Punjabi Sports

Kabaddi World Cup 2012 update

2012-09-27T08:10:00.001-07:00

TRIALS OF INDIAN CIRCLE STYLE KABADDI TEAM FOR WORLD CUP AND ASIA CUP ON 25 SEPTEMBER: MALUKA

Selection trials of Indian circle style Kabaddi team for Asia Kabaddi Cup Lahore, Dubai International Kabaddi Cup and World Cup Kabaddi Punjab would be held on 25 September at PAU Ludhiana.

Disclosing this here today Punjab Education Minister and President of Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India Circle Style and Punjab Kabaddi Association, Mr. Sikander Singh Maluka said that Dope tests are compulsory for all selected players after trails.

The Minister said that selected players would represent the Indian team in Asia Cup Lahore (27-31 October 2012), Dubai International Kabaddi Cup (November 2012) and World Cup Kabaddi, Punjab (1-15 December 2012).

He further said that once the final selection of the team is made, there will be no scope of any change in the selection at any stage. The players are requested to bring passport size photographs, original/self-attested photocopies of academic/sports certificates, passport, date of birth certificate and proof of Indian citizenship.for every update please login to http://www.punjabisports.com

Kabaddi World Cup 2011 - Final is between Canada and India

2011-11-18T13:00:00.001-08:00

The kabaddi today crossed the frontiers of Asian sub continent as Canada today upset Pakistan in a keenly fought semifinal of Pool B and defeated it 44-39 to enter in final to clash with the host India. Earlier India in a virtually one sided match trounced Italy 74-15.
In a fiercely fought match Canada and Pakistan were neck to neck through out the match, fighting for each and every point, threatening to walk out for every single point seeking replays and ultimately making the Kabaddi game win. It was battle of bits between Pakistan and Canada but the aggression of Canada demoralized the Pakistani team. The fiercty of the match and see-saw battle could be gauged from the score, which was 10-10, 12-12 and 20-20 at the interval, 23-23 each then Canada started dominating the match.
The hope of Pakistan raider Lala and stopper Musharaff disappointed their fans as Canada dominating the proceedings. It was intensly fought match keeping the organizers, technical team on toes and tense through out the match. The Canadian raiders Kuldeep Kipa scored 14 points and Captain Jasjeet Singh scored 12 points while the main stopper Baljit Saidoke made 8 stops. From Pakistan side raider and Captain Sadiq Batt scored 11 and Imtiaz Aalam scored 7 points while stoppers Kasif Khan and Munsha Gujjar made 3 stops each.
Earlier India made thumping entry into the finals by trouncing Italy 74-15 in the semifinals of pool A held in newly constructed floodlit multipurpose stadium of Bathinda.
In the first semifinal of Pool A the Indian Kabaddi team was in its full form from the very word go and maintained its dominance throughout the match. Indian raiders including Sandeep Dirba scored 11, Gagandeep Khiranwali 10, Captain Sukhbir Singh Sarawan 8 whereas Indian stoppers Ekam Hathoor scored 9, Mangat Singh Mangi 6 and Gurwinder Kahlwan 6 points helped India to prove its supremacy over Italy.
In the Italy team raider Dharminder Singh Bhindi scored 7 points and Baljinder Khiranwali scored 6 points. The single stop of Major Dhandowal to Sukhbir Sarawan was the only saving grace for Italy.

Earlier in the last league match of Women section, the Indian eves overcoming the trauma of yesterday’s unfortunate accident crushed USA 57-07. Interestingly, finals of Women Kabaddi would also be between India and USA women Kabaddi teams on November 20th. It is pertinent to mention here, in the first session of World Cup Kabaddi India and Pakistan had won their semifinals in Bathinda.

Indian raiders Priyanka Devi and Rajwinder Raju scored 10 points each whereas stopper Jatinder, Jasbir and Manpreet scored 9,7 and 6 points respectively. USA raider Guramrit Hari Khalsa, Triana and Retuta scored 2 points each whereas stopper Gursurya Khalsa scored one point.

Kabaddi world Cup 2011 - Day 5

2011-11-05T07:21:00.005-07:00

5th November for men 1.00 pm Roop Nagar, Argentina v/s Norway, Pakistan v/s Shiri Lanka and America v/s Italy.

