Besides that I'm pretty impress with the efforts put in by the organiser and media to make Tashkent Challenger a successful one.
Here's the press release shared by Esther via the media team in Tashkent Challenger.
It was an interesting battle to witness as 32 selected children in the age group of 6-10 years came out to play in a mini tennis tournament coinciding with ongoing Tashkent ATP Challenger in an event organized by the Uzbekistan tennis Federation (UTF).Akhliyor Abduraimov, Umar Akhmedjanov, Diana Borisenko, Yasmila Karimjanova, Jamila Akmedjanova, Dariya Kungurova, Kamil Dautov, Sitora Kamilova won prizes in their respective events.
Tournament Director of the Tashkent Challenger S. Uthrapathy gave away racquets as prizes for winning the event, which also meant that graduated from the mini tennis courts to the mains courts.A small gift was also given to all the participants on behalf of the UTF.
The top seed of the event and Asia’s top ranked player Yen- Hsun Lu of Taipei commenting on the kids day event said,
“It’s important to have days like these as it helps to inspire the kids."According to Andrei Kornilov Coordinator UTF, these programmes involve bringing children from different schools to the courts and expose them to the atmosphere of the event and the sport.
"We will have another few kids coming in tomorrow," he said.
Uzbekistan Tennis Federation Junior Tennis has initiated the event to popularize the sport among children.“It’s not about teaching them to play tennis but to show them the fun side of it,” Kornilov added.Almost 17,000 youngsters all over the country are a part of the mini tennis programme initiated by the UTF.
(Credit to Sunder Iyer @ Tashkent Challenger)
