SEMSA September Sports Day 2024
The SEMSA September Sports Day took place in Kelvingrove Park on the 21st of September. A fun time was had by all. Please click on the camera link below to see more photos of the event.
Summer Sports Day 2024
SEMSA in conjunction with Central Gurdwara Singh Sabha and Punjabi Academy Glasgow held the annual sports day at Kelvin Hall on 15th June 2024.
The event was very well attended and everyone had a great time! Many thanks to all the volunteers, parents and children who came along to make the event so enjoyable.
Please click on the link below to see images from the event….
Women’s Community Badminton Doubles Tournament 2024
2nd June 2024
SEMSA organised the 7th Annual Women-only Doubles Badminton Tournament on 2nd June 2024 at Sir Craig Reedie Badminton Centre (SCRBC) in Glasgow. The tournament was the brain-child of SEMSA trustees, Rajani Tyagi. She felt the need to give the club players motivation to continue with regular club sessions. This ethnically diverse women-only tournament was the first of its king Scotland. The idea helps to bring many women from the BME community to play and participate in the tournament as it was organised with women’s cultural needs in mind. This is only possible with SEMSA’s forward-thinking mindset. This could only be achieved with the board members and community understanding each others needs.
The tournament has grown from 2017 to the present day with ever-increasing numbers of players. This is the second time it has been organised in association with Badminton Scotland.
We had ladies participating from all over Scotland. Women came from Isle of Skye, Dundee, Ayrshire and of course, Glasgow, where four clubs were represented. The participant numbers have doubled from last year which was a delightful achievement for the SEMSA board members.
SEMSA were honoured to have VIP, Rachel Sugden attend. She is the 2024 Women’s Singles National Champion. Rachel presented medals to the winners as well as provided a boost to the players.
SEMSA Board Members are delighted to see the progress of this particular event in their portfolio, and strive to continual improvement in future years.
Photographs from the tournament are a testament to the success of this event and can be viewed by clicking on the link below…
Photo credits: Jas Jassal, Amitabh Bhattacharjee, Kamaljit Minhas, Shandana Sarmad
Please click on the camera logo to see more photos from the event.
SEMSA Hill Walking
To promote healthy life style SEMSA organises many activities, hill walking is one of those. Anyone interested to join on Sundays, please contact us on info@semsascotland.com for further details. For the most up to date information about recent outings, please click on the SEMSA Hillwalking page – <—- link — >
Achievement Award 2024
SEMSA International Womens Day event wins the achievement of the month award from ClubSport Glasgow at Decathlon at Braehead on Thursday 18th April.
International Women’s Day 2024
Many thanks to everyone who helped make SEMSA’s International Women’s Day such a success.
Please click on the camera logo to see photos from the event.
Scottish Ethnic Minority Sports Association
The Scottish Ethnic Minority Sports Association (SEMSA) was established in 1990 due to the lack of provisions available to the Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities of Glasgow. Since its inception SEMSA has created and provided culturally sensitive sporting opportunities to the (BME) community.
Now SEMSA has taken cognisance of the changing community dynamics and the migration of new communities to the city. As a result of both the demographic change as well as the financial pressure in the current economic climate, SEMSA has evoked a change to a more strategic and inclusive approach.
This inclusiveness allows Scotland’s new and indigenous communities to work towards creating an equal playing field for all communities at both an operational and strategic level. SEMSA recognises the need to challenge and tackle inequality, racism and discrimination in the field of sport as a core element of its work. SEMSA is one of the leading national sports organisation run by, and for BME communities in Glasgow to organise and deliver sporting activities of interest.
The organisation has established a range of programmes and initiatives such as the SASA Football Programme, coaching/capacity building programmes, badminton programmes and national football and badminton competitions. Some of the key areas SEMSA has not only been involved in but has also initiated include : UK Asian Football Championships (UKAC), Glasgow wide BME sports events, annual Summer Academies, development of a BME equalities post in Glasgow City Council, links to new communities and training programme development initiatives.
The Scottish Ethnic Minority Sports Association is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO), registered in Scotland, number SC046642 and regulated by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).
