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Nav Bhatia

Name: Nav Bhatia

Year: 2021
Presented By: Martin Thibodeau, Regional President, British Columbia & Devinder Gill, Regional Vice President, Business Financial Services, RBC Royal Bank
Bio:

Nav Bhatia is best known as the Official Toronto Raptor`s Superfan. Arriving in Canada in 1984 with very little to his name Bhatia worked his way to becoming the number one car salesman at Hyundai and eventually found himself the opportunity to own both the Mississauga and Rexdale Hyundai dealerships. Through his love of basketball Bhatia looks to change the perception of Sikhs and South Asians to the mainstream audience hoping for a more united community where people won’t have to face the discrimination Nav dealt with over the years. Bhatia believes integrating our youth at a young age is truly the path to help change this perception and build a more tolerant society. Each year he purchases tickets and brings thousands of kids of all backgrounds together to watch the NBA’s Toronto Raptors play at home. With the start of the Superfan Nav Bhatia Foundation, he recently has accepted ambassadorship roles with World Vision and Canada Basketball; helping Bhatia and his Foundation bring kids together through the game of basketball by building basketball courts across the world. In May of 2021 Nav Bhatia became the first fan to be honored inside the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.