Shammi Rana

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Shammi Rana
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Born (1978-11-24) November 24, 1978 (age 43)
Amritsar, Punjab India
NationalityIndian

Shammi Rana is a promoter of Traditional Sports and Games (TSG) from India. He was appointed Secretary-General of the International Council of Traditional Sports and Games (ICTSG) at 4th UNESCO Collective Consultation of Traditional Sports and Games.[1][2][3] Shammi Rana was also appointed Rapporteur of Traditional Sports and Games by UNESCO in the 3rd Collective Consultation on the Safeguarding and Promotion of Traditional Sports and Games.[4][5]

Sports and Public Career[]

Shammi Rana held several positions at various sports organizations worldwide. In 2020, he was honored with a Presidential Award in the USA.[6] Shammi Rana was elected as Secretary-General of Asian Jujitsu and Belt Wrestling Federation in 2009[7] and attended the 1st Indoor Asian Martial Arts Games as Referee for Ju-jitsu.[8][9] In 2016, he attended World Martial Arts Masterships as Technical Director for Belt Wrestling.[10][11][12]

Promotion of Traditional Sports & Games[]

Shammi Rana with Congressman TJ Cox, California, USA

Shammi has made a lot of effort to promote Traditional Sports Games in UNESCO. He has met with many officials from different countries to promote TSG. He participated in the Canadian parliament and was assured their support for TSG.[13] He visited South Korea with Khalil Ahmed, chairman of the Advisory Committee of TSG UNESCO, and held a meeting with Korean authority for support and sponsorship of Traditional Sports and Games.[14]

In Africa, he met Sierra Leone deputy sports minister Kai Lawrence Mbayo. Shammi explained the importance of Traditional Sports and the deputy minister assured his full support.[15]

He met with Erin Bromaghim, Director of Olympic and Paralympic Development in Los Angeles. Shammi proposed that Traditional Sports and Games should be included in Olympics 2028, which will be held in Los Angeles.[16] Because of his efforts, the first Worldwide Traditional Sports and Games will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan.[17]

He, along with Hari Banaag, member of the advisory committee of TSG UNESCO, met with Congressman Terrance John Cox and emphasized founding a pan-America Traditional Sports and Games Headquarter in Delano, California.[18]

Awards and honors[]

  • 2021 - USA President’s Lifetime Achievement Award[19]
  • 2020 - USA President’s Lifetime Achievement Award[6]
  • 2019 - Honorary Doctorate Degree in Martial Arts Philosophy and Martial Arts Science by the University of Asian Martial Arts Studies (2019)[18]
  • USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame Award[20]

References[]

  1. ^ Service, Tribune News. "Shammi international sports council secy gen". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  2. ^ "International Council of Traditional Sports and Games". www.traditionalsportsgames.org. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  3. ^ "4th Collective Consultation of Traditional Sports and Games, UNESCO". unesdoc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2021-09-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ UNESCO Traditional Sports and Games (2020-02-12). "Traditional Sports and Games". UNESCO. Retrieved 2021-09-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Third Collective Consultation on the Safeguarding and Promotion of Traditional Sports and Games". unesdoc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2021-09-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ a b "India born Shammi Rana honored with US President's Lifetime Achievement Award 2021". Yes Punjab. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  7. ^ "home". 2018-04-25. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  8. ^ "OCA » Bangkok 2009". ocasia.org. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  9. ^ "Ju-Jitsu". ocasia.org. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  10. ^ "2016 Cheongju World Martial Arts Masterships". webcache.googleusercontent.com. Retrieved 2021-09-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ 심규석 (2019-07-25). "[충주 세계무예마스터십] ②역대 최대 규모 '무술 올림픽'". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  12. ^ Park, Kwan-Do; Kim, Hak-Duk (2018-02-28). "The Effect of Cheong-ju World Martial Arts Masterships on Pride and Sports Confidence of Martial Artists". Journal of Martial Arts. 12 (1): 81–97. doi:10.51223/kosoma.2018.02.12.1.81. ISSN 1976-5509.
  13. ^ "UNESCO TSG Rapporteur meets with Canadian Member of Parliament". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2021-09-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "UNESCO Traditional Sports and Games committee leaders visited South Korea". Punjab Post. 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  15. ^ "TSG scribe visits Sierra Leone". Awoko Newspaper. 2019-11-27. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  16. ^ "Will Traditional Sports And Games Be Included In The XXXIV Olympiad?". The Sports Column | Sports Articles, Analysis, News and Media. 2018-12-08. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  17. ^ INFORM.KZ (2018-08-15). "Kazakhstan to host first Worldwide Traditional Games". Казинформ. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  18. ^ a b "Establish Pan-America Traditional Sports and Games HQ in Delano, emphasizes Hari Banaag | sportanddev.org". www.sportanddev.org. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  19. ^ "Shammi Rana Honored by President Biden for Lifetime Achievements". The Sports Column | Sports Articles, Analysis, News and Media. 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  20. ^ Reporter, India-West Staff. "Shammi Rana Receives USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame Award". India West. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
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