5-11-11 on the 5th day of 2nd WCK Tournament at the Nehru Stadium Rupnagar 1st match was played between Argentina and Norway, Norway won the match by 62-25. half time score was 31-12. Second match of the day was played between Pakistan ana Shiri Lanka, Pakistan won the match by 71-08 half time score was 37-06. and the last match of the day was played between America and Italy, America won the match by 56-37 half time score was31-17.

Kabaddi World cup 2011 - Day 4

2011-11-04T17:08:00.001-07:00

Matches are being played today, on Nov 5th 2011 in Punjab Kabaddi World cup 2011 are :

Argentina v/s Norway
Pakistan v/s Sri Lanka
America v/s Italy

Live video telecast is being done on PTC Punjabi channel in Punjab,

Kabaddi World Cup 2011 day 2

2011-11-03T09:34:00.001-07:00

2nd World Cup Kabaddi Tournament at Guru Nanak Dev Sports Stadium Bathinda opens with great pump and show on 1-11-11. The decoration of Stadium was out of description, lights of different colors, aatishbazi and laser show were the main attraction of the opening ceremony of the 2nd World Cup Kabaddi Tournament. There was march-past of 14 men and 4 women teams and Chief Minister Punjab S Parkash Singh Badal honored the captains of the team with Fulkaries and Shawls. Chak De India Shahrukh Khan, Sukhwinder, Nachhtar Gill, Amrinder Gill and Miss Puja entertain the Audience.
On 2-11-11 1st match of the 2nd World Cup Kabaddi Tournament at Nehru Stadium Faridkot was played between Australia and Nepal Teams, Australia won the match by 68-23. 2nd match was played between Canada and Afghanistan, Canada won the match by 63-15 and last match of the day was played between India and Germany, India won the match by 70-18.
To day there will be three matches of 2nd World Cup Kabaddi Tournament at Government College Sports Stadium Gurdaspur. 1st match will be played between Norway and Spain on 5.30 pm, 2nd match will be played between Italy and Argentina and last match of the day will be played between Pakistan and America. Due to security region the Sports Stadium is divided in 8 sectors and C.C TV cameras are fitted inside and outside the Stadium. 7 Superintendent Police, 20 Sub Captain Police and 1300 Policeman are appointed for the security.
Punjabi Sports Team will give you the up-to-date information about the matches of 2nd World Cup Kabaddi Tournament time by time

Kabaddi world cup 2011 – Sandeep Lalliyan first appearance in many years

2011-11-02T18:09:00.002-07:00

A very good saahi, Punjabi love him, he is in Team Canada and many people too eager to watch him play in a long time, he is back in action

Kabaddi World Cup Day 1

2011-11-02T13:51:00.004-07:00

Here are some stills from our video camera from Kabaddi World cup 2011 from Bathinda Punjab, full report on www.punjabisports.com

Kabaddi World Cup 2011 Team India – in details

2011-11-02T08:08:00.000-07:00

Today we give you the information about player of Indian Kabaddi team taking part in 2nd World Cup Kabaddi Tournament in the different cities of Punjab. Raiders of the team: 1 SUKHBIR SINGH SARAVAN most valuable player of the team, narrative of village Saravan District Faridkot, no one can stop him in the 1st World Cup Kabaddi Tournament, best raider of Canada and England Kabaddi session of past years. 2 HAR DAVINDER SINGH DULLA narrative of village Surkhpur District Kapurthala, main raider of Indian team known as Dulla Surkhpuria.3 GURLAL SINGH GHANAUR narrative of village Marhu near Ghanaur, District Patiala. He is very active raider and is playing Kabaddi past 15 years. 4 GULJAR SINGH MUNAK, narrative of village Munak, District Sangrur known as Guljari, B.A D. P. ed. and is the player of DAV Kabaddi Academy Bathinda. 5 SANDEEP SINGH narrative of village Dirhba, District Sangrur playing Kabaddi from past 2 years, best raider of Canada Kabaddi session. 6 GAGANDEEP SINGH narrative of village Kheerawal, District Kapurthala, known as Gaggi Kheerawal, younger player among the raiders. 7TALVINDER SINGH of District Kapurthala known as Sonu Jump, very active player. Stoppers:1MANGAT SINGH narrative of village Bagga, District Jallandher best Stopper of 1st World Cup Kabaddi Tournament known as Mangi Bagga, most valuable Stopper of Indian team. 2 NARINDER KUMAR narrative of village Dugaal Kalan, District Patiala stop the raider with challenge. 3 SIKKANDER SINGH narrative of village Kanjli, District Jallandher. 4 EKAM HATHUR narrative of village Hathur District Patiala playing kabaddi past 3years. 5 NARINDER NINDI narrative of village Benra District Sangrur best stopper of Canada Kabaddi session. 6 JAGDIP SINGH KAKA narrative of village Ghaniwal, District Patiala. 7 GURWINDER SINGH narrative of village Kahlwan District Jallandher younger player among the Stoppers.

