(The Professor does)

That the Dhaka Stadium. outer included, has been used far all sorts of sports. Football, hockey, cricket, volleyball, basketball, athletics, tattoo show, freestyle wrestling (Goga Pehlewan and Co.), boxing, wrestling. Kabaddi. handball and what not However, thanks to some Judicious planning by the National Sports Council Board, different games have been allotted their own space. Of course, the wrangling between football and cricket officials over the main arena continues, much to the nation's amusement.

It is Important to keep one sport separate from another. This was amply demonstrated in 1974 during the American Amateur Athletics Union indoor championships.The long Jumper at this event Olympic gold medallist Randy Williams, sprained his ankle by stumbling on a stone while Jogging round the track to warm up. Shortly afterwards, during the women's sprint, a vaulter knocked a crossbar onto the track Just in time to trip up the leading runner. Carmen Brown. Furthermore, as a pole vaulter was Just taking off, the Starter of the men s relay fired his pls-tol.The vaulter slithered down his pole and collapsed in a heap.

Come to-think of it. We did better at the Dhaka Stadium (despite the cram-plness) than the Americans.