By Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports. Photos by Clara Yuan, Rebekah Abbott and Lim Yong Teck/Red Sports
Maria Mitropoulos, Vice President of Marketing, Asia Oceania, Mission Foods presents a cheque to Cyrus Medora, Chief Executive Officer, Netball Singapore. (Photo 1 courtesy of Netball Singapore)
Siloso Beach, Sunday, March 2, 2014 — At the Mission Foods Beach Netball Festival, Mission Foods was announced as the title sponsor for the 9th Asian Netball Championship, which will take place at the Singapore Sports Hub from September 7-14, 2014.
Mission Foods also presented Netball Singapore with a sponsorship cheque of S$200,000 in support of the national netball squads and key events in the netball calendar.
Maria Mitropoulos, Vice President of Marketing, Asia Oceania, Mission Foods, said, “It was a natural progression for us to sponsor the Asian Championships after all the work we have done with Netball Singapore over the past few years from the World Championships and all the other initiatives we are involved with.”
“Working with Netball Singapore also helps us promote our company values of healthy eating and a healthy lifestyle. They go hand in hand with this sport and all who take part,” added Ms Mitropoulos.
Cyrus Medora, Chief Executive Officer, Netball Singapore, commented, “The continued sponsorship from Mission Foods following the World Championships in 2011 has allowed us to continue to build on the quality and stature of our events, both at the elite and mass participation levels in Singapore.”
Mr Medora added, “As title sponsor of the Asian Championships in September, we are looking forward to working closely with Mission Foods to ensure we deliver their objectives as a corporation and that this additional funding allows us to put on a top-level netball competition for participants and spectators alike.”
In addition, the full-day event saw more than 50 teams compete for cash prizes sponsored by Mission Foods and Banana Boat. Team X secured first place with a 5–2 victory over Team Expendables in the Women’s Under-23 category. Team Sparta topped the Women’s Open category with a 5–4 win over Team Ninja. In the Mixed Open category, Team Frenz recorded a 8–6 victory over Team Icon 14.
Tan Khiok Sing, captain of Team Frenz, commented, “Netball is becoming more popular among men as well. I hope that there are more netball events for men in the near future.” The 34-year-old has been playing the sport for 10 years, and is currently the netball coach at Catholic Junior College.
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