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IGU Receives Rs 2 Crore Funding For Boosting Grassroot Golf
The Indian Golf Union: The Indian Golf Union (IGU), the sport’s national governing body, has received funding of Rs 2 crore which it will utilise in improving grassroots programme, strengthening the National Golf Academy of India (NGAI), growth of the sport in Northeast India, amongst others.
IGU signed the deal with Bharat Golf Private Limited, helmed by professional golfer Manav Jaini, in their quest to produce champions of the future and attract more youngsters to the sport.
The IGU had lost sponsors like Rolex and YES Bank in the last 3-4 years due to numerous litigations in High Courts with the private clubs up in arms against Army control and derecognition by the Sports Ministry for not following the National Sports Code, 2011 in conducting free and fair elections.
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