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SEYCHELLES BANKERS CELEBRATES MEMORABLE INTERBANK SPORTS DAY 2024

Audrey Pothin — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 06:49:06 +0000

On Saturday 10^th August, the annual Interbank Sports Day took place, uniting different financial institutions in a spirited day of competition, camaraderie and celebration. This year’s event was organised by Nouvobanq, which brought together 11 institutions; Absa Bank, Al Salaam Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bank of Ceylon, Central Bank of Seychelles, Development Bank of Seychelles, Mauritius Commercial Bank, Nouvobanq, Seychelles Commercial Bank, and Seychelles Credit Union.

The day featured an array of sporting events, including football, volleyball, basketball, athletics, domino, tug-of-war, obstacle race and the highly anticipated CEO’s challenge. Each sport saw fierce competition, with participants giving their all to bring glory to their respective institutions.

The event came to an end with a short award ceremony. The majority of wins went to Mauritius Commercial Bank, who not only won the first prize but also took home the ‘Best Spectator’ award. The second prize was shared by two equally impressive teams – Central Bank of Seychelles and Development Bank of Seychelles. Absa secured the third prize.

Reflecting on the success of the event, this year’s event coordinator – Mrs Octavie Berlouis remarked, “The Interbank Sports Day is more than just a competition; it’s about building relationships, fostering teamwork and promoting a healthy work-life balance.”

The winning team from Mauritius Commercial Bank was equally enthusiastic about their victory. In a statement, their Marketing and Communications Manager – Ms Elain Derjacques said “With much determination, Mauritius Commercial Bank vowed to bring the cups back home and that is just what we did as one team. We all came together for a day of fun and leaving very satisfied. We thank Nouvobanq for ensuring most of the activities went smoothly and all other competitive institutions for their good spirit and camaraderie”.

With the success of this year’s event, the stage is set for another Interbank Sports Day next year, which will be organised by Absa Bank.

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SEYCHELLES BANKERS CELEBRATES MEMORABLE INTERBANK SPORTS DAY 2023

newsba2023 — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:19:39 +0000

The highly anticipated interbank sports day was held on November 18^th, 2023, at the Mont Fleuri Sports Complex. The day kicked off with the basketball event that set the tone for all competitors to showcase their athletic abilities in a coordinated game. The events were scored on a points basis with the 1^stpositions awarded with 10 points, 8 points, 6 points, and 4 points respectively for the top 4 winners, following the league basis format.

The events comprised of Basketball, Football, Volleyball, Domino, Egg & spoon, Shuttle relay, Sack race and the most anticipated event of the day that had all the banks on edge; the CEO challenge, that saw the Bank of Baroda CEO winning the event with 10 points.

The turnout was tremendous as the events seemed to overlap each other, with officials falling short on keeping up and maintaining records of events. Al Salam Bank cruised through the basketball men event with 1^st position. ABSA came out victorious in the women category. Volleyball had an intense competition as most banks were battle-ready and the day went to ABSA men who outshined the rest. Development Bank of Seychelles (DBS) women took the 10 points with ease as their male colleagues won the football men category event despite the state of the field not being so favorable.

An event that required mental flex, Domino, stood its hype for both the men and women categories. Seychelles Commercial Bank (SCB) men won 1^st position, and in the women category, Seychelles Credit Union (SCU) scooped the 10 points. In the Athletics events, the top banks were DBS, Al Salam Bank, Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) and Nouvobanq.

Due to time constraints in completing certain events, the crowning of the overall winners could not be possible as nightfall withheld the ceremony. However, as the adage goes “Hard work pays off”, this was Al Salam Bank Seychelles motto from the start of the competition as the bank emerged victorious for the year 2023.

Heartfelt thanks go to the hosting bank, Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB), participating banks, NSC, and supporters who made this event a grand success.

OVERALL RESULTS

1^st Position – Al Salam Bank

2^ndPosition – ABSA

3rd Position – Development Bank of Seychelles

4^th Position – Nouvobanq / Mauritius Commercial Bank

5th Position – Bank of Baroda

6th Position – Seychelles Commercial Bank

7th Position – Seychelles Credit Union

8th Position – Bank of Ceylon