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Issue 5 April-June 2019 PLEDGING TO SOCIAL GOOD Quarterly Magazine from Vedanta Group OUR SPORTS INITIATIVES Our community sports programmes strengthen the unity as well as physical and mental health Contents Issue 5 | April-June 2019 Initiating and Nurturing Talent Fostering Sports Talent Vedanta Sesa Goa runs sports projects that Konkola Copper Mines Plc (KCM) is one of the most inculcate a spirit of team work and discipline | 04 distinguished sports sponsors in Zambia | 24 Rural Sports for Unity & Fitness Providing a Platform for Local BALCO’s rural sports forum brings the villages of Talent to Bloom Korba and Kawardha district together | 08 Vedanta Lanjigarh inculcates healthy competition and a spirit of team work | 27 HZL Launches Zinc Football A Holistic Programme for Grassroot Football Sports Initiatives at the Development | 11 International level Skorpion Zinc (SZ) supports Namibia’s ESL Promotes a Tribal Sport aspiring football players through its sports ESL’s archery school identifies, nurtures, development initiative | 30 handholds and trains local talent | 15 Getting Success Sport at the Community Level in the Long Run Vedanta Jharsuguda organises sports Running has helped Rashmi Mohanty tournaments in peripheral villages of imbibe attributes that assist her in the company’s operational areas | 18 her work | 34 Giving Athletes Creating Ecological a Headstart Awareness Promoting sports through various M Kumaran generates awareness initiatives is an activity that Cairn Oil about conserving water bodies and and Gas undertakes with pride | 20 the ecosystem around us | 35 Chairman’s Message he youth of a country represent her present and the hope Sport gives on which her tomorrow is built. It is imperative to inculcate youth an Tstrong values in our youth, to help them become responsible opportunity to citizens, who will contribute to India’s growth story. learn together and build Alongside traditional education, pursuing creative interests like camaraderie liberal arts, music and sports, not only helps individuals develop amongst holistic personalities but also presents exciting career opportunities. themselves. Sports unify Playing sports from a young age contributes to our physical and communities mental fitness. It blurs the lines of caste, gender and race by and nations becoming a common unifier. Sport gives youth an opportunity to learn together and build camaraderie amongst themselves. Sports unify communities and nations. I strongly believe that India will reach its full potential when youth lead the way for development. We at Vedanta, are committed towards providing our youth, especially women across strata, with the best-in-class sports facilities in order to bring them to the national forefront. I am pleased that Vedanta sports academies are not only nurturing sports talent from rural areas but also encouraging young girls to take up sports. ANIL AGARWAL Chairman Vedanta Resources PLC SESA FOOTBALL AcaDEMY Initiating and Nurturing Talent Vedanta has always put forth sports as an important activity for the youth and children. Sports is unbiased towards gender, caste or race and unites people while simultaneously improving their physical and mental health. 4 Issue 5 | April-June 2019 he Sesa Football Academy (SFA) was Students are also given orientation in sports established in June 1999 in Virdi, Sankhali, medicine, physiological assessment and physiotherapy. Goa, on a rehabilitated mine. SFA has SFA is honored to have the Arjuna Awardee and ex- since then churned out 140 footballers international footballer, Bramhanand Shankhwalkar as Tdonning national and international jerseys. In 2017, the Chief Mentor of the Academy. eight of SFA’s graduates were selected to play for the Six of SFA’s boys have represented India prestigious Indian Super League 2017-18 season. internationally and many others are pursuing their careers in football with major clubs. Alumni such SFA Provides: as Mickey Fernandes, Rowilson Rodrigues, Denzil • Four years of free residential football training Franco and Adil Ahmed Khan have gone on to • Nutrition and boarding represent India at various international competitions. • Education in local schools and colleges The aspiration to provide a launching pad for • Modern gym facilities professional footballers facing a dearth of opportunities • International coaches in competitive football led to the formation of another • Two residential coaches at each campus Academy in 2008. The senior team represented the Issue 5 | April-June 2019 5 Union Sports Minister visits and remain committed to the upliftment of Sesa Football Academy football at the grass roots level.” Colonel Rathore honoured Bosco Monteiro, Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, former Nicholas Pereira, Salvador Fernandes and Minister of State (Independent Charge) Youth Issac D’Souza – former players of the Sesa Goa Affairs and Sports, was the special guest at an Football Club. event organised by the Sesa Football Academy The Minister was full of praise for the (SFA) at the Sankhali Campus in Goa. He