MUMBAI: Havas Media India has been awarded the integrated media mandate for World Kabaddi League (WKL), the first professional Kabaddi League of the world, in a multi-agency pitch. The account is estimated to be upwards of Rs 30 crore.

WKL is an initiative to uplift the level of Kabaddi by professionalising the sport. It aims to give a chance to experienced players as well as upcoming talent from various countries to come on one platform and play to win.

World Kabaddi League CEO Raman Raheja said, “We are a young and dynamic organisation looking to scale Kabaddi to new heights on a global platform. Havas Media understood this. They have scale, the thought leadership, experience, were transparent and displayed tremendous passion. We know they are the people to partner with to achieve our goals.”

Havas Media Group India and south Asia CEO Anita Nayyar said, “We are honoured that WKL has chosen us as their partners to further their business objectives. It has been a good year at Havas Media with strong integrated media new business wins. Our digital at core approach has paid off big dividends and impressed clients.”

“WKL is a great brand with a huge potential. This win is another feather in our cap proving that Havas Media is the ‘go to’ agency for integrated media. We will provide meaningful solutions to achieve WKL’s goals and look forward to a long business relationship,” added Havas Media India MD Mohit Joshi.

Havas Media recently won the integrated media mandate of MTS India, Yepme.com and the digital mandate of XOLO mobile.