Special On Line Interview of World Fame Carrom Player to BM
Q: Your full name with alias?
A: Elisa Zucchiatti Martinelli.
Q: Date of birth?
A: 01/02/1963.
Q: Your Occupation?
A: Translator.
Q: Marital Status?
A: Married.
Q: Wife/Husbands full name with alias?
A: Paolo Martinelli.
Q: Children names and please mention if they play carrom?
A: Andrea and Giulio yes for fun.
Q: When and how you got interested in carrom?
A: 1990 in Maldives.
Q: Your National and International status/ranking in carrom?
A: Currently.
Q: Ranking/Status of your country in carom world?
A: Future plans.
Q: Carrom's status in you country?
A: Slowly becoming more popular thanks to the internet.
Q: Carrom Club's name and number of players registered in your Country?
A: There are about 5 active carrom clubs, about 200 active players, about 1000 registered players.
Q: Your Opinion about Pakistan Carrom Team ?
A: Very good.
Q: In your opinion what is the role of Pakistan Carrom Federation?
A: To promote international style carrom in Pakistan
Q: Brief details of your other activities?
A: Organization of regional and national events, sale of carom equipment, co ordination of carrom at European and international level.
Q: How much time you give to carrom daily?
A: 2 hours.
Q: What have you lost and what did you find in the game of carrom?
A: I have lost nothing but gained many friends, opportunity to travel and meet different people, learnt discipline and psychology of sports.
Q: Please suggest a unique way of introducing Carrom to the world.
A: Films and TV showing carrom being played at normal level as part of every day life would give a great boost to popularizing the game.
Q: Which other countries have their federations?
A: Australia; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Germany; UK; India; Italy; Malaysia; Maldives; Pakistan France; Nepal, Singapore; Sri Lanka; USA, Japan, Korea, Switzerland, Poland, Sweden, Catalonia, Netherlands, Switzerland.
Q: How many countries are member of International Carrom Federation?
A: 17 or 18
Q: How can we bring worldwide professionalism in Carrom Like Cricket?
A: Find sponsors and put on TV like WCT in France.