kabaddi world cup schedule

2011-10-31T20:30:00.001-07:00

There are some changes in the venue of W K C matches because Kabaddi team from Nepal is invited in the absence of Iran Kabaddi team. Now in the pool A teams of men are India, Canada, Australia, England Afghanistan, Germany and Nepal and in the pool B teams are Pakistan America, Italy, Argentina, Norway, Spain and Shiri Lanka. In the women section teams are India, England, America and Turkmenistan. According to S Pargat Singh Director Sports Deportment Punjab opening ceremony of W K C will at Guru Nanak Dev Sports Stadium Bathinda on 5.30 pm. Venue of matches; on 2nd November for men Australia v/s Nepal, India v/s German and Canada v/s Afghanistan Nehru Stadium Faridkot. On 3rd November for men 5.30 pm Gurdaspur, Norway v/s Spain, Italy v/s Argentina and Pakistan v/s America. On 4th November for men 1.00 Dhudike, India v/s Nepal, England v/s Afghanistan and Canada v/s Australia. On 5th November for men 1.00 pm Roop Nagar, Argentina v/s Norway, Pakistan v/s Shiri Lanka and America v/s Italy. On 6th November for men 1.00 pm Sangrur, Germany v/s Nepal, India v/s Australia and Canada v/s England. On 7th November for men 1.00 pm Chohla Sahib, Spain v/s Shiri Lanka, America v/s Argentina and Pakistan v/s Italy. On 8thNovember for men 5.30 pm Patiala, Afghanistan v/s Nepal, India v/s England and Australia v/s Germany. On 9th November for men 1.00 pm Kapurthala, Norway v/s Shiri Lanka, Pakistan v/s Argentina and Italy v/s Spain. On 10th November for men 1.00 pm Doda, England v/s Nepal, India v/s Afghanistan and Canada v/s Germany. On 11thNovember for 5.30 pm Amritsar women India v/s Turkmenistan and men Argentina v/s Shiri Lanka, Pakistan v/s Norway and America v/s Spain. On 12thNovember for Women 12.30 pm Ferozepur, England v/s India, for men Canada v/s Nepal, Australia v/s Afghanistan and England v/s Germany. On 14thNovember for Women 12.30 pm Hoshiarpur, America v/s Turkmenistan, for men America v/s Shiri Lanka, Italy v/s Norway and Argentina v/s Spain.On15thNovember for Women 12.30 pm Mansa, America v/s England, for men Australia v/s England, Afghanistan v/s Germany and India v/s Canada. On 16thNovember for Women 5.30 pm Jallandher, England v/s Turkmenistan, for men Italy v/s Shiri Lanka, America v/s Norway and Pakistan v/s Spain. On 18thNovember for men 5.30 pm Bathinda 1st semifinal between winner of pool A v/s second position team of pool B and 2nd semifinal between winner of pool B v/s second position team of pool A, for women India v/s America. On 20thNovember for men 4.30 Ludhiana, matches for 3rd and 4th position, 6.00 pm Final matches for women and men and closing ceremony of 2nd World Kabaddi Cup.

