CHICAGO: The Punjab Sports Club held its Annual International Kabaddi Cup Festival at Boomers Stadium in Schaumburg on Sunday, July 20.
More than 5000 people not only from Chicagoland area but from Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin came in numbers to enjoy this sports festival. In the evening a famous Punjabi, the legendry Gurdas Maan entertained the audience with his popular songs for more than one and a half hours.
Punjab Sports Chicago has been organizing International Kabaddi Tournament since 2003 when it was a World Cup and was held at this same venue at Boomers Stadium. This is their 12th ‘Kabaddi Mela.’ The Chief Guests were Dr Ausaf Sayeed, C.G. of India Chicago and Darshan Singh Dhaliwal
Priests recited prayer and Tournament was declared open through blowing of balloons by IGP Aantok Kalra and Mayor Larsen of Village Schaumbeurg
The first match was played between Punjab Sport Indiana and Toronto which resulted in win for Indiana by 35/22.Second Match between Punjab Sports Club Chicago and PSC Milwaukee was won by Milwaukee by 35/18
Third match between PSC Indiana and PSC Chicago was won by Indiana by 29/12. Fourth match between Milwaukee and Torronto was won by Milwaukee by 28/14. A show match was played between Under 21 players from Indiana and Milwaukee which resulted in win for Indiana by 18/12.
The Final match between of PSC Milwaukee and PSC Indiana was a lively affair with Milwaukee winning by 44/29 and being declared Champion. Sukhsen Singh Brar entertained the audience with his non stop commentary of all live matches.
Punjabi Youth club of Milwaukee started the program by presenting a beautiful ‘Malwai Gidha’ program followed by ‘The Legend Gurdas Maan – The Jogiya Live concert”
Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago (PCS) is a non-profit organization promoting education, good citizenship, community development, civic commitment and involvement, and preserving Punjabi culture, language, sports and performing arts of the North-Indian State of Punjab among its community members and also mainstream Americans in the Midwest and beyond.
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