Sports associations honoured District Amateur Athletic Association secretary D. Nageswara Rao, who was elected president of the AP Athletic Association, at a function here.
Mr. Nageswara Rao having been elected president of the State body after the State was divided would be helpful to athletics in the State as he is a former national athlete and has more than three decades of experience as administrator, the speakers said.
DAA vice-president D.V.S. Raju presided.
Vice-president of Volleyball Federation of India and president of AP Volleyball Association S. Kodandaramaiah, Director of Physical Education of Andhra University M. Syam Babu, president of District Basketball Association T.S.R. Prasad, vice-president of Indian Weightlifting Federation K. Suryanarayana, former Olympian M.V. Manikyalu, joint secretary of Ball Badminton Federation of India R. Venkata Rao, general secretary of AP Amateur Boxing Association G.V. Raviraju, general secretary of APAA K. Raghavendra Rao, treasurer of APAA A. Satyanarayana, senior advocate J. Prudhviraj, president of Viziangararam District Athletic Association Appala Raju and others felicitated Mr. Nageswara Rao and his wife.