Kabaddi World Cup Live updates

2011-10-31T20:28:00.001-07:00

30-10-11
Selection Committee members for Indian Kabaddi Team, Tournament Director Shivdev Singh, Devi Dayal, Harpreet Singh Baba, Balbir Singh Bittu, Balwinder Singh Fiddu, Principal Sarwan Singh and Gurdip Singh Malli, in the direction of S. Sikkander Singh Maluka President Punjab Kabaddi Association, selected a 14 member Indian Kabaddi Team. Trials for Indian Kabaddi Team was taken at Guru Nanak Dev Sports Stadium Bathinda. List of players is mentioned below:
RAIDERS: Harwinder Singh Dulla, Talwinder Singh Sonu, Sukhbir Singh Sarawan, Gagandeep Singh Gaggi, Guljar Singh Munak, Sandeep Singh Dirhba and Gurlal Singh Ghanaur, stand by Manjinder Singh Vicky, Talwinder Singh Tinda.
STOPPERS: Mangat Singh Mangi, Ekam Singh Hathur, Narinder Nindi, Sikkander Singh Kanjli, Gurwinder Singh Kahlwan, Narinder Ram Bittu and Jagdip Singh Kaka, stand by Yadwinder Singh and Gurpreet Singh Maheru.

Kabaddi world cup 2011 - Full schedule

2011-10-30T05:40:00.001-07:00

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Punjabi-Sports-Fitness-Magazine/2380185729211882nd WORLD CUP KABADDI, Punjab -2011
1-20 November, 2011

Men Section
Sr. No.
Pool A (Stationed at Bathinda)
Sr. No.
Pool B (Stationed at Jalandhar)
1
India
8
Pakistan
2
Canada
9
U.S.A.
3
Australia
10
Italy
4
U.K.
11
Argentina
5
Afghanistan
12
Norway
6
Germany
13
Spain
7
Nepal
14
Sri Lanka

Women Section (Stationed at Ludhiana)
1
India
2
U.S.A
3
U.K.
4
Turkmenistan

Date
Venue
Match
Pool
Timings
Day/ Night
1-11-11
Bathinda- Opening Ceremony
-
-
5.30 to 10.00 PM
Night
2-11-11
Faridkot
1. Australia V/s Nepal
2. India V/s Germany
3. Canada V/s Afghanistan
A
A
A
1.00 to 5.30 PM
Day
3-11-11
Gurdaspur
1. Norway V/s Spain
2. Italy V/s Argentina
3. Pakistan V/s USA
B
B
B
5.30 to 10.00 PM
Night
4-11-11
Dhudike (Moga)
1. India V/s Nepal
2. UK V/s Afghanistan
3. Canada V/s Australia
A
A
A
1.00 to 5.30 PM
Day
5-11-11
Roop Nagar
1. Argentina V/s Norway
2. Pakistan V/s Sri Lanka
3. USA V/s Italy
B
B
B
1.00 to 5.30 PM
Day
6-11-11
Sangrur
1. Germany V/s Nepal
2. India V/s Australia
3. Canada V/s UK
A
A
A
1.00 to 5.30 PM
Day
7-11-11
Chohla Sahib
(Tarn Taran)
1. Spain V/s Sri Lanka
2. USA V/s Argentina
3. Pakistan V/s Italy
B
B
B
1.00 to 5.30 PM
Day
8-11-11
Patiala
1. Afghanistan V/s Nepal
2. India V/s UK
3. Australia V/s Germany
A
A
A
5.30 to 10.00 PM
Night
9-11-11
Kapurthala
1. Norway V/s Sri Lanka
2. Pakistan V/s Argentina
3. Italy V/s Spain
B
B
B
1.00 to 5.30 PM
Day
10-11-11
Doda (Mukatsar)
1. UK V/s Nepal
2. India V/s Afghanistan
3. Canada V/s Germany
A
A
A
1.00 to 5.30 PM
Day
-2-

Date
Venue
Match
Pool
Timings
Day/ Night
11-11-11
Amritsar
Women Section
1. India V/s Turkmenistan

Men Section
2. Argentina V/s Sri Lanka
3. Pakistan V/s Norway
4. USA V/s Spain

B
B
B
5.30 to 10.30 PM
Night
12-11-11
Ferozepur
Women Section
1. UK V/s India
Men Section
2. Canada V/s Nepal
3. Australia V/s Afghanistan
4. UK V/s Germany

A
A
A
12.30 to 5.15 PM
Day
13-11-11
Rest
14-11-11
Hoshiarpur
Women Section
1. USA V/s Turkmenistan
Men Section
2. USA V/s Sri Lanka
3. Italy V/s Norway
4. Argentina V/s Spain

