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A total prize money of Rs 1.5 lakh is at stake in the gruelling race.Those interested should submit their entries, along with a fee of Rs 25, by March 16 at M/s Balsara Hygeine Products Ltd, Balsara House, 43 Master Road, Fort.

Further details can be had from the above address or call 2651318/2653911 or from Maharshtra Cycling Association secretary Pratap Jadhav (Pune) on 0212-516156.

MASA hill climbing contests

The Maharashtra Automotive Sports Association (MASA) will be staging hill climbs to be held at Helipad Hill, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, on Sundays March 15 and April 12. The Hill Climb is open to all enthusiasts wishing to participate in cars as well as motorcylces. The total distance of the climb is appoximately 2 kms.

Entries will be accepted by Ashok at the MASA event office, Unit 1 Janta Compd, 162Senapati Bapat Marg, Mumbai 400013. Tel 4939630/31. Fax 4939646.

Veterans’ volleyball in Chembur

The Mahatma Sports Club, Chembur, will be conducting a prize-money veterans volleyball tournament for those above 40 at the Chembur English Club sports complex ground from March 21 to 22. Entries close on March 18. For details, contact C J Pires at 5784279 or Venugopal at 5224856/5228414.

Jockeys’ strike called off

The proposed All-India strike by jockeys has been called off.

A Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC) release here today said, “The RWITC has had a dialogue with the office-beares of the Jockeys’ Association of India as a result of which the proposed strike has been called off by the jockeys not only at Mumbai, but all over India.”

“The chairman and the committee of the RWITC, at the request of the JAI, will use its good offices to try and prevail upon Royal Calcutta Turf Club, Hyderabad Race Club and Madras Race Club to contribute half per cent of the stake towards theProfessional Jockeys Trust of India.

Surve, Pujari emerge victorious

The Asian Funakoshi Karate Championship, organised by the Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Organisation of India, concluded at the Priyadarshini Sports Complex, recently. More than 1000 karate-kas from all over India as well as from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh participated in the event.

Among the winners, Satish Surve lifted the `Kumite’ Championship Trophy ahead of Prashant Shirke. Vishal Pujari emerged supreme in the `Kata’ division with Jasmine Makwana finishing runner-up.