Mr. Gyehyun Kwon , Vice President and Head of Worldwide Sport Marketing and Global Communications of Samsung Electronics, and Patrick Furlong, Head of Media and Communications of DAGOC, were present at the Party to unveil this year's MVP trophy to the attending audience.
Introduced at the 13th Asian Games Bangkok 1998, the Samsung MVP A ward is the only award recognized by the Olympic Council of Asia and the Doha Asian Games Organizing Committee.
MVP a wards are given out in numerous sporting events across the globe to recognise and honour the abilities and performances of great athlete s. The Samsung MVP A ward was introduced by Samsung as a contribution to the spirit of the Asian Games and its commitment to excellence. This award highlights a single athlete who has achieved noted accomplishments during the Asian Games.
Members of the Steering Committee represent former athletes, sports journalists and leaders at the OCA, the DAGOC and Samsung. With the group's vast knowledge and appreciation of sports, the committee will collectively nominate 10 athletes for the MVP Award. The Steering Committee will be an integral part of the selection process because it will highlight the key candidates most worthy of the MVP Award . Once the nominations are announced on December 1 0 th, accredited journalists covering the Games are invited to vote for the athlete they feel is most deserving of the Award . The winner will be announced on Dec ember 15 th , and will be awarded with the trophy and prizes during the Asian Games Closing Ceremony on the same day.
" Samsung strongly support events such as the Asian Games because they unify people across cultures and encourage healthy competition ,"Â said Mr. Kwon . "We are proud to be supporting athletes at the Asian Games, and look forward to seeing who receives the coveted Samsung MVP Award in Doha 2006 ."Â
The winner of the Samsung MVP Award will receive a trophy, Samsung LCD TV, and $50,000 USD to be awarded to their respective NOC to be used toward future support/ training of athletes. The four finalists will receive a trophy and Samsung mobile phone.
Steering Committee m embers for the 15 th Asian Games Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award are :
Mr. Randhir Singh (Secretary General of the OCA)
Mr. Husain Al Musallam (Director General of the OCA)
Mr. Abdulla Khalid Al Qahtani (Director General of the DAGOC)
Mr. Inyong Rhee (SVP and Chief Communications Officer of Samsung)
Mr. Yousef Ahmad (Head of Sports Section of Al Sharq)
Mr. Mohamed Al Kuwari (Al Jazeera TV)
Mr. Faissal Baatout (Correspondent of AFP)
By Samsung
Posted December 10th, 2006 by Nymphadora
