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- ↑ "स्पोर्ट्स कालेज के लिए ट्रायल 24 व 25 को". Hindustan Dainik (in Hindi). Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ↑ "उत्तराखंड का दूसरा स्पोर्ट्स कॉलेज पिथौरागढ़ में". inextlive (in Hindi). Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ↑ Gaurav Talwar (14 October 2016). "City gets its first multipurpose indoor stadium for Rs 15 crore". The Times of India.
- ↑ Gaurav Talwar (17 January 2016). "Uttarakhand to get its first synthetic turf hockey ground at Maharana Pratap Sports College". The Times of India.
