KCWA organises annual sports meet in Kuwait

KCWA organises annual sports meet in Kuwait

Mangalore Today News Network

Kuwait, Oct 26, 2014: Kuwait Canara Welfare Association (KCWA) organised annual Sports Meet on Friday the 24th October, 2014 at the Kuwait Athletic Association Stadium, Keifan. The event was organised to give a platform to showcase the athletic talent of Mangalorean Catholics residing in Kuwait.

 

 

The event started at 8:30 am with an opening prayer by the General Secretary Mr. Louis Dcosta following which the victory run with the torch was done by a few members from the managing committee and the volunteers. The ex-presidents of KCWA Mr. Pascal Pinto, Mr. Felix Saldanha, Mr. Stephen Machado and the president symbolically inaugurated the event by lighting the torch.  KCWA’s president Mr. Anil Fernandes then welcomed the gathering and the Sports Secretary Dr. Manohar Prabhu recited the oath.

A total of 75 events such as 100m, 200m & 400m running, Long Jump, High Jump, Shot Put, Discus Throw, Fast Walking Race and 4 x 100m Relay were organized in which 310 athletes actively took part. Winners of each event were honored with Gold, Silver and Bronze medals and certificates as well. The Sports Meet also had many events for the tiny tots and it was heartening to see a huge turnout and participation by the children.

The concluding part of the event was the Tug of War which had 12 teams in men’s and 7 teams in women’s category. Salmiya Friends walked away with the trophy in both the ladies and gents category.

The event was impeccably organized and was compeered by Mr. Allen Pinto, Mr. Deepak Andrade and Dr. Manohar Prabhu. Mr. Suresh was the official moderator for the event.

For the first time the registrations for a KCWA event were done online and this was possible because of Mr. Rajesh Aranha - KCWA’s Web Administrator. The whole event was coordinated by Dr. Manohar Prabhu and Mr. Navin Mascarenhas. Mr. Alban Dsouza, Mr. Joyston Dsouza, Mr. Winston Alphonso and Mr. Algar Mathias were the official photographers of the event. The KCWA media team updated its website and Facebook page with photos as the event unfolded.

The event was a huge success and KCWA thanks all the participants and volunteers who tirelessly assisted in organizing and conducting the events.