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Siripurapu RajaRao - International Hand-Ball Champion

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http://www.hindu.com/tss/tss2451/24510740.htm google search From the publishers of THE HINDU Vol. 24 :: No. 51 :: Dec. 22 - 28, 2001  Home Contents NATIONAL GAMES/HANDBALL Conflicts take centre stage KIRTI PATIL HANDBALL has been a den to perpetrate controversy time and again and it was proved yet again at the National Games. S. MAHINSHA Punjab's Raja Rao scoring a goal against Services in the men's final. With the powers that be allowing the host an undue leverage over the technical conduct of the game, competition was pushed to the rear as conflict and contention took the centrestage. Cacophony preluded Punjab's two gold medal wins in the National Games handball competition which could well have been avoided. But, the officials of the Handball Federation of India (HFI) played the tune that Punjab wanted to listen, and helped add to the general theory that the referees were not particularly neutral. Considered to be the second fastest Olympic sport after