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Asia's largest sports literary festival to make Canada debut

SportzPower Team
Sep 17, 2020 18:09

TORONTO: After two outstanding events in India, the only Sports Literature Festival in the world moves to Canada on September 18, for its third edition with an excellent roster of Canadian, and international sports authors and sport aficionados. 

Many are offering sneak peek’s of their books to a global audience online. Originally to have been held at a hotel in Brampton, Ontario, the Festival has moved online due to safety concerns from COVID-19.

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