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Traditional wrestling fighting for survival
Sports

Traditional wrestling fighting for survival

March 13, 2017

By C.K. Muralidharan Mysuru overshadowed by the grandeur of its Palaces and the magnificent world famous ‘Dasara Festival’, has seen the age old tradition sport wrestling slowly going into oblivion and dying a slow death. Wrestling, which was patronised by the erstwhile rulers of Mysore, has slowly been dwindling and is been less practiced in…

Prajwal goes down in final qualifying round
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Prajwal goes down in final qualifying round

March 13, 2017

City’s upcoming tennis player S.D. Prajwal Dev taking part in the India F5 $15,000 Futures Men’s Tennis Tournament being held at KSLTA, Bengaluru, went down in the final qualifying round in the men’s singles event yesterday. In the final round, Kunal Anand of India beat S.D. Prajwal Dev 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 and entered the main…

12th National ‘A’ Chess for Visually-Impaired: Kishan Gangolli wins City’s Shashidhar fares well
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12th National ‘A’ Chess for Visually-Impaired: Kishan Gangolli wins City’s Shashidhar fares well

March 12, 2017

Mysuru-based visually-impaired chess player K.M. Shashidhar drew his 13th and final round tie against Tamil Nadu’s Marimuthu and finished 12th in the final rankings with 4 points from 13 rounds in the 12th National ‘A’ Chess for Visually-Impaired which concluded at Mumbai