Message from the President of Council of Gurdwaras South East.

Dear reader and participant in the tournament

It gives me a great pleasure to welcome you on behalf of the members of the Sangat of all Gurdwaras of South East London and Management Committee of the Council of Gurdwaras South East, to this website on the occasion of this 6th sports tournament being organised by the members of United Khalsa Sports Academy (UKSA). This UKSA was set up some six years ago to help and support the children and youngsters of all local communities in the field of various sports activities. I am very pleased to know that during this short period some of the youngsters trained by the UKSA have already made their names not only at National Level but also at international level by having them been nominated for Olympics.  It will be a matter of pride for the Sikh community to see our youngsters taking part at this level.

The UKSA organise sports tournaments at High level each year since its formation and they have held tournaments at Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College, Chigwell and Redbridge Sports Centre.

I am also delighted to say that the Council of Gurdwaras South East and the Business Community of South East London who have supported these sports tournaments earlier organised by RSSL and now UKSA both morally and financially, without their full support it would not have been possible. I would like to thank them all wholeheartedly for their moral support and financial contributions.

This year like previous years the tournament includes sports like Hockey, Football, Golf and various other activities the details of which have been given in their information literature and website, www.khalsasports.com

I would request you all to come to the above venues with your families  on 7th and 8th August 2010 and enjoy with your children and youngsters taking part in the sports and  other activities.
I, on behalf all the members of the Council of Gurdwaras South East, would like to congratulate the members of UKSA for organising these events and wish them every success this year and in future.

I would also like to take an opportunity to thank the Sangat and Management Committee members of the Council of Gurdwaras South East for their cooperation and contributions.

Finally, I would also like to convey my sincere thanks and greatly appreciate the cooperation extended by Mr. Amarjit Singh Toor, the Principal of Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College for his and his staff extremely valuable cooperation and providing all the facilities at the college, without his support and cooperation these tournaments would not have been possible. I request Mr. Amarjit Singh Toor to convey our thanks to his staff for their cooperation

With best wishes
 
Sarup Singh Kalsi
President,
Council of Gurdwaras South East.

22nd July 2010

Best wishes from Amarjeet Singh Marwa
( Hockey Goalkeeper ) to the UKSA

Primary School: South ‘b’ Nairobi

Secondary School: Ngara secondary – Highway secondary Nairobi
Menengai High School, Nakuru

College/University: University of East London

Played which Clubs: Rangers hockey club, Nakuru, Kenya
Sikh union, Nairobi, Kenya
Eastcote hockey club, UK
Impala hockey club, UK

At what age did you represent you country: At seventeen and half years

Which year were you in the Olympics: 1976

Age now: 62

Any other comments: Represented Kenya in two world cups, in Barcelona and Amsterdam in
1971 and 1973. Toured India with Sikh union Nairobi in 1971, voted best
Foreign/keeper by all India radio.
Selected as top goalkeeper in the World XI after 1971 World Cup.
Represented World XI against Great Britain XI at Eastcote in 1976 beforeMontreal Olympics beat Great Britain 3-1.

                                

1966 – 1st selected to play for Kenya
1968 – Mexico Olympic games
1971 – 1st world hockey cup in Barcelona, Spain
1972 – Munich Olympic games, Germany
1973 – 2nd world hockey cup in Amsterdam, Holland
1976 – Montreal Olympic games Canada (Kenya continent was withdrawn because Of New Zealand’s sporting ties with apartheid South Africa)

1962-63
At Menegai High School, represented the first team in hockey, football, volleyball, cricket, badminton and table tennis

Played in international hockey tournaments
In 1968 Nairobi
1968 Pakistan
1969 Pakistan
1969 India
1967 until 1977 East African hockey championships
1971 all African championships in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

1964-1974
Played club hockey for Nakuru rangers, Sikh union tigers and eventually simba union hockey club Nairobi, undisputed hockey champions for more than a decade. Toured India in 1971 with simba union and played against top Indian clubs. In 1974 toured zambia with simba union

Life member of Kenya hockey union

Amarjeet’s brothers Harvinder, Tajinder and Satpal all represented Kenya. Harvinder in 1968 and 1972 Olympics, Satpal was in Montreal Olympic team. Amarjeet, Harvinder and Tajinder were in the Kenya team in 1970 when the team beat Pakistan 1-0. Pakistan were Asian games, World Cup Olympic Champions. Tajinder scored the winning goal.

July 2010