringing out a comprehensive National Sports Development Code across all disciplines. An official press-release said, the committee, headed by Sports Secretary Injeti Srinivas, will study issues related to sports governance including court judgements and best international practices.The other notable sportsperson in the committee is India's lone world championship medallist athlete Anju Bobby George. International hockey federation (FIH) president Narinder Batra, gymnast Dipa Karmakar's coach Bishweshwar Nandi, lawyer Nandan Kamath and sports journalist Vijay Lokapally are also part of the committee. The joint secretary sports (MYAS) is the ninth member.

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