Tickets for the Indian Newslink Indian Sports Awards Presentation Night are now on sale.
Priced at $70 plus GST per person, the cost includes dinner and entertainment.
The Awards Night, with Pan World Travel (Mangere and Pakuranga) as the Title Sponsor, will be held at ASB Stadium, Kohimarama Road, Kohimarama, Auckland from 630 pm on Saturday, April 6, 2013.
A panel of judges, independent of this newspaper, is evaluating entries to the Awards Scheme and Convenor Sergeant Steve Smith (of Counties Manukau Police) will announce the names of finalists and winners of the 15 individual categories and Best Sportsman of the Year and Best Sportswoman of the Year titles at the Awards Night.
Among the other highlights of the programme would be Dans Mobile Disco and Entertainment, and a lucky draw at which two persons will be selected. One of them will receive a gold necklace valued at $1000 from Brownsons Jewellers and other winner will receive a Saree worth about $585, presented by Memsaab Fashions.
Our Achievers
The Indian Newslink Indian Sports Awards were launched last year to recognise and reward achievers of Indian origin in New Zealand in various sports categories.
This was the first ever Sports Awards Programme of its type in the country.
The Awards last year had 13 individual categories, in addition to the Supreme Sportsman of the Year and Supreme Sportswoman of the Year titles.
The inaugural Awards Night, held on May 12, 2012 at the ASB Stadium was attended by several prominent sportspersons, sponsors and sports enthusiasts.
Awards Night 2013
Entries to 2013 Awards closed on March 8, 2013. Open to sportspersons of Indian origin (those qualifying for ‘People of Indian Origin Card’ or ‘Overseas Citizenship of India’ status recognised by the Indian Government), entrants, who are either citizens or permanent residents nominated by recognised and registered sports clubs, associations and organisations in New Zealand.
For tickets and further details about the Awards Night, please contact Ravin Lal on (09) 5336377 or 021-753699. Email: ravin@indiannewslink.co.nz
-Venkat Raman
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A section of guests at our Sports Awards Night in 2012
