Samsung kicks off its Olympic Program for the Beijing Olympics 2008

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2007-11-30 08:38

New Delhi--(뉴스와이어)--Digital technology leader, Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd. today kicked off its Olympic Program for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games by announcing a Samsung Scholarship Program to support seven top Indian athletes as they prepare for the forthcoming Beijing Olympics. The ‘Samsung Olympic Ratnas’ who have been identified for this Scholarship are:

- World Shooting Champion 2006 , Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Winner 2006 and Samsung Olympic Brand Ambassador : Manavjit Singh Sandhu

- Silver Medal Winner at the 2004 Athens Games and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Winner 2004 : Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

- First Indian shooter to win a World Championship Gold in Zagreb in 2006 and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Winner in the Year 2001 : Abhinav Bindra

- Silver Medal Winner at the Commonwealth Games 2006 and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Winner 2003 : Anjali Bhagwat

- Silver Medal Winner at the Commonwealth Games 2006 and 2007 National Games : Avneet Kaur Sidhu

- First Indian Archer to qualify for the Olympics and Gold Medal winner at the Archery World Cup 2007 : Dola Banerjee.

- 2007 National Boxing Champion and Silver Medal Winner at the SAF Games 2006 : A L Lakra

The above are only few of the achievements of the Samsung Olympic Ratnas. Patterned on the Olympic Solidarity Fund, the Samsung Scholarship Program will support the training expenses of these players for a period of one year, between October 2007 and September 2008.

Samsung India today also became the ‘Olympic Partner’ for the Indian delegation to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The Company will be the Official Sponsor in the category of Consumer Electronics, IT and Telecommunications.

Mr H B Lee, President & CEO , Samsung South West Asia Head Quarters and Mr. Suresh Kalmadi, President of the Indian Olympic Association signed the Memorandum of Understanding at a joint Press Conference held in the Capital today. Present on the occasion of the Signing ceremony were: Raja Randhir Singh , Secretary General , IOA and Member, International Olympic Committee ; Mr R Zutshi , Dy. Managing Director , Samsung India and the Samsung ‘Olympic Ratnas’ .

Announcing the Samsung Olympic Scholarship Program, stated Mr. Lee, “Our Olympic program seeks to support the training needs of these seven, high potential, high caliber athletes, who we hope can return from Beijing with Medals for the country. Hence, the term ‘Samsung Olympic Ratna’ for them.”

Mr. Suresh Kalmadi, President of the Indian Olympic Association lauded Samsung’s continued support and commitment to the Olympic movement in India and hoped that ‘the Samsung Scholarship for individual players and the Company’s support to the Indian Olympic Association for the entire team would yield strong and positive results in the form of a richer medal tally for the country.’ He also congratulated Samsung for having renewed its worldwide sponsorship of the Olympics till the Year 2016.Mr. Randhir Singh, Secretary General of the Indian Olympic Association and Member, International Olympic Committee appreciated the initiative taken by Samsung towards supporting and strengthening the Olympic movement in India and worldwide .

Samsung India’s association with the Indian Olympic Association commenced with the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games and ever since the Company has supported the Indian Contingent to the Y2000 Sydney Olympics, Y2002 Busan Asian Games , the Y2004 Athens Olympics and now the 2008 Beijing Olympics. “It has been our continuous endeavour to bring alive the pride and spirit of the Olympics for our Indian consumers. Over the coming few months, we will continue to organize Olympic related events in India to build interest and support for the Olympics and the Indian team.” stated Mr Zutshi.

In early October this Year, Samsung India had announced Manavjit Singh Sandhu as its Olympic Brand Ambassador. In fact , Manavjit Singh spearheaded the Company’s ‘Spread the Olympic Flame’ Contest carried out in October 2007 for getting Torchbearer nominations for the 2008 Olympic Torch Relay , which comes to India in April 2008.

Samsung Electronics , the parent Company of Samsung India , is the Proud Partner for the 2008 Olympic Torch Relay and is a Top Olympic Partner. This Year, Samsung Electronics has also announced its support for the Olympic Movement over the next eight years, till the 2016 Olympic Games.

About Samsung India

Samsung India is a 100 per cent owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (SEC) in India. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2006 parent company sales of US$63.4 billion and net income of US$8.5 billion. Employing approximately 138,000 people in 124 offices in 56 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business, Telecommunication Network Business and Digital Appliance Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs.

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