The India-Pakistan tennis duo of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam Ul-Haq Qureshi were honoured for their partnership with a Peace and Sport award
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They featured on the ATP Tour wearing warm-up gear with the slogan "Stop War, Start Tennis" to publicise their belief that friendship between India and Pakistan is possible.
When he presented the award, Joel Bouzou, founder of Peace and Sport, appealed India and Pakistan to support the players' project to organize a symbolic tennis match.
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