The Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken announced on Saturday that his ministry would institute a trophy and an award in memory of basketball official Harish Sharma who passed away last month.
At a heavily-attended condolence meeting at the Mavlankar Hall on Saturday, Maken said that the modalities of a tournament would be finalised in consultation with the Basketball Federation of India (BFI).
It was a gathering at which Sharma's endearing personality was brought back in telling fashion by speaker after speaker.
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What came out forcefully at the gathering was Sharma's unbridled enthusiasm in improving basketball standards in India, his ability as a sports administrator, the respect he earned not only from basketball players but also from sportsmen from other fields.