Star wrestler Ravi Dahiya triumphed in his men’s 57 kg final to win gold and soon after, Vinesh Phogat won her third consecutive gold at the Commonwealth Games. India got a third wrestling gold on the day as Naveen beat Pakistan’s Muhammad Sharif Tahir in the men’s 74kg final. Their wins came soon after Pooja…
CWG – Day 8: Three gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze medals in wrestling
August 6, 2022Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Deepak Punia increased India’s gold medal haul at the CWG 2022 in style yesterday. In the men’s 65kg final, Punia defeated Canada’s Lachlan McNeil while in the women’s 62kg final, Malik beat Canada’s Ana Godinez Gonzalez. Then in the men’s 86kg final, Punia beat Pakistan’s Muhammad Inam. Earlier, India’s…
Commonwealth Games – Day 7: Sudhir wins gold in Para Powerlifting
August 5, 2022Murali Sreeshankar wins Silver in Long Jump Sudhir bagged a gold in the men’s heavyweight final of Para Powerlifting to end Day 7 on a high for India yesterday. Before him, Murali Sreeshankar clinched a historic Silver for India with a best jump of 8.08m in the men’s long jump. Notably, the achievement of Sreeshankar…
Commonwealth Games – Day 6: Historic bronze in Squash & High-Jump, silver in Judo
August 4, 2022It has been a great day for India at the CWG 2022 yet again. Judoka Tulika Maan won a silver medal in judo after going down to Scotland’s Sarah Adlington in +78kg final. In the men’s singles squash, Saurav Ghosal defeated England’s James Willstrop to win India’s first singles medal (bronze) in the sport at…
New team of District Masters Athletics Assn.
August 4, 2022The following were elected as the office-bearers of Mysore District Master Athletics Association at its General Body Meeting recently: President: Sumana Narasimha Murthy; Vice-Presidents: M. Yogendra, K.N. Somashekar, N.R. Shankar Rao, C.N. Ganesh and Parvathy Kantharaj; Secretary: P.G. Satyanarayan; Senior Joint Secretary: M.P. Chandrashekra; Joint Secretaries: M.M. Naniaiah, C.R. Ananda, B. Basavaraju, Mahadevaiah and B.S….
CWG – Day 5: Gold in Lawn Bowls and TT; Silver in Badminton and Weightlifting
August 3, 2022India added four more medals to their already existing tally of nine on Day 5 at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The spotlight was on the Women’s Fours Lawn Bowls Team as they won a gold. The Indian team defeated South Africa 17-10 in the final, clinching India’s first medal in the sport. The…
Tent accommodation facility launched at Government Youth Hostel, Mysuru
August 3, 2022On July 24, Government Youth Hostel, Mysuru, in joint collaboration with Youth Hostels Association of India (YHAI) Gangothri Unit, Mysuru and Community Science College & Research Institute (CSCRI) – Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, inaugurated the Tent Accommodation Facility at its premises in Saraswathipuram. The event started with prayer by B.N. Hemalatha and Jagadheeshwari. Dr. Prasad,…
Maharaja Trophy T20 Tournament: Karun Nair to lead Mysore Warriors
August 2, 2022Tournament to take place in Mysuru from Aug. 7 to Aug. 15 and in Bengaluru from Aug. 17 to 26 Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Warriors, sponsored by Cycle Pure Agarbathi, announced Karun Nair as its team captain who will be leading Mysore Warriors team for Maharaja Trophy T20 Tournament. Karun Nair was proposed as the team captain…
CWG-2022: India wins 1 silver and 2 bronze on day-4
August 2, 2022India won two medals in judo, and one in weightlifting, taking their overall tally to nine at the end of Day 4 at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham yesterday. India’s Harjinder Kaur won the bronze in women’s 71 kg weightlifting, after judokas Shushila Devi Likmabam and Vijay Kumar Yadav had won a silver and…
Commonwealth Games 2022: Achinta Sheuli lifts Games Record 313kg to win India’s third gold
August 1, 2022Weightlifters have been the star performers for India at the 2022 Commonwealth Games so far, and the trend continued on day 3 as 20-year-old Achinta Sheuli smashed the Games record by lifting a total of 313kg to win the gold medal in the men’s 73kg category. Sheuli first broke the Games record twice in the…
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