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Vishesh Bhriguvanshi bags Most Valuable Player award
Calcutta News.Net
Sunday 6th July, 2008 (IANS)
India's young talent Vishesh Bhriguvanshi was named the 'Most Valuable Player' of the Basketball without Borders Asia camp, which concluded here Sunday.
Dong Hanlin from China won the Frequent Flyer Award, recording the highest jump amongst all campers while the DHL Playmaker award went to Joseph Zaloum from Lebanon. Xu Tao from China was given the sportsmanship award.
The three-day camp of National Basketball Association (NBA), the first such event in India concluded with the All Star Game.
In the morning, the NBA players hosted a junior clinic at the Siri Fort Sports Complex for over 100 children who had been invited by the Basketball Federation of India.
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