Veteran SAI administrator Radhica Sreeman retires

After a distinguished profession spanning 36 years with the Sports activities Authority of India, famous administrator Radhica Sreeman retired as Government Director of the Groups Wing on Saturday.

Hailed as one of many key contributors to the formidable Khelo India scheme, Radhica served at numerous SAI centres in Bangalore, Patiala, Sonepat and Gandhinagar, in addition to New Delhi.

Since 2019, because the in-charge of para-sports in Groups Wing, Radhica performed a important function in bringing the para-athletes beneath the highlight. In the course of the Tokyo Paralympics, the extremely profitable Indian contingent repeatedly cited her uncompromising athlete-first perspective and her dedication to their trigger.

Daughter of eminent sports activities author of yesteryears R. Sriman, Radhica drew reward from her seniors, friends and subordinates for her distinctive interpersonal expertise and disciplined strategy.

On Saturday night, talking on the SAI-organised farewell occasion for Radhica, Director Basic Sandip Pradhan reiterated, “I'm conscious that each one Nationwide Sports activities Federations (NSFs) shared a cordial relationship with Radhica, and not using a single criticism.” He additionally underlined her compassion for the para-athletes.

On her half, a visibly-overwhelmed Radhica stated, “I'm feeling very emotional at present with my colleagues remembering our good in addition to difficult instances. It's all the time teamwork and there are a lot of names behind all of the credit score that has come my means.”