B
B
B
12.30 to 5.15 PM
Day
15-11-11
Mansa
Women Section
1. USA V/s UK
Men Section
2. Australia V/s UK
3. Afghanistan V/s Germany
4. India V/s Canada

A
A
A
12.30 to 5.15 PM
Day
16-11-11
Jalandhar
Women Section
1. UK V/s Turkmenistan
Men Section
2. Italy V/s Sri Lanka
3. USA V/s Norway
4. Pakistan V/s Spain

B
B
B
5.30 to 10.30 PM
Night
17-11-11
Rest
18-11-11
Bathinda
Women Section
1. India V/s USA
Men Section
2. Winner of A V/s Runner of B
3. Winner of B V/s Runner of A

5.30 to 10.00 PM
Night
19-11-11
Rest
20-11-11
Ludhiana
(Final Match-Women & Men and Closing Ceremony)
Match for 3rd & 4th Place (Men)

Women - Finals
Men - Finals

4.30 to 5.30 PM

6.00 to 10.30 PM
Night

Organizing Secretary
2nd World Cup Kabaddi,
Punjab-2011

2nd World Cup Kabaddi, Punjab-2011
1-20 November, 2011

Detail of Programme/ Matches

Kabaddi world cup update

2011-10-29T09:15:00.001-07:00

Team India selected, Canada will face India in first match

Kabaddi world cup 2011

2011-10-29T00:13:00.001-07:00

Punjabi Sports is proud to send our cameraman to this amazing event, and hope to bring you the world class coverage from world cup kabaii 2011 in punjab. For live updates, please goto www.punjabisports.com

Canada Cup 2011

2011-06-22T21:04:00.001-07:00

Get ready for an action packed weekend with the West Coast Kings Field Hockey bringing the next international hockey tournament to Surrey BC.

The tournament will be showcasing players from all over the world with almost 24 teams taking part. Teams from Canada, India, Pakistan, Mexico, England and the U.S.A have confirmed to compete. Every team will have to follow the strict game rules and regulations because of the professionalism.

We got the highlights from the press conference held for the tournament where all the details were laid out. The Punjabi Press club will be present as well as many media reporters. Kore Fit Living, BC Electrical and Alarm Association and Uppal Building supplies are some of the featured sponsors.

The event is family oriented and will be creating a platform for the athletes of today to compete. The game of Field Hockey will be celebrated with food, spectator seating, security, music and many other events. Everything will be provided at no cost.

Organizer, Udham S, Hundal said, “Langar (food) will be provided kindly from the Dasmesh Darbar Gurudwara with many other sponsors providing food.” He asks people to come and support the event and enjoy all the festivities that will be taking place.

The competition is prepared to give out almost $10,000 in prizes to the competitors, so it will be exciting and exhilarating for everyone. Satinder Satti is said to be providing entertainment and the Surrey India Arts Club is set to perform an unbelievable bhangra routine.

The opening ceremony is to commence early afternoon on July 15^th with the wrap up on the 17^th. It is a three day tournament with no ticket price; taking place at the Tamanawais Turf Field on 126^th and 64^th avenue in Surrey.

Viewers can catch all the live action on punjabisports.com

Darts Player Amarjit

2011-06-22T21:03:00.002-07:00

The annual Darts Competition in British Columbia took place with Competitor, Amarjit Singh from Surrey, BC taking first place. With a ton of time and patience needed to be successful in the event Singh stole the prize with his determination.

The sport of darts goes back to history beginning in medieval England, where arrows where used to throw at the bottom of an empty wine barrel. Soldiers in the day took their arrows to local drinking establishments and used the barrels for improving their aim. Trees were also used to throw darts at and through time it gained popularity as a sport.

Darts is now played professionally by many people around the world with tournaments taking place. Singh is the first Punjabi darts player to compete and with practice he has grown to love the game.

In Singh’s first year of practicing darts he practiced very little and so therefore did not qualify for the BC competition. In his second year of playing he came in second in the BC competition and second in the Nationals. This has been his third year competing and with a lot more practice he came in first in BC and third in the Nationals.

In all of Canada he was awarded as the best competitor and was the only Punjabi Indian amongst the Caucasian.

Singh feels that not many people know about the sport so by being educated and seeing him compete he hopes more Indians will join him in the future.

-Puneet Dhami

Punjabi Sports.

