Ambassador of India handing over the Cup for Cricket as a symbolic gesture to Mrs Mamta Kalra

In yet another first the Indian Embassy launched Indian Sports Network (ISN) to celebrate ‘International Day of Sports for Development and Peace’ on April 6, 2021 virtually.

Ambassador of India to Kuwait H E Sibi George inaugurated the event and addressed the guests with a speech that encapsulated India’s sports history, the sports culture, the spirit behind sports and games, the values and ethos inculcated by sports, India’s success in different sports arena, the recent government initiatives under the themes ‘Fit India’ and ‘Khelo India’, and growth of sports industry in India.

Highlighting the leading position of Indian sports exports, Ambassador encouraged promotion of Indian sports products in Kuwait. Ambassador also announced the institutionalization of an annual ‘Ambassador‘s Cup’, one each for badminton and cricket. As part of the 60th anniversary celebrations of establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Kuwait and the 75th anniversary of independence Ambassador Sibi George announced two rolling trophies which would be the Ambassador’s Cup for Badminton and Ambassador’s Cup for Cricket.

As a symbolic gesture Ambassador handed over the Cup for Badminton to committee members of Indian Badminton Association Kuwait who will be shortly arranging a tournament while the Ambassadors Cup for Cricket was handed over to Mamta Kalra, who had excelled in cricket in her career, as a prelude to a cricket tournament that also would also be held soon.

On this occasion, ‘Indian Sports Network (ISN), Kuwait’ was also launched formally and a digital exhibition on ‘Sports in India’ was also showcased which will remain open for visitors to the Embassy on April 07, 2021.

The event was well attended by the media fraternity and representatives of various sports associations in Kuwait. It also generated a tremendous response from people from all walks of life in Kuwait on Facebook live virtually.

Indian Sports Network (ISN) is a platform envisaged and created by the Embassy of India in Kuwait to connect all sports-related people and lovers of sports in Kuwait. ISN is part of the Embassy’s outreach efforts with those involved in all sports related activities in the State of Kuwait and to strengthen the already established institutional linkages.

In this regard, all Indian sports lovers are advised to register with the Network and be a part of this outreach initiative. The link for the registration is: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddoubWeFovcXf0-rhpUko-aDM86lJ6Di8ejLyqX2mZzwJM1w/viewform


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