Sanjay Bhandari Receives MBE
FEVO Sport Industry Awards Chair of Judges and Chair of Kick It Out, Sanjay Bhandari, has been recognised in the New Years Honours and appointed an MBE for services to sport.
Kick It Out was founded in 1993 and aims to tackle racism in football. Bhandari has been the figurehead of the charity since 2019.
Bhandari was first announced as the Chair of Judges for the FEVO Sport Industry Awards in 2023 and continues in the role for the upcoming 2024 Awards.
Sanjay Bhandari MBE, Chair of Kick It Out, said, “I am humbled and honoured to receive an award like this. It is a recognition of the team that I have a privilege to lead. This is just as much a recognition of that fantastic team, as it is of my small contribution to it.”
“For the first 20 years of watching football, I heard racist chants every single match. Now, I can’t remember the last time I heard those particular chants. We think that there is less racism and discrimination inside grounds than 30 years ago. We feel KIO has made a positive impact on that. We feel more confident that people want to report incidents, and are less tolerant of discrimination.”
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