Khalsa Wrestling Club Awards 2011

2011-06-22T21:03:00.001-07:00

Many athletes of all levels attended the annual Khalsa Wrestling Club Awards and dinner night that was held at the Mirage Banquet Hall in Surrey. Coaches and the wrestler’s families and friends were able to attend the event and see their champions get rewarded. The awards night congratulates all wrestling players that have competed either nationally or internationally.

Coach Sri Pehalwan was very proud to present the awards to all the athletes he spent training and continues to train. The top award was handed to Manjot Sandhu who has competed in world-wide competitions; awards were also given to the youth Olympians as well as common wealth game competitors.

Many athletes say they owe their wrestling careers to the clubs they participate in and Punjabi sports got a little feedback from these aspiring athletes.

Because of an elbow Injury that prevented him to finish competing nationally, wrestler, Paramvir Dhesi saw some improvement in his confidence after competing in the youth Olympics last year. The youth Olympics take place every 4 years so he was very grateful to be able to compete. He took first place this year in the British Columbia Championships. This year he says has brought him success and he hopes to keep competing.

Wrestler, Sahil Khan said, “I’ve gained a ton of experience and self confidence from wrestling and it has helped him become a better person.”

“I was very mentally weak before training last year but my coach helped me and I performed better than expected this year.” Said local wrestler, Jaskaran s. Ranu.

Another wrestler attended the Common Wealth games in Singapore in January and took second place in the youth division. Winning all his high school competitions this led him to come in 5^thplace in the junior nationals.

Pehalwan with other coaches and the honorary Ujjal Dosanjh congratulated all the athletes for their efforts. He hopes the little kids present at the event gained some excitement to also want to compete and get awarded in future award nights.

All the athletes are training to succeed internationally and be good advocates of British Columbia.

-Puneet Dhami

Punjabi Sports

Harjit Talwar Kabaddi Tournament 2011

2011-06-22T21:02:00.001-07:00

The second Harjit Talwar Kabaddi tournament is being held at Abbotsford’s Rotary Stadium on Sunday June, 26^th. Many preparations are taking place to make this event as successful as possible. With the help of many sponsors it is aiming to be a good run.

Players from India are attending the tournament; with more still to come the tournaments organizers are expecting a great event. Organizer, Sukhwinder S. Brar invites everyone to come out, to bring your family and friends and to enjoy the much hyped tournament.

There will be food and beverages provided as well as good seating. The tournament runs starting 9am in the morning until 7pm at night.

About 12 clubs will be participating with many popular players making their attendance. It’s a family oriented event so security will be present. There was great feedback from players and viewers last year so they have continued it this year.

Hardeep S. Dhillon who is another Harjit Talwar Kabaddi tournament organizer says, “It’s nice to see the viewers interested in the sport and can reminisce of their old days in India.”

Dhillon with other organizers travels to India every year to watch the Kabaddi tournaments there. He speaks to all the good athletes who would be interested in coming to Canada to play and to see if they were invited to attend any other tournaments. The players are treated very well in Canada with full accommodations.

People come from far and wide to enjoy the entertaining tournament and Dhillon has seen the sport be a good influence to people who might be on a wrong track for example drugs and sees the positive taking over their lives.

Kabaddi is a pro-claimed game played in many countries around the world and is seen by the public to relish. Enjoy all the events happening at the Abbotsford Rotary Stadium on June 26^th.

-Puneet Dhami

Punjabi Sports.

Basketball player Simran

2011-06-22T21:01:00.001-07:00

Sports have become very popular for kids in elementary school and high school. When it’s part of the school curriculum kids are allowed to pursue their different passions and become aware of self exercise and staying healthy.

For Simran K. Grewal basketball was introduced at a young age and she has never looked back. Being the only Punjabi girl from Khalsa School Surrey her hard effort and determination has got her playing at a provincial level.

Behind Simran’s continued success is her coach Kanwar S. Bal he holds practices for kids starting in Kindergarten to grade 8. He says Simran is a determined and self motivated and strives to be a good basketball player just like her basketball playing idol, Kobe Bryant.

Simran first started playing in the camps being held every summer and when she was in grade 5 she got accepted into the actual school team. First playing for the Surrey-Langley team she versed other teams in other zones and came in second place. From this team only three girls were chosen for tryouts for the BC team and with fifty girls already selected she became a team member.

