Puri: The British Deputy High Commission Kolkata commemorated the Commonwealth Day 2022 with a friendly Beach Volleyball Match at the Blue Flag Beach, Puri in a joint collaboration with Sports & Youth Services Department, Government of Odisha and Puri Administration on Sunday.
British Deputy High Commissioner to East and Northeast India, Nick Low, and Puri Collector Samarth Verma flagged off the friendly match.
Odisha Sports won the match which was played between them and the team of UK in Kolkata.
Commonwealth Day will be observed on 14 March 2022. The UK is currently Chair-in-Office of the Commonwealth, and the UK in India network will mark Commonwealth Day with a series of events across India including receptions and a model CHOGM for students.
The Commonwealth is a unique association of 54 equal member states, and 2.4 billion people spanning six continents, and accounting for a third of the World Trade Organisation, a quarter of the G20, and a fifth of all global trade.
India is a founding member of the modern Commonwealth, and home to nearly 60% of Commonwealth citizens.