Summary:
In the very first match, India defeated Saudi Arabia.Jyoti Chindak, chairperson of Karnataka Roll Ball Association, said 5-6 matches will be played between 5pm and 10pm daily. “Matches are also being played under floodlight,” she said.Manoj Yadav, vice-president of Roll Ball Federation of India ( RBFI ), said the game needs to be promoted. As the facilities here are excellent, more international matches will be played here in future,” he said.Raju Dhabade from Pune, who invented Roll Ball around 16 years ago, was felicitated on the occasion. Dhabale said it’s unbelievable that Roll Ball is now an international game being played in more than 50 countries.RBFI president Vineet Kuber, mayor Basappa Chikkaldinni, social worker Mallesh Chougule, and model-cum-mentor of Indian team Divya Sharma were present. This is for the fist time that an international championship is held in Belagavi..