Bal had a lot of proud things to say about Simran and likes that her older sister takes time out to come practice with her whenever she can. He feels family support is very important for a player to succeed. He sees other kids getting motivated to play when they see Simran practicing.

Simran played regionally this year in Surrey and will be playing with other regions in the tournaments being held in the upcoming months like Alberta, Spokane and Washington.

By receiving athlete of the year numerous times as well as being a most valuable player she hopes to keep learning from others that play well and advance.

Bal is pleased to see kids who have already graduated come back to teach and help kids. He is proud that Khalsa school students have continued to play in high schools in Surrey and other places.

“Sports is emphasized in the school because it develops social skills, connections for life, friendships and is important to learn lifelong fitness,” said Khalsa School teacher educating kids on physical education.

Khalsa school in Surrey has accepted sports as a big influence on children and its influence on their development with education. Sports like volleyball, soccer, ball-hockey and track and field are also played.

Simran’s word of advice is to start somewhere and keep advancing to reach your goals.

-Puneet Dhami

Cricket Player Sukhdeep S. Brar

2011-06-22T20:58:00.000-07:00

The game of cricket has been a part of Sukhdeep S. Brar’s life for as long as he can remember. He made his journey to Canada 4 years ago bringing the love of cricket with him.

Brar gave Punjabi Sports a glimpse into his life of cricket and shared his passion for the time spent playing the sport.

Playing for the Surrey Warriors he is in the senior team and loves coaching the juniors as well as his own team members. Practicing as much as he can through the week he feels that makes him a better player. Back in India Brar says, “Everybody loved to play all the positions so you end up loving to play everything.”

It took Brar 2 years before he started playing cricket in Canada all because he thought it didn’t exist. Visiting a local temple he discovered an ad for cricket players being wanted and he quickly signed up. With much excitement Brar therefore began his life of cricket in Canada.

In his first year playing he received the best player of the year award. In his second year his team lacked sportsmanship so no awards were received but in his third year now his team has had continuous success. He feels as if there is a big future for cricket in BC and hopes to flourish with his team.

Brar’s advice is to be passionate about a sport even if it’s not cricket and practice hard and with the motivation you can make anything possible.

Punjabi Sports will broadcast other cricket players through the upcoming episodes. It airs every Sunday at 6 and 10pm.

-Puneet Dhami

Punjabi Sports.

Punjabi Wrestler Sukhwant Singh

2011-06-12T18:59:00.001-07:00

Punjabi Sports caught up with the legendary wrestler Sukhwant Singh last week at the Surrey Wrestling Club awards night in Surrey. He provided an interview of his life and his love for a sport that he has been so passionate about. Now a proclaimed trainer he educates kids and adults on the teachings of wrestling and self building. He has built a name for himself through wrestling when he was young and has brought his trainings and techniques to Canada for people to apprentice.

Singh’s love for wrestling started at a very young age when his father’s fascination for the sport arose. In his words, “Back in the day you were greatly looked upon if you had a built body and were physically strong and that prompted my father to put me through physical training.” Studying in Jalandhar, India he grew to love the sport. After winning many awards and championships he gained a career as a police officer in India, which earned him a gold medal for his 10 year service.

He says he owes his life, his gained respect and wealth to having the love for a sport and recommends everybody build a passion for something they love and pursue it. He spends his time helping the upcoming young wrestlers reach their full potential in Canada, he solidly believes through his guidance he can make them better citizens in society. He’s seen hardships people have gone through for example, young kids getting into drugs and people pursuing other bad habits and wants to make a difference for people so they can have better fulfilling lives.

The best advice he gives is, to keep exercising, to learn from a good coach “guru” if you have one and be a good listener to gain the respect you feel you deserve. He has seen many kids showing interest in wrestling and is glad to see people competing not just in Canada but also other places in the world. If your child has a passion Singh recommends you support them and if you have a passion of your own to pursue it.

For more highlights of Sukhwant Singh you can catch his live interview on punjabisports.com.

