June 15 2019 INL_Digital_Edition

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JUNE 15, 2019
Homelink
We salute the veterans and welcome the aspirants
Bhikhu Bhana
Indian Newslink is organising
its Sixth Annual Sports,
Community, Arts & Culture
Awards Presentation Night
on Monday, June 24, 2019 at Newmarket
Room, Ellerslie Convention
Centre, 80 Ascot Avenue, Remuera
in Auckland.,
The Sports Awards segment will
include the ‘Best Sportsman of the
Year’ and the ‘Best Sportswoman
of the Year’ along with other Sports
Awards.
We congratulate all these current
Sports achievers.
These young athletes would have
aspirations to achieve the highest
honour, and that is to represent
New Zealand in their chosen sport.
Importance in life
Sports is an important element
in the fabric of New Zealand life.
The achievements of New Zealanders
in many Sports including
Rugby, Cricket, Yachting, Rowing
and Squash are a matter of pride
not only to the community but
also to the country. New Zealand
punches above its weight in the
worldwide area.
Cricket is like a religion in India,
as evidenced by the crowds in
England at the current ICC World
Cup Cricket.
In Hockey, India used to win
Elite Sportsmen with Senior Leaders: (From left) Dipak Patel, Ramesh Patel, Mohan Patel,
Chandu Daji, Paul Patel and Manoj Daji
Gold Medals at the Olympic Games,
as if by right.
Holistic Approach
Indian Newslink is planning a
holistic approach acknowledging
Sportspersons of the Past, the
Present and the Future
What may not be well known
is the fact that the first Indian to
represent New Zealand was in 1959,
sixty years ago. Since then, more
than 50 persons have represented
New Zealand in various sporting
capacities.
Here are a few examples of the
exceptional performance of our elite
sportspersons.
First Gold
We believe that the first persons
of India origin outside of India who
won a Gold Medal at the Olympic
Games came from New Zealand!
This is an amazing and exciting
information.
There are many more stories
about our elite Indian sportsperson
that can be written.
As an encouragement to the
young sportspersons, Indian
Newslink, in conjunction with
the New Zealand Indian Central
Association (NZICA) will acknowledge
five Elite sportspersons from
yester-years at its annual Awards
Ceremony.
Elite Sportspersons 2018
Those acknowledged in 2018
were (a) Narotam Puna family; four
sportspersons from one family to
represent New Zealand in Cricket,
soccer and Hockey, spreading three
generations (b) Ramesh Patel,
Hockey Olympian Gold Medallist
(c) Mohan Patel, Hockey Olympian
Gold Medallist (d) Dipak Patel,
Cricket World Cup player and Test
Veteran and (e) Siona Fernandes,
Olympics Boxing Representative and
a Bharata Natyam dancers.
We celebrate the elite Sportspersons
to ensure that their athletic
endeavours are not forgotten and
hope that would inspire our young
athletes.
Sports Awards 2019
You will find various categories of
Sport Awards for current athletes in
the print and web editions of Indian
Newslink and on social media.
There are Awards in the Cricket,
Soccer, Rugby Union, Rugby League,
Netball, Hockey, Golf, and other
Sports. From among the winners, the
Best Sportsman of the Year and the
Best Sportswoman of the Year will be
chosen and honoured at the Awards
Night.
We want every organisation
or individual to nominate worthy
candidates for these categories every
year.
Indian Newslink is also open to
suggestions on other categories in
the future.
We want parents, caregivers,
coaches, friends and organisations
to nominate young achievers in
any area of physical activity. There
are no boundaries here. This is an
opportunity to identify your talent
and hopefully, Indian Newslink
and NZICA can guide our youth to
achieve their true talent.
Opportunity and Responsibility
New Zealand is a country of
opportunities and there should be
no barriers for youths to reach their
potential.
It is in this area that we as a
community have an opportunity
and responsibility to make our youth
enjoy and achieve great results in a
sporting activity.
It is noteworthy that this year,
the Awards event has extended Arts
& Culture as additional segments to
include a wide range of talent. As
shown by Ms Fernandes, it is possible
to combine Sports and Culture at
a higher level.
I recommend you to purchase
tickets to attend the Sixth Annual
Indian Newslink Sports, Community,
Arts &Culture Awards 2019 and find
out our Elite Sportspersons for 2019.
Please see the advertisement
featured on the front page and on
Page 19 of this issue.
Tickets priced at $69 per person
(this event is not for persons below
15 years of age, except in the case of
winners) and tables seating ten persons
at $690 per table are available.
Indian Newslink events do not have
gate sales and hence all tickets must
be purchased in advance. Please
contact (09) 5336377 or 021-836528.
Email:
venkat@indiannewslink.co.nz
For further details, please visit www.
inlisa.com; www.indiannewslink.
co.nz,www.inliba.com).
Bhikhu Bhana is the Immediate
Past President of the New Zealand
Indian Central Association. He has
represented Canterbury in Cricket
and Hockey at the Senior level and
Universities in New Zealand. He
lives in Pukekohe.
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