Silver Jubilee Athletic Meet

Silver Jubilee Athletic Meet.

Report:

KCWA organized the 1^st ever Athletic Meet on 16^th October 2013 at Keifan stadium which has all the sports amenities. The event was open to all Mangaloreans living in Kuwait.

The event started at 8:30am. Fr. Noel D’ Almeida, the ex-Presidents of KCWA, Mr. Lawrence Pinto, Mr. Pascal Pinto, Mr. Rudy D’Souza and Mr. Stephen Machado symbolically inaugurated the event by lighting the torch.

A total of 120 events such as 100m, 200m, 400m, long jump, high jump, Javelin throw, discus throw were organized in which 425 athletes took active part. Winners of each event were honored with Gold, Silver and Bronze medals and certificates as well.

The concluding part of the event was Tug of War which had 12 teams in Men’s and 7 teams in women’s category. While Little Tuggers won the trophy in Women’s category, the President’s VIII won the Trophy in the Men’s category.

Hempel Paints were the main sponsor of the event. Future Group and ISSNAD were the co-sponsors. T-Shirts for the volunteers were sponsored by Italcementi Group.

The whole event was coordinated by Dr. Manohar Prabhu and Mr. Navin Mascarenhas with the support of Mr. Alex Rego. All the KCWA committee members, both current and past, extended their support for the success of this event.

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Pics by: Allen Cardoza, Viond Monteiro, Alger Mathias, Prem Crasto

Wednesday, October 16, 7:15pm

Ladies & Gentlemen, It was a great day for Mangalorean Catholics here in Kuwait. On behalf of KCWA Management Committee we thank all our participants for taking active part in the events. Hope you enjoyed the live Updates. Do give your comments/feedback.

This is KCWA web & Media team signing off from Kaifan Stadium. Bye.

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Wednesday, October 16, 7pm

Men – Tug of War Winners: Presidents VIII