Delhi, 20th January, 2015: Delhi WAVERIDERS, prior champions of the Hockey India League today announced that they have signed up with Volano Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (Volano), India’s leading participative sports firm, as their gold sponsors for the Hockey India League 2016.
The sponsorship includes brands logo on the shorts and T-Shirts of the home and away jersey, on ground visibility, social media and more.
“We have immense conviction in Delhi WAVERIDERS that put forth a brilliant play last season presenting extremely promising players and it gives us immense pleasure to associate with a team that exudes the our ethos of: challenging one’s own limit and team play. Delhi WAVERIDERS has deep connect with the youth of the country whom we want to inspire towards participative sports. ”said Adnan Adeeb, Managing Director & Co-Founder, Volano Entertainment Pvt Ltd.
Hockey is India’s National sport with a rich history and has produced numerous winners and champions. It is participative in nature, and therefore is a platform to encourage more Indians towards participative and team sports promoting a culture of fitness and active India something which as an organisation Volano is committed on delivering.
The Hockey India League, the flagship event of Hockey India, aims at changing the development trajectory of Indian hockey. Volano takes pride to be associated with a sport that comes with a rich vein of legacy attached to it.
Talking about the association, Amar Sinha, Executive Director, Wave Industries, “We welcome Volano on board as one of our major sponsors. The firm has done great work towards promoting sports participation in the country. Their core philosophy of passion and team play connects very well with Delhi waveriders team.”
WAVERIDERS will play their first match against Warriors in Chandigarh on January 20.
About Volano Entertainment Pvt Ltd
Volano Entertainment Pvt Ltd. is India’s leading participative sports firm headquartered in New Delhi, credited for the conceptualization and execution of some of India’s biggest participative sports properties including: Maruti Suzuki SWIFT Devils Circuit, Devils Circuit Swift Challenge, and GameOnIndia.
Co-Founded by Adnan Adeeb and Zeba Zaidi, Volano brings path-breaking and disruptive sports properties that comprise of a unique amalgamation of fun and fitness for everyone. Given the 38 years of rich expertise by the co-founders, Volano has secured trust from brands like Reebok, Maruti Suzuki, and Apollo Healthcare amongst others.
As the first mover in the space of participative sports, Volano Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. with their vision of increasing sports participation amongst the masses and revolutionizing the concept of running introduced the concept of Obstacle Running in the country by establishing Devils Circuit in 2012.
The popular Telugu film actor Ram Charan Teja is the brand ambassador for Volano Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
About Delhi WAVERIDERS
The Delhi WAVERIDERS is owned by the Wave Group & co-owned by John Abraham, Actor, Producer & Sports Enthusiast. Trained by our chief coach Mr. Cedric Dsouza, the team has been displaying skillful matches. Under the captaincy of Sardar Singh, the team emerged as the 2013 Hockey India League (HIL) Champions. Sardar Singh is an Arjuna Award winner. Mr. Ajit Pal Singh, Arjuna & Padma Shree Awardee is the team’s Chief Mentor.Among the 24 players representing the team, 10 are international players and 14 are Indian nationals. The team boasts of diverse talent as one entity in Delhi WAVERIDERS.