Saturday, December 15, 2012

#Sportonomics





Indian men's team thrashed Pakistan  and Women's team thrashed Malaysia in Pearls 3rd Kabaddi World Cup finale.

India vs Pakistan (Men's Final)
Match was played at Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana, Punjab. India defeated Pakistan by 59-22. Prize money for the winning team was awarded Rs. 2 crore while the runners-up were given Rs. 1 crore. The Canada Kabaddi team ended on third position and were awarded a sum of RS 75 lakhs. Gagandeep Singh Gaggi and Eakam Hathur got Preet Tractors as prize after being declared as best raider and best stopper.


India vs Malaysia(Women's Final)
In women's final India won by a huge margin of 77-12. Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal handed over prize money cheque of Rs. 51 lakh to the winning team while the runners-up took home Rs. 31 lakh.The third position holder Denmark women Kabbadi team took the prize money of Rs. 21 lakh. Priyanka Devi was declared the best raider and Jatinder Kaur was declared best stopper in the women`s section. Both players were awarded with a Honda motor cycle each worth Rs.55,000. 

Interesting  Facts-
-Katrina Kaif, Sukhvinder Singh, Diljit Dosanjh and Satinder Satti performed in Closing Ceremony on 15th Dec., 2012. 
-Akshay Kumar, Asin and Himesh Reshamiya performed in Opening Cermony on 1st Dec,2012.
- Ludhiana municipal corporation announced free bus rides for the residents of the Ludhiana city on Kabaddi world cup final day so that all those willing to attend the kabaddi match could reach the venue with ease.
-A huge amount of Indian fans watched the final match across U.S.A and Canada on big public screens.
-Prize money for the next world cup will be raised again.

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