Renowned Gymnastics and Kho Kho promoter Uday Deshpande of Samarth Vyayam mandir, Shivaji Park and Chandrakiran Sakpal , Retired Sr. Security Officer of BMC, were felicitated recently, by Mumbai Kho Kho Association, during their AGM, for their contribution to promotion of sports.
Uday Deshpande who has passed the Kho Kho Referee’s exam with 1st Rank and who has promoted Gymnastics and the game of Kho at Samarth Vyayam Mandir, by producing award winning sportspersons at the national level for the past several years.
Mr. Chandrakiran Sakpal who retired as Sr. Security Officer from BMC has served as President of Samata Seva Mandal and has successfully conducted Kho Kho tournaments . Both Uday Deshpande and Chandrakiran sakpal have contributed a lot for the promotion of Kno Kho and therefore they were selected for this award in memory of Late Eknath Satam.