For the love of the Game
The Nepal Cycling Association
(NCA), in collaboration with
International Cycling Union and Asian Cycling Confederation organized 14th Asian Mountain Bike Championship in Nepal from November 8 to 10, 2008 at Chobhar in Kathmandu in which altogether 30 male and 11 female cyclists from 13 countries participated. The event was divided into two categories—Cross Country and Down Hill. A total of five Nepali cyclists took part in the event. It is the third biggest cycling event in the world, the first being the World Championship and the second being the World Cup.
To hold this championship in the Nepali soil, Gopal Kakshapati, Vice-President of the Nepal Cycling Association went to attend the meeting of Asian Cycling Confederation held in South Korea in 2006 to bid for it. “I was disappointed to come across the fact that only a few among the member countries knew about Nepal despite it being a member of the confederation. Most of them were reluctant to approve Nepal as the potential venue for the event,” he shares. “Some of them even had queries like, ‘do you have five-star hotels in Nepal?”’ But all this only solidified the resolve of Kakshapati to show the world our natural trails, the best to hold such events. He brought the proposal again at the confederation meeting in Bangkok. “I held power point presentations to detail them about the trails that we have got, provided them with the list of five-star hotels and pictures of the spot where we had planned to hold the event. This helped us to convince a bit to the representatives from 39 member countries.”
In early 2008, another such meeting was held in Japan where Kakshapati went provided all the information and explanations regarding the ongoing preparation for the championship. Though he had to ask for some expertise from outside to develop the race course and to manage the event, he didn’t compromise on factors. Finding sponsors was another hitch but at the end, everything went smooth and fine and Nepal made history. “The roar of the crowd during the event left no one disappointed. The visiting authorities were quite surprised to witness the measure of appreciation that it received from the spectators. They have asked us to bid for the World Championship,” concluded Kakshapati with smile all over his face.
Can Info-Tech 2009
Held annually since 1995 for six days in the month of January,
CAN Info-Tech is going to be held at the Exhibition Hall,
Bhrikuti Mandap, Kathmandu from 14 to 19th this time. This much sought-after event among both students and executives, will also get prominence with the inclusion of ‘IT Conference 2009’ being organized from 15th to 16th. More than 200 companies, representing both national and international brands are expected to participate in the event. During the trade show, CAN is said to be inviting more than 25,000 official guests from around the world and is expecting the visitor turnaround of more than 400,000.
Skoda:
Obessed with quality since 1895 Skoda Auto is part of the Volkswagen
Group, which as of July 30, 2007 is
the world's third largest car producer and a global giant of the auto industry. VW annually provides customers with an average of more than 5 million cars - giving it a 12% share of the world car market. VW group cars are produced in 45 factories in 11 European countries and in another 7 countries in America, Asia and Africa. More than 336,000 VW group employees produce 21,500 cars around the world in one working day. VW Group models are sold in more than 150 countries around the world.
VW Group has two separate groups of brands - Audi and Volkswagen. Its aim is to offer attractive, safe and environmentally friendly cars of various classes. The Audi group includes the brands Audi, Seat and Lamborghini. The Volkswagen group comprises the brands Volkswagen, Škoda, Bentley and Bugatti. Each brand has its own specific character and is quite autonomous on the market.
Skoda was launched in 1991 with German technology and at present, it is selling Fabia, Octavia and Laura in the Indian market. Skoda Octavia is one of the toughest cars on the roads today and is loved for its solid feel keeping in tune with true Skoda Volkswagen tradition.
In Nepal, Morang Auto Works has been dealing in automobiles and engineering products for the last 47 years which include various major brands like Yamaha bikes, Yamaha music systems, JCB earth moving equipment, Greaves genset & gear boxes, INGERSOLL compressors, Escort tractors etc in Nepal.
Skoda has been available in the Nepali market for a while now and is appreciated by customers for its speed, dynamics and reliability. As its manufacturers assert, one of their priorities is to maintain a balance between economic, environmental and social aspects. Skoda is specially designed under "Simply Clever" principle, which means it is continuously being improved in terms of long-term quality, functionality, reliability, safety and environmentally.MAW will be introducing a new model to the Nepali market soon, so watch out for your type of excitement on wheels!
