MAK holds ‘MAK Champions Trophy 2020 – Season 4’

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Volleyball and throwball tournament

KUWAIT CITY, March 1: Mogaveer Association Kuwait, Affiliated to Indian embassy Kuwait, is the community welfare association of non-resident Mogaveeras, based in Kuwait. For the fourth time MAK organised national level volleyball & throwball tournament under the title of “MAK Champion Trophy 2020” on Feb 25, 2020. The tournament was held at American International School, Maidan Hawally, Kuwait.

The tournament coincided with the National day of Kuwait celebration. The weather was pleasant, the participants & the MAK members were all geared up for the tournament.

The day long tournament commenced at 7.30 am with a parade of all the participating teams, the MAK management committee, volunteers & the guests. The grand opening was led by talented committee member Suresh Salian. On behalf of MAK management committee Poonam Mendon & Nishanth Salian, the host for the day welcomed the gathering. This was followed by Kuwait & Indian National Anthem. The chief guests of the day were Anant Kapadia who is the chairman of Indian Business & Professional Council Kuwait & P.K. Venkat, Deputy Chief operating Officer of Art of living. The other guest for the day was Suresh Shyam Rao who is a Freelance Press reporter for web news portals & print media. The guests were presented with a floral bouquet.

Ramesh Kidiyoor Convenor & Founder President of MAK was honoured for his excellent service & contribution towards MAK. Monika Cornelio co-ordinator of Kuwait Konkans (Throwball) & Noel Cutinha manager of Boubyan Strikers (Volleyball) were honoured for their excellent contribution towards sports in Kuwait & also for their outstanding support for MAK.

Chennaraj M.K., senior member of MAK was honored with a memento & bouquet for his excellent service & contribution towards MAK, as he was leaving Kuwait for good.

Rajesh Mendon, President of MAK in his speech welcomed the gathering and stressed the importance of playing with true sportsman spirit and thanked all the teams for their support as this event is done for MAK welfare projects. The guests in their speech encouraged the players & conveyed their best wishes and good luck to the participating teams and organizers.

The president of MAK Rajesh Mendon ,Convenor Ramesh Kidiyoor along with the chief guest inaugurated the volleyball and throwball tournament by cutting the ribbon. The medals & trophies of the tournament were unveiled by sports secretary Arun Mendon and PRO & welfare officer Jaya Kotian.

The volleyball inaugural first round match started between Bayan Salmiya and Salmiya Spikers. The first round of throwball inaugural match was between Canara Eleven and Warriors. The teams played with full enthusiasm and viewers enjoyed and experienced the spectacular show. As the day progressed, matches kept rolling one after another.

The volleyball tournament ended with a finale between MKV Strikers & Boubyan Strikers. After a tough battle between the two strong teams, Boubyan Strikers bagged the winners trophy and MKV Strikers were declared the first runners-up. The second runners-up trophy was won by Riggae Volley. MAK player of the tournament for volleyball was secured by Rahul of Boubyan Strikers.

On the other hand, throwball tournament ended with league matches. Dragon Scorpion Queens defeated the opponents and became the winners for the fourth consecutive year. 1st runners-up was won by Kuwait Konkans A and Alfa were the 2nd runners-up. MAK player of the tournament for throwball was secured by Hancil Pinto of Dragon Scorpion Queens.

Prize distribution ceremony

Firoz – manager of TVS Cargo &Travels Co, Sathischandra Shetty – owner of Oriental restaurant and Chandrahas Shetty – PRO & ex-president Tulukoota, graced the prize distribution ceremony as a token of respect. They were presented with a floral bouquet.

President Rajesh Mendon, Convenor Ramesh Kidiyoor along with the guests awarded the trophies and medals to winners, whereas the MAK members gave away the trophies & medals to runners-up teams and the individual achievers.

A raffle draw was conducted by MAK & the winners are as below:

1st Prize: Muruganathan

2nd Prize: Lancy Fernandes

3rd Prize: Ganesh Kotian

The 10 consolation prize winners were Yadav Reggai, Athaulla, Imtiyaz, Irin Dsouza, Arif, Prakash Poojary, Pranavi Laksh, Ajith Kumar and Sudesh. In her vote of thanks, Poonam Mendon thanked each and everyone who were responsible for the success of the tournament – participants, sponsors, organisers, MAK vounteers, MAK management committee & executive committee. Finally a special thanks was given to the management and staff of American International School, Maidan Hawally, for the awesome venue.

Geetha Suvarna, committee member of MAK, along with Monika Cornelio inaugurated the throwball court and Sachidananda Suvarna, vice-president of MAK, along with guests inaugurated the volleyball court by servicing the ball.

The other guests for the day were Wilson Dsouza – ex-president Tulukoota, Tharendra Shettigar – ex-president Tulukoota, Vijay Wilson – Gen Secretary Tulukoota, Roshan Quadras – Sports Secretary Tulukoota, Lional Mascarenhas – Welfare Officer Tulukoota, Manoj Bangera – Advisor Billava Sangha, Sushma Manoj – Vice-President of Billava Sangha, Lawrence Pinto, Ganesh Hegde, Vakas Khan and Sudakar Shetty – Convenor of Tulukoota. All of them were honored with a bouquet.

The participating volleyball teams were:

Bayan Salmiya, Boubyan Strikers, Riggae Volley, Kunjal Friends, Salmiya Spikers, KSAC, MKV Strikers.

The participating throwball teams were:

Canara Eleven, Dragon Scorpion Queens, Warriors, Kuwait Konkans A, Alfa, Kuwait Konkans B and Scorpions.

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