{
  "id": 4903618,
  "title": "500 Students At Risk As National Judo Meet Held Under Damaged Roof At Bhopal’s TT Nagar Stadium",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/500-students-at-risk-as-national-judo-meet-held-under-damaged-roof-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T16:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/500-students-at-risk-as-national-judo-meet-held-under-damaged-roof-at-bhopals-tt-nagar-stadium"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Over 500 students from Navodaya Schools across the country are facing a risk as they participate in the three-day National Judo Meet 2026 at TT Nagar Stadium in Bhopal. The damaged roof of the Judo Arena has led to fallen panels exposing plumbing and electrical wiring. The event began on Tuesday and is being hosted by Ratibad's Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV). Despite the venue's damaged state, the students continue their judo competitions. Ranjita Malaviya, a teacher at Ratibad's JNV, explained that they had booked the Judo Arena a month ago, unaware of the stadium's deteriorating condition at that time. While a stadium official claimed that the false ceiling posed no danger, as the panels were made of thermocol, the Health Directorate's vehicles and laptops were under ₹4 crore in outstanding dues.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Over 500 students from Navodaya Schools from across the country are at a risk as they are playing judo at TT Nagar Stadium's Judo Arena whose roof is damaged. Panels of the false ceiling have fallen off at many places, exposing plumbing and electrical wiring. The three-day National Judo Meet 2026 of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti began at TT Nagar in the state capital on…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}