Media Release

Dubai, Oct 10: Hemmeya UAE Kannadigaru, Dubai' team will be celebrating Dubai Dasara Kreedotsava - 2019 on October 11, at the Etisalat Sports Academy here.

Several Kannada kids, women, men, athletes, sportspersons will be participating in this mega sports event this year. The second Dubai Dasara Koota is being organized by 'Hemmeya UAE Kannadigaru Dubai' family, which will begin at 8 am on the said date. It will be inaugurated and presided over by an international sports star, Arjuna award winner, Ashwini Nachappa. The programme will be officially initiated by the lighting of sports lamps by the chief guest and the rendering of the state anthem. This will be followed by several sports activities including athletics, throwball, volleyball, football, kabaddi, kho kho, musical chair, lemon and spoon race and frog race for kids, rangoli and Gombe competition for ladies and many other games.

This year, 'Hemmeya UAE Kannadigaru Dubai' decided to identify people of Karnataka with stellar contributions to sports by honouring them with 'Kreeda Ratna' award. The award will be presented by Ashwini Nachappa.

Well-known anchor and voice-over artist from Karnataka Shruti will be anchoring the programmes of the day.

'Hemmeya UAE Kannadigaru Dubai,' has requested all the non-resident Kannadigas currently living in Dubai to attend this sport meet in large numbers and contribute to the success of this mega sports event.

The press conference organized to announce the programme was attended by members of the team, Shashidar, Rafiq Ali, Sudeep, Senthil, Madhu Gowda, Anitha Ram, Mamatha Raghavendra, Mamatha Senthil, Pallavi, Hadiya, Dr Savita, Vishnu Murthy, Venkatesh and Satish.