Indian Davis Cup player Rohan Bopanna and his partner in doubles, Pakistani Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi have been conferred Peace and Sport Award from a Monaco-based foundation. This is their second honour in a week, for their message, 'Stop War Start Tennis'.Bopanna and Qureshi received the award on Thursday night in Monaco for publicising their belief that sports can play a part in promoting friendship between India and Pakistan. While presenting the award, Peace and Sport founder, Joel Bouzou appealed to the governments of India and Pakistan to support the players' project to organize a symbolic tennis match at the Wagah border between India and Pakistan.Their message of 'Stop War Start Tennis' had fetched Bopanna and Qureshi the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Of The Year award during the ATP World Tour Finals in London last month.
News On AIR | December 3, 2010 1:21 PM
Bopanna-Qureshi conferred Peace and Sport Award