| Nitin Kannamwar to be the first Indian to officiate at Wimbledon Men |
| Nitin Kannamwar, will be the first Indian to officiate among the "elite band" of officials for the
Wimbledon Men"s Singles final between Mark Phillipposis of Australia and Roger Federer of Switzerland, on Sunday July 6, 2003. It will be for the first time in the history of Wimbledon that an Indian has been selected by the Officiating Committee of the All England Championships to officiate among the elite band of 14 officials for the men"s finals on the show court according to a telephonic message received from Nitin from England by Maharashtra Lawn Tennis Association. Nitin Kannamwar, an employee of Western Railway, is also the first Asian official from the Star Trek Team formed by the International Tennis Federation to get an exposure to officiate in grand slam finals. A bronze badge umpire and silver badge referee, Nitin has during the last five years, has had the opportunity to officiate as chair umpire in the Australian, U.S., French Open, Olympic Games and also worked as the chief referee at the Asian Games at Bussan and other Grand Slam events. |