From correspondents in West Bengal, India, 10:31 PM IST

Kolkata will have a presence in the Beijing Olympics tennis with city umpire Abhishek Mukherjee invited to officiate in the marquee tournament.

'It is a great honour. The papers will be on their way,' Mukherjee told IANS Friday.

He also said that he is heading for Australia towards the end of this month to officiate in the Hoffman Cup, Sydney International Cup followed by Australian Open.

He has already officiated in Wimbledon, besides a host of satellite and masters tournaments.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)