Chennai Open logo unveiled in Capital.ALL India All India is a phrase used to refer the all the states/regions of India together, esp. during the pre-independence days of India. During the period "All India" essentially included what is now as separate nations such as Pakistan, Bangladesh. Tennis Association ( AITA) secretary Anil Khanna said on Tuesday that the work for the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth games, series of amateur athletic meets held among citizens of countries in the Commonwealth of Nations. Originated (1930) as the British Empire games, the series is held every four years and is patterned after the Olympic games; women have participated at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) is the governing body of tennis in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. Its objects are to promote and develop tennis and to advance and safeguard the interests of the sport and the governing body. was on schedule and AITA had already planned some test events ahead of the Games. " We are planning a test event for both men and women on May 3 next year, so the construction work is expected to get over before that. In fact by March, everything should be ready. The test events will be $ 15,000 plus hospitality tournaments," he said on the sidelines On the sidelines An investor who decides not to invest due to market uncertainty. on the sidelines Of or relating to investors who, having assessed the market, have decided to avoid committing their funds. of the unveiling of the Aircel Chennai Open 2009 logo in the Capital. Speaking of the Chennai Open, Khanna said that he hoped India's leading player Somdev Devvarman will get a direct entry into the event to enable other players to receive the wild card. " I hope Somdev manages to get a good ranking before the Chennai Open. Last year the cut off in rankings for direct entry into the tournament was somewhere around 112, hopefully Somdev will be able to achieve a ranking in that bracket. This will enable us to give wild cards to other aspiring Indian youngsters," he said. Karti P Chidambaram, vicepresident of AITA, said that Chennai Open has set an example of success of the public- private consortium. " Chennai Open's first edition was held in Delhi, then shifted to Chennai. The best part about it is that it is a public- private consortium. The state government came forward first and then pulled in some private sponsors. I think that's a great model to follow for the rest of the country," he said. The Chennai Open will be held from January 5- 11 next year. Copyright 2009 India Today Group. All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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