Unveils team jersey sponsored by British Paints & KTC
STATE TIMES NEWS
LEH: Ladakh Taekwondo Association today organized a felicitation ceremony at Conference Hall TFC Kargil and unveiled the Jersey of Team Ladakh.
On this occasion Councilor LAHDC Kargil, Town Constituency and Proprietor Kargil Trading Corporation Haji Mohd Abass Adulpa was the Chief Guest meanwhile Sukhbir Singh Depot Manager Srinagar for British Paints was the Guest of Honour.
Dy.SP DAR Stanzin Dorjey and President District Kargil Olympic Association Haji Mirza Hussain were present on the occasion as Special Guests.
Among other present on this occasion includes President Ladakh Taekwondo Association Gulzar Hussain Munshi, Proprietor Amir Constructions Ltd Amir Suhail, Sports Enthusiast and Sponsor Amanullah Khan, President Snow Shoe Association of Ladakh, Shahnawaz Habib Var, Murtaza Ali from KTC, General Secretary District Kargil Olympic Association Syed Mehraj Shah, Executive Members and Players and Parents.
Addressing the gathering, President Ladakh Taekwondo Association said that it’s for the first time in the history of sports in Ladakh that the whole team was sponsored by India’s leading paint company British Paints in collaboration with its Ladakh Dealer Kargil Trading Corporation.
He thanked Kargil trading Corporation for making this happen and motivating Sukhbir Singh and other authorities in British Paints to Sponsor the Team Ladakh who recently participated in the National Championships at University of Kota Rajasthan.
Gulzar Hussain Munshi said that as there remains always a constraint of funds for sending the team for national and players has to bear the expenses, such sponsorship has reduced the burden on the players and helps them to motivate themselves to give their best. He said that the motive of organizing the event was to encourage more members from the Corporate Sector to come forward in the making of future stars. He further added that the team of 24 Players and Coach has won one Gold, One Silver and One Bronze in the National Championship.
Chief Guest, Haji Mohd Abass while addressing the gathering thanked British Paints for the sponsorship to team Ladakh for participating in the National Championship. He assured that such sponsorships will continue in future as it’s the fundamental duty of the Company to spend under CSR in the area of operation and said that CSR has a great role in the development of sports and sportsperson in Kargil Ladakh.
Sukhbir Singh of British Paint assured that the company will always remain at the forefront to invest in the future of India and Sports is such a medium that if we invest we are saving a generation from going in wrong directions. He further added that those who fill our lives with colors often don’t have the means to colour their own, that is why British Paints has taken this initiative to paint the future of Ladakh with its CSR Initiative.
Later while talking to Media, Anayat Ali General Secretary Ladakh Taekwondo Association said that in his 24 years of Sports Career as a Player as well as an administrator, this is for the first time that Taekwondo which has 3 State Awards for Ladakh, Dozens of International Players, and National Medalists has got such a great sponsorship from Kargil Trading Corporation and British Paints and has motivated us to do our best in future to produce more and more National as well as International Players.