-Puneet Dhami

Punjabi Sports

Shaheed Bhagat Singh Memorial Run 2011 – Surrey

2011-06-09T11:35:00.001-07:00

Shaheed Bhagat Singh Memorial Run 2011 – Surrey

The first annual Shaheed Bhagat Singh Memorial 5 kilometer run was held on March 27th, 2011 at Surrey’s Bear Creek Park. Hundreds of local community members came out for the good cause with all the proceeds raised going to the local Food bank.

Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Shaheed meaning martyr made his mark in history as the Indian Freedom Fighter. Revolutionizing independence in India, he demanded equal rights for the Indian and British prisoners in the 1930’s. Hung for his fight for freedom his sacrifice prompted Indians all over India and the rest of the world to seek independence and freedom of political thought.

Organizer, Jassie Dosanjh was overwhelmed with the turnout of the event and through the contributions from volunteers and media sponsors the event did get a lot of hype. He said, “With only two weeks of preparations a lot of support came through.”

Many athletes made their presence for the event including local athlete, Daljit S. Tiwana. He said, “It’s all for a good cause and insists people come out to support and get more education on Bhagat Singh.” He really enjoyed the turnout of adults and kids of all ages.

Local training boxer, Rajvir Somal also made a presence to the event and walked away winning the top prize. He said his respect for Bhagat Singh and his sacrifices prompted him to participate and would recommend people to support. With his background in boxing he said, “I never knew or thought I’d do so well in running, but through everyone’s positive feedback and encouragement I’ve grown to love it.” Through running Somal’s beliefs on staying physically fit has encouraged others to do the same and he feels as though he can excel when he is training in all aspects of life.

About a thousand people registered for the Bhagat Singh Memorial Run, Dosanjh hopes for an earlier permit next year to hold the event and wishes he receives just as much aid as he did this year. With all the positive criticism he looks forward to an even more successful event.

If you would like to participate or would like more information about the annual Bhagat Singh Run you can visit their website bhagatsinghrun.com.

-Puneet Dhami
Punjabi Sports

World Cup Cricket 2011 Eve of Grand Finale

2011-04-01T10:44:00.000-07:00

World Cup Cricket 2011 Eve of Grand Finale MS Dhoni and Kumar Sangakkara, the two captains on their way to the first ever all Asian world cup final tie-up, are known as the fiercely ambitious men. For the first time in the history of tournament finals, the two captains are also the wicketkeepers. Both are attacking tendencies and both take risks. Dhoni's job is the same as Sangakkara but his way of going about things is different. In the biggest event of the year in the South Asian region is making a huge hype throughout all the group stage matches and quarter finals as well as semi finals. India beat arch rival Pakistan and Sri Lanka beat New Zealand in the full house events. Now pundits are making their guesses and media is going frenzy. India's previous two victories, against Australia and Pakistan, have ironed out many of the flaws seen earlier in the tournament. The poor performance in the early part of the tournament seems to have freed up the bowlers. Expectations are lower and the pressure is off in some ways, allowing them to show better discipline and skill. Muttiah Muralitharan will be playing his penultimate international game at the World Cup final in Mumbai on Saturday - provided he's fit that is. Murali has been plagued with injuries through the tournament and currently has a troublesome knee and a hamstring. Though when it comes to Murali, everyone knows that injuries are not enough to keep him away from such a big occasion. On the other hand Tendulkar has been in prolific form in the World Cup and completed 18,000 runs in One-dayers in the previous game against Australia. He needs just one more hundred to complete 100 international centuries, the first by any batsman. It is a heady mix and tracks in this part of the world have always been like that. The two teams stand on equal footing in terms of their prowess against both pace and spin. Perhaps where the Lankans steal a march on their co-hosts is in the field, where they are much sharper and agile as a unit. Their bowling attack is much varied too, but Mathews’ loss will be grave. It will reflect not only when India are batting, for Sri Lanka do not have a deep batting line-up. India will rely heavily on their batsmen to do much of the hard work and then hope that everything falls into place. There is nothing wrong with this strategy because they are one victory away from lifting the trophy. Add to it that Sachin Tendulkar is on the verge of yet another landmark and doing it at his home ground only adds to temptation. Virender Sehwag doesn’t even need special occasions to light up, while Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni are all due for a big score. All the pieces are set and everyone hopes for a world class game of cricket. History will be made tomorrow, we wish best of luck to both teams.

kabaddi in punjab buttar 2011

2011-03-10T08:21:00.000-08:00