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New York Gatka Association wins the overall trophy

at the 1st US National Gatka Championship

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New York, NY
he first US National Gatka
Championship witnessed hun-
Tdreds of spectators which con-
cluded at The Sikh Center of New
York Inc. late Saturday night. It was
organized by the Gatka Federation
USA- an umbrella organization to
manage, standardize, promote and
popularize the Gatka-Sikh Martial
Art in USA under the aegis of World
Gatka Federation, the championship
saw Kansas Gatka Association se-
curing the runner-up position, while
NJ Gatka Association achieved third
place, as per the release.
This event witnessed the enthu-
siastic participation of over 100 boys
and girls representing different State
Gatka Associations and Akharas in
the US. The competition was jointly Gatka championship in New York Baba Ajit Singh Gatka Akhara NJ, secured most valuable players awards
organized by the Gatka Federations and congratulated all the winners. clinched first position while in the in men’s and women’s category. Kan-
USA in association with the host state The proud winners of the 1st US Na- Men’s category Vanshdeep Singh sas Gatka Association clinched the
New York Gatka chapter- New York tional Gatka Championship, as per the of Akal Gatka Gurmat Group New Best team award among the partici-
Gatka Association. release, are as below: York stood first. pated teams at Championship.
On the final day of the champi- • In Single Soti Individual event • In the Girls (Under-14 Demon- The Judgement and Referee pan-
onship, Gurinder Singh Khalsa Chair- (Under 21 Men’s Event) Amrit- stration-Individual) category Har- el for the event included S. Lovepreet
man, President Kalvinder Singh Fres- neer Singh Shaheed Baba of Ajit nidh Kaur NY from Baba Deep Singh Aman (Center Referee) from
no California, General Secretary Dr. Singh Gatka Akhara NJ came first Singh Gatka Academy, NY came Canada, Sahib Singh (Canada), Sujan
Deep Singh, and Dr. Tinna presented while in the Girls category Gurvin- first while in the boys category Singh, Jagjit Singh, Taranjot Singh,
the trophies to the deserving winners. der Kaur from Kansas Gatka As- Gurraj Singh clinched first place. Jakirat, Jashandeep, Mandeep Singh,
The officials from Gatka Federation sociation got first position. Apart from these winners Gur- Simran, Prabhjot Singh, Gurpeet
USA thanked all volunteers for suc- • In Single- Soti Individual event preet Singh from Baba Deep Singh Singh, Sarabjit Kaur as Commenta-
cessfully organizing national-level (Under 17 Girls) Oneet Kaur from Gatka Academy, NY and Oneet Kaur tor, Sarabjit Singh and Dalbir Singh.

Congressman Jeff Van Drew praises Akshardham

temple for seva and bhakti

ty, service, and devotion, reflecting The temple has been crafted
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the core principles shared by people from marble and limestone, requir-
Washington, DC worldwide,” said Congressman Jeff ing about 4.7 million hours of me-
Van Drew on the floor of the US ticulous hand-carving by artisans
he newly-inaugurated grand House of Representatives. and volunteers to construct the
Akshardham temple in US Robbinsville temple that opened
Tembodies the values of seva “Mr. Speaker, today, I share on October 8.
and bhakti, as per a US lawmaker. an inspiring tale of dedication These stones, originating from
It is believed to be the largest Hindu Italy and Bulgaria, travelled 8,000
temple in the Western Hemisphere, and unity surrounding the con- miles to find their place in New Jer-
which took 12,500 volunteers to com- struction of a magnificent Hin- sey, said the Congressman.
plete this momentous temple. du temple in central New Jer- The Robbinsville temple is one
“This project exemplifies vol- of many built by the BAPS, a world-
unteerism, personal growth, and sey, embodying the values of wide religious and civic organisation
universal values that transcend reli- seva and bhakti,” he said. within the Swaminarayan sect, he
gious boundaries. It symbolises uni- added further.

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