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  • Sony to hold Sports Award Ceremony in UK

    MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment Television (SET) has announced its Sports Award ceremony.
    The annual ceremony to be held at the Hilton, Park Lane will pay homage to British Asian athletes that excel in their chosen sport.


    A company release states that the SET Sports Personality of the Year 2003 was a resounding success and the broadcaster hopes that the 2004 awards will surpass previous ceremonies.
    Established to showcase the best that the Asian community can offer and promote British Asian talent across most areas of sport, the awards ceremony is expected to be a lavish affair. The awards will recognise all levels of sporting ability from professional athletes to amateur sportsmen and women participating in local activities, says the release.
    Although its prime focus is cricket, SET has always prided itself on its continual coverage of sport from South Asia, says release.
    The broadcaster is already in process of accepting nominations for the awards from coaches, sporting associations, family and friends. The nominees have to be recognised participants in their sporting field, either professional, semi-professional or amateur.
    The broadcaster has invited the masses to vote for the announced following popular categories: SET Sports personality of the year, Most up and coming sports personality of the year Junior sports personality of the year (male U18), Junior sports personality of the year (female U18), Young sports personality of the year (U10) Outstanding achievement award, Coach of the year and International sports personality of the year.
    A jury will select winners for the categories SET Asia Five-a-Side winners, Lifetime achievement award, and Special achievement award.

  • SET Asia crowns 2002 UK sporting heroes

    SET Asia crowns 2002 UK sporting heroes

    LONDON: Kam Aujla from Derby has been crowned Sony Entertainment Television (SET) Sports Personality of the Year for Tae Kwon Do, at a function held recently at the London Hilton, Park Lane.

    The awards, now in their second year, were conceived to reward British Asians who have excelled in sport and are recognised at local and national levels for their contribution as exceptional athletes. The channel says the awards aspire to encourage more Asians to participate in sports, both at national and international levels.
    Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar was awarded the MGT International Sports Personality of the Year Award. Bend It Like Beckham star Ameet Chana played host for the evening, while guests included MAX brand ambassador Kapil Dev as well as cricketers Ashish Nehra and Zaheer Khan.

    Amongst the prizes auctioned and raffled were tickets to the Cricket World Cup next year in South Africa, holidays abroad and signed cricket bats. The awards programme will be shown later this month on SET Asia, according to a release issued by the channel.

    The other awardees included

    Brent Council Festival of Lights Junior (under 18 Junior) Sports Personality of the Year Male – Gavin Heeroo from London for football

    Madhus Brilliant Junior (Under 18) Sports Personality of the Year – Female – Aarti Thobhani from Leicester for Tae Kwon Do.

    NHS Asian Tobacco Helpline Coach Of The Year – Tom John from Surrey for Badminton

    Rural Press Outstanding Achievement Award – Abdul Ahmed from London for football

    Sunrise Radio Up and coming Sports Personality of the Year – Tushar Patel from London for Wheelchair Racing

    SET Asia 5-a-side Cup Winners Canaries from Preston.

    SET Asia claims to be the first South Asian entertainment channel to launch on the UK digital satellite platform on 22 August 1999.