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Rio opens first Olympic Park venue

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Rio De Janeiro: The first venue at Rio de Janeiro’s 2016 Olympic Park complex was officially opened late Tuesday as organisers stepped up preparations for next year’s Games.

Future Arena will host Olympic handball and Paralympic goalball events next August and September, a news agency reported.

Its official inauguration won’t be until April next year when it hosts the Rio 2016 handball test event.

Temporary seats will be installed at the venue just before the test event, according to organisers.

Rio mayor Eduardo Paes said the arena, like the Olympic aquatic centre, will have its structure reused for four new public schools after the Olympics.

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.

Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.

Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”

Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.

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