was impressive effort put in by the Vedanta Group accompanied by the Speaker of the Legislative to build the SFA. “I think it’s a wonderful Assembly, Goa, Pramod Sawant as well as opportunity for me to be here in this place Annanya Agarwal, President of the Vedanta which would normally be a mine bereft of any Football Project. green leaves. But it’s amazing to see the sort On his maiden visit to the Academy, Colonel of work that Vedanta has done to convert the Rathore emphasised the need for stronger mines into the lovely forest that is here.” alignment with private academies in India “This is a great example to the rest and said, “Hopefully we will very soon be recognising Sesa Football Academy as a of the country and it’s also an partner in Khelo India. My team example that mining can will come here and see the co-exist with environmental infrastructure and the training protection,” he added. that is happening.” Speaking on the efforts Annanya Agarwal, of the Vedanta Group President of Vedanta to support women’s Football Project said, football, Colonel Rathore “It will be an honour to said, “It’s also wonderful support government to see that a Vedanta initiatives like Khelo Women’s Football India and we will be League has been started extending all possible here. I would love to see support to our young these girls play for India athletes. At Vedanta, and I would love India we want to take to dominate the world Indian football forward with our girls.” 6 Issue 5 | April-June 2019 Season Two of the Vedanta Women’s League concluded amidst a glittering ceremony with Panjim Footballers being crowned champions Academy in the Goa Professional League, alongside giants such as Dempo SC, Salgaocar SC, Churchill Bros. SC, Sporting Club de Goa, etc., and also participated in the prestigious 2nd Division I-League Champions in the 2nd Edition organised by All India Football Federation besides of Vedanta Women’s League various other AIFF Tournaments. After four months of thrilling football, filled In 2014, Sesa Football Academy striker, Chukwudi with plenty of action and surprising results, Chukwuma, signed a four-year deal with FK Teplice, Season Two of the Vedanta Women’s League a top division club playing in the Czech Republic concluded amidst a glittering ceremony with Gambrinus Liga. This was the first time that a player Panjim Footballers being crowned champions for the second consecutive time. from any Indian football academy had secured a The League was organised in association professional contract. In 2017, Vedanta relaunched with the Goa Football Association at Sesa its National Academy at Sirsaim Goa. Twenty two Football Academy’s Sirsaim campus. Panjim youngsters from across the country and Zambia are part Footballers topped the table with 25 points of the 2017 batch. The group now aims to build on the followed by runners-up Goan Football Club legacy of the academy and coach budding players in who grabbed 24 points while Churchill Brothers Sports Club finished third with 22 points. football from across the nation as well as Africa. turned it into a grand success. Vedanta Women’s In 2018, the event witnessed Football League participation from eight teams Taking forward the comprising of 160 footballers commitment and from across Goa. passion to nurture the girl child through Vedanta Football Schools various initiatives, Through the Vedanta Football Vedanta launched the School initiative, the company ‘Vedanta Women’s aims to reach out to the Football League’ in community and nurture football November 2017 with talent between the ages of 6 to the support of the Goa Football Association. 14. The initiative will not only The league was inaugurated by the former Chief help in inculcating sports skills, but also develop team Minister of Goa, Manohar Parrikar in the presence of spirit and healthy habits in children. The future aim is eminent women football legends. to increase the reach of this initiative in the community Vedanta created history through this first-of-its-kind by way of establishing a network of training centres and league by providing women footballers with a prominent community coaches across the state. Four centres of platform on which to showcase their talent and skills. Vedanta Football Schools at Sirsaim, Sanguem, Nuvem About 137 women footballers hailing from different parts and Majorda are currently running in Goa. And there are of Goa participated in this league through six teams and plans to expand it to other parts of Goa and Karnataka. Issue 5 | April-June 2019 7 BALCO’s Rural Sports for Unity, Wellness and Overall Fitness Sports is one of the most engaging exercises for the physical and mental well-being of all human beings. It not only inculcates a sense of healthy competitiveness and a spirit of teamwork in participants but also helps those with busy schedules to feel refreshed and energised. utdoor sports like football, cricket, kabaddi etc., help people stay physically fit and feel relaxed whereas indoor games like carrom, sudoku and puzzles help Oincrease their levels of concentration.

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