Indian Olympic Association felicitates contingent of Dota 2 for winning bronze medal in CWG 2022

All
bronze
medallists
of
the
Indian
DOTA
2
team
–
Moin
Ejaz
(captain),
Ketan
Goyal,
Abhishek
Yadav,
Shubham
Goli,
and
Vishal
Vernekar
were
presented
with
the
appreciation
memento
in
a
felicitation
ceremony
for
their
exceptional
accomplishment
at
the
recently
concluded
Commonwealth
Esports
Championship.

Several
dignitaries,
including
IOA
Acting
President
Anil
Khanna,
General
Secretary
Rajeev
Mehta,
Treasurer
Anandeshwar
Pandey,
Team
India’s
Birmingham
2022
Commonwealth
Games
Chef
de
Mission
Rajesh
Bhandari,
General
Team
Manager
Maninder
Pal
Singh,
and
former
IOA
president
N
Ramachandran,
graced
the
occasion
and
felicitated
the
medallists.

This
was
the
very
first
time
that
an
Indian
Esports
contingent
had
been
invited
to
the
felicitation
ceremony
along
with
the
other
mainstream
sports
medallists.

“It
is
an
unforgettable
day
for
the
rest
of
the
team
and
me.
To
have
the
opportunity
to
be
here
with
the
other
medallists
from
various
sports
and
get
awarded
by
the
Indian
Olympic
Association
for
a
medal
in
Esports
is
a
very
special
achievement.
All
of
the
efforts
that
we
took
throughout
our
journey
have
finally
started
to
bear
fruits,
with
this
being
just
the
beginning.
We
are
going
to
go
with
twice
the
energy
and
motivation
into
the
Asian
Games
to
do
even
better
for
the
country.”
said
a
proud
Moin
Ejaz,
captain
of
the
Indian
DOTA
2
Team.

The
Indian
contingent
met
with
renowned
sports
personalities
such
as
Harmanpreet
Kaur
(Indian
Women’s
Cricket
Team
captain),
Bhavina
Patel
&
Sonalben
Manubhai
Patel
(Para
TT
Player)
and
Deepak
Punia
(Indian
wrestler)
and
enlightened
them
about
Esports
as
well
as
the
basics
of
DOTA
2,
the
video
game
in
which
they
clinched
the
bronze
medal.
The
contingent
also
conveyed
that
Esports
will
be
a
proper
medal
event
at
the
upcoming
Asian
Games
2022.

“Finally,
Indian
Esports
has
found
a
place
on
par
with
the
other
sports
in
the
country.
To
be
recognised
by
the
IOA
for
the
DOTA
2
contingent’s
achievement
amongst
the
country’s
finest
athletes
feels
like
a
cherry
on
top
of
the
cake
of
winning
the
bronze
medal.
The
trajectory
of
Esports
in
India
has
seen
its
fair
share
of
highs
and
lows,
but
with
the
Asian
Games
coming
up,
the
only
way
seems
to
be
upwards
from
here.
The
expectations
are
undoubtedly
high
now
because
of
the
bar
that
has
been
set,
but
we
have
complete
faith
in
our
Esports
athletes
to
transition
this
form
in
the
upcoming
international
competitions
and
make
the
country
proud.”,
said
Lokesh
Suji,
Director
of
Esports
Federation
of
India
and
Vice
President
of
the
Asian
Esports
Federation.

The
IOA
officials
congratulated
the
DOTA
2
team
on
their
historic
bronze
medal,
which
the
ESFI
believes
is
a
testament
to
the
relevance
of
the
Commonwealth
Games
given
the
rise
in
popularity
esports
in
India
is
expected
to
witness
following
the
national
team’s
medal-winning
feat
in
the
inaugural
edition
of
the
Commonwealth
Esports
Championship.

One
of
the
country’s
top
sports
and
Esports
specialised
communication
firms,
Artsmith
–
Concepts
&
Visions,
India’s
Leading
Multiplex
chain
INOX
and
Leading
sports
psychologist
org
Mandeha
continue
their
support
as
the
communication,
multiplex
&
sports
psychologist
partners
of
ESFI,
respectively.

(IOA)