I was just inquisitive to know how big Viva Goa is, so I decided to head to Toronto for two weeks vaction. I did contact Oscar Furtado who was kind enough to arrange a free entry pass for me being the President of the Goan Association Calgary. I was really taken over as to how big this event was. As one of the coordinator of the Word Goa Day, I was expecting to be called up to say a few words but I guess there was no much room for the speeches. The Cultural Programme they put up was extremely well organised. It was indeed a great pleasure to see so many Goans gathered in one place to support the event. Besides the soccer torunaments, they also arranged for the first time Badminton, Darts and Volleyball Tournaments. I did not see much coverage of the remaining tournaments besides the soccer. Well, I for one took part in the Badminton tournament and along with my partner came out as the Champions. But as I said there was no coverage of the winners of these tournaments or if there was, somehow I missed it. Later in the evening it was thrilling to see the younger generation gathering around for the Dance part which was jam-packed to the beautiful music played by the DJ. All said and done, my hats off to Viva Goa Organisors and to all those who support this function. Keep up the good job and Goans from Africa, Middle East or from Goa itself treat this event with pride and show your support in whatever way you can. Long live Goans and Viva Goa
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