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EVENTS

A Smashing Success

Deboshree Banerjee provides an exclusive peek into the
recently held Indian-Thai Sports Day.

eld at Chulalongkorn University Sports Center performances by Aruni Bagga,
Stadium, the Indian-Thai Sports Day came back for its the former contestant of the
Hfourth run with classic games and healthy competition. Voice of India, as well as an Indian
Organised by IAT, formerly known as the Indian Association troupe from Chulalongkorn
of Thailand, the event featured 1,100 participants and nearly University’s Indian Studies Center,
2,000 spectators; the highest number of attendees to date. delighted everyone.
This non-profit event, created mainly to bring together the
Thai-Indian youth and form a union between all communities, The day was brought to an
was an opportunity to meet new people, while enjoying some electrifying end when the orange team
good old activities. repeated history and once again won the
tournament for their second year in a row.
With five coloured teams
(including red, yellow, green, blue For more information, email
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a three kilometre marathon for
men and 1.6 kilometre marathon “IAT would like to thank all their sponsors,” said Nikorn
for women. Among the variety Sachdev, Chairman of the Youth Forum. “We would
of sport games that included also like to acknowledge the efforts of Event Chairman,
table tennis, volleyball and chair Satvinder Singh and IAT event coordinator, Dipak Shah,
ball, the main highlight was without whom the event wouldn’t have been possible.
the outdoor soccer match for men and the indoor basketball Also, special thanks to Renu Bhatia, Chanchla Sachdev,
competition for women. The event also had sponsors providing Kiran Sachdev, Anjala Sachdev, Dolly Sethi and
free food and drinks throughout the day, while entertaining Veeratham Sachdev.”

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