<div align="justify">Workers were racing against time to finish renovating the Koramangala Indoor Stadium, one of FIBA Women’s Asia Cup venues, with the tournament just around the corner.<br /><br />Despite the early optimism of the Basketball Federation of India (BFI), the reconstructon work at the stadium was far from over on Wednesday with just three days for the tournament.<div align="justify"><br />Construction workers were still doing a wide range of jobs, including installing of maple flooring in the court, rebuilding the rest rooms, painting the walls and the cleaning the premises. <br /><br />An overseer, who is in-charge of the refurbishment, said that the labourers are working round the clock to get the stadium ready before the deadline. Meanwhile, Chander Mukhi Sharma, the BFI secretary-general sounded optimistic when asked if the renovation work at the venue will finish on time. <br /><br />“The work will be done as it is being undertaken by the State government. They will handover the Stadium to us by July 21 midnight. Today morning we had a meeting with the concerned authorities. They said by midnight of July 21 the work will be finished. They will work 24 hours. There is no issue,” he said.<br /><br />CM to inaugurate<br /><br />On Thursday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the refurbished Sree Kanteerava Stadium.</div><div align="justify"><br />The championships will begin from July 23.<br /><br /></div></div>
<div align="justify">Workers were racing against time to finish renovating the Koramangala Indoor Stadium, one of FIBA Women’s Asia Cup venues, with the tournament just around the corner.<br /><br />Despite the early optimism of the Basketball Federation of India (BFI), the reconstructon work at the stadium was far from over on Wednesday with just three days for the tournament.<div align="justify"><br />Construction workers were still doing a wide range of jobs, including installing of maple flooring in the court, rebuilding the rest rooms, painting the walls and the cleaning the premises. <br /><br />An overseer, who is in-charge of the refurbishment, said that the labourers are working round the clock to get the stadium ready before the deadline. Meanwhile, Chander Mukhi Sharma, the BFI secretary-general sounded optimistic when asked if the renovation work at the venue will finish on time. <br /><br />“The work will be done as it is being undertaken by the State government. They will handover the Stadium to us by July 21 midnight. Today morning we had a meeting with the concerned authorities. They said by midnight of July 21 the work will be finished. They will work 24 hours. There is no issue,” he said.<br /><br />CM to inaugurate<br /><br />On Thursday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the refurbished Sree Kanteerava Stadium.</div><div align="justify"><br />The championships will begin from July 23.<br /><br /></div></div>
