Madikeri/Kushalnagar: In the sports season of 2023 while many associations and organisations are organising events like cricket, football, volleyball or kabaddi, the families of Kodagu are gearing up for the 23rd Edition of Kodava Family Hockey Festival that will be held from Mar. 18 to Apr. 9 and this time, the Appachattolanda family is hosting…
Passion drives her to scale Mount Kilimanjaro, alone
March 16, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Scaling heights is what enthrals her most. Jammada Preeth Appaiah, a resident of Bannimantap in Mysuru, has recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain peak in Africa. She reached the summit of the highest free-standing mountain in the world at 5,895 metres (19,340 feet). Also called a stratovolcano (a term for a very large…
Can India produce a Grand Slam Champion?
March 13, 2023By U.B. Acharya In a recent middle piece article in the centre page of a national newspaper, the writer has lamented that while small countries like Switzerland, Serbia, Croatia, Greece etc. have produced top class tennis players why could not India with such a large population produce one Grand Slam champion. He has suggested that…
Prize-winners of Yogasana Championship
March 13, 2023The following students of Sree Nataraja Public School, Sri Hosmath, won prizes in South India Yogasana Sports Championship, jointly organised by Government of Karnataka, District Administration, Mysuru and Zilla Panchayat, Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES), Karnataka Yogasana Sports Association, SGS International Yoga Foundation and Research Centre, Mysuru, at Sri Chamundi Vihar Indoor Stadium,…
Gujarat Open Golf Championship-2023: Mysuru Golfer Aryan Roopa Anand takes runner-up spot
March 6, 2023Patna’s Aman Raj closed out the week with a stoic final-round effort of one-over 73 to bag the Gujarat Open Golf Championship 2023 title at a tournament total of 11-under 277 at the Kalhaar Blues & Greens Golf Club in Ahmedabad on Saturday. The 27-year-old Aman (66-68-70-73), who was at the top of the leaderboard…
Winners of K.G. Subramanya Swamy Memorial Chirag Trophy ‘C’ Division
February 27, 2023The players of Vijayanagar Football Club, Mysuru, who won the K.G. Subramanya Swamy (Puppy) Memorial Chirag Trophy 2022-23 ‘C’ Division League Football Tournament held at University Football Grounds recently, are seen receiving the trophy from the guests during the prize distribution ceremony. Picture shows the runners team — Challenge Union FC, Mysuru. Best Players of…
Medal-winning Karatekas
February 27, 2023Karatekas of I Can International School, Mysuru, took part in IMGKA National Level Karate Championship on February 11 and have bagged Medals. Seen in the picture are (from left) Hayagreev – Bronze in Kata, Aaban – Bronze in Kata, Manya Sri Sarvani – Silver in Kata, School Head Captain Audrey Maben, Sensei Prajwal – Coach,…
Mysuru master athletes excel at Nationals
February 27, 2023The following Mysuru athletes have excelled in the 43rd National Masters Athletics Championships held at Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, from Feb. 13 to 19 by representing Karnataka State: Madappa Yogendra has won Silver Medal in 2000 mts Steeplechase Running Race (60+) and Bronze Medal in 4×400 mts Relay Race; H.M. Sujatha has won Gold Medal…
Dakshina Kannada emerges Champion in State-level Athletics Meet
February 27, 2023Dakshina Kannada district bagged the overall prize in the 4-day State-level Athletics Meet for U-14 and U-17 students which concluded at Chamundi Vihar Stadium in Nazarbad on Feb. 22. In the U-14 category, Dakshina Kannada team won 7 Gold, 5 Silver and 2 Bronze Medals with a points tally of 62 while in the U-17…
MLC Marithibbegowda inaugurates State-level Athletics Meet
February 21, 2023“The Government has made it compulsory to teach yoga at all the Schools, but how is yoga education possible without an instructor?,” questioned MLC Marithibbegowda. He was speaking after inaugurating the four-day State-level Athletics Meet 2022-23 organised jointly by the Department of Public Instructions, Bengaluru, District Administration, Zilla Panchayat and Office of the Deputy Director…
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