INDIA. Mumbai: The “Trophy Tour” of the 132nd version of the Durand Cup, India’s oldest soccer event, was inaugurated at a ceremony held at Manekshaw Centre, Delhi Cantonment, by the service chiefs on Friday.
Basic Manoj Pande, the Chief of the Military Workers, together with Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, Chief of Air Workers, and Kalyan Chaubey, President of the All India Soccer Federation (AIFF), inaugurated the “Trophy Tour.” The occasion was attended by a lot of younger soccer lovers and outstanding sports activities personalities.
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As a part of the tour, the three trophies will journey throughout the nation over the following one month, making appearances in a number of main cities, together with Shimla, Udhampur, Jaipur, Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar, Kokrajhar, Guwahati, and Shillong, earlier than reaching Kolkata for the grand occasion.
In line with an official assertion, the event is scheduled to happen in Kolkata from August 3 to September 3.
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The Durand Cup was first inaugurated in Shimla in 1888 as an Military Cup, initially open solely to the British Indian Military troops stationed in India. Nevertheless, it quickly expanded to incorporate civilian groups as nicely.
As Asia’s oldest and the world’s third oldest soccer event, the Durand Cup attracts prime Indian soccer golf equipment from all corners of the nation. Organized by the Indian Armed Forces, the event has served as a breeding floor for India’s best soccer expertise over time.
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The successful group is offered with three trophies—the Durand Cup (a rolling trophy and the unique prize), the Shimla Trophy (additionally a rolling trophy, first gifted by the residents of Shimla in 1904), and the President’s Cup (a everlasting memento, first offered by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, India’s first President, in 1956). This distinction makes the event actually distinctive.
The 132nd version of the event will witness the participation of 24 groups, together with groups from Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh. The inclusion of overseas groups marks their return to the event after a hiatus of 27 years.
Open to all membership groups, the Durand Cup is carried out by the Durand Soccer Event Society (DFTS) underneath the auspices of the All India Soccer Federation (AIFF). All through its historical past, the event has persistently represented the top of excellence, sportsmanship, and competitiveness within the area of sports activities.
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