City’s D. Irene has bagged first place in the Fourth State-Level Arm Wrestling Tournament organised as part of Dasara festivities by the Karnataka State Arm Wrestling Association at D. Devaraja Urs Multipurpose Stadium in city. Irene bagged first place in the 55 kg category and has brought laurels to city. She has won in District,…
Excels in Inter-Collegiate Tennis Tourney
October 16, 2018N.S. Ashrith, a student of NIE-IT, Mysuru, has secured runner-up place in Tennis in Inter-Collegiate Zonal Tournament organised by Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) at its premises in Belagavi recently. In the Inter-Zonal level match, he has bagged third spot. He is trained under Adishesh of Garden Tennis Club (GTC) at Nazarbad in city.
Dasara CM Cup 2018: Bengaluru athletes hog limelight
October 15, 2018Bengaluru athletes in the men’s section won four Gold medals out of seven Gold Medals at stake, while in the women’s section they won two Gold, to hog the limelight on the first day of the athletics event and on the fifth day of the Dasara CM Cup 2018, conducted jointly by the DYES, KOA…
Infosys Chief announces Rs.10,000 for women wrestling winners
October 15, 2018Infosys Foundation Chief Dr. Sudha Murty announced to provide Rs.10,000 cash incentive for first three winners of this year Dasara Wrestling Tournament. Speaking after inaugurating Dasara State-level Wrestling Tournament for women held at D. Devaraj Urs Multi-Purpose Stadium in Dasara Exhibition Grounds here on Saturday, she said women wrestlers need financial support for promotion of…
Dasara Arm-Wrestling Contest: Hassan Wrestlers bag top honours
October 15, 2018In the Dasara Arm-Wrestling Contest held at D. Devaraj Urs Multipurpose Stadium here yesterday, Sharat Kumar of Hassan was crowned ‘Dasara Siri’ in the men’s category, C. Nayana of Hassan as ‘Dasara Kumari’ and Anthonappa also from Hassan as ‘Mysuru Dasara Vikalachetana-2018.’ RESULTS Men’s Category 110 kg: 1. Sharat Kumar (Hassan), 2. Rohit Kumar (Mysuru)…
Dasara Open Chess Championship-2018: Vivekananda, Prasiddhi Bhat triumph
October 15, 2018Four players L. Vivekananda, C. Pavan, V.P.S. Darshan and Sharan R. Setty were tied with six points each from seven rounds, but L. Vivekananda’s better progressive tie-break score of 33, compared to the others, helped to clinch the title, in the Open Mens’ section in the Dasara Open Chess Championship-2018, conducted by MDCA which concluded…
Specially-abled children exhibit skills at Yoga Contest
October 15, 2018The State-level Yoga Contest, organised by Yoga Dasara Sub-Committee as part of Dasara celebrations, at P. Kalinga Rao Auditorium in Dasara Exhibition Grounds here yesterday, saw specially-abled children and persons exhibiting their skills. The performance by children from Ramakrishnagar’s Neerekshe Special School and Jnanasindhu Residential School for Visually Challenged at Hole Alur in Gadag drew…
Hundreds take part in Dasara Marathon
October 14, 2018Over a thousand enthusiastic runners took part in the Dasara Marathon-2018 conducted by the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES) jointly with the Karnataka Olympic Association (KOA) and District Administration at the University Oval Grounds here this morning. Delayed inauguration Though the event was scheduled to begin at 6 am, it started only after…
GTD’s Marathon Moment
October 14, 2018Mysuru District Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD), who enthusiastically participated in the Dasara Marathon this morning, had a bad fall. Fortunately, he was not injured. Participating in the Marathon inauguration, the Minister, wearing a white shirt and a dhoti, displayed sportive spirit by running. And even fellow participants and some media persons egged on the Minister…
Hunsur farmers impress at Raitha Dasara
October 14, 2018As part of ‘Raitha Dasara,’ a sports competition was held for farmers under men’s and women’s categories yesterday at J.K. Grounds here. The events for men featured running with a backpack of 50kg fertilizer, three-legged race (two men with a leg of each strapped together), gunny sack race and slow cycling. For women, the events…















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