RBE No. 76/2020: Sports – Bridge Federation of India

No.2019/E(Sports)/4(3)/8/Policy, dated 07.09.2020

Clarification/ Corrigendum No.112

Sub: Age group of Junior National Bridge Championship for the purpose of recruitment of sportspersons against Sports Quota.

Ref:  Railway Board’s policy letter No.2010/E(Sports)/4(I)/1(Policy), dated 31.12.2010 (RBE No. 189(B)/2010).

1.     Please connect Annexure-I of Board’s policy letter referred to above containing a list of Junior National Championships recognized by RSPB for the purpose of recruitment of sportspersons on Indian Railways against sports quota. 

2.     In this connection Bridge Federation of India has clarified that the Jr. National Championship in Bridge takes place in age group of 16 to 25 years in Open category and is defined as U-26, since as per World Bridge Federation, the category of U-26 participation includes those players who are of 25 years or below in the year preceding to the Championship year. 

3.     In order to bring the recruitment age defined at S.No.10 of Annexure-I of Board’s instruction dated 31.12.2010 (RBE No. 189(B)/2010) in line with the clarification given by National Sports Federation, the same may be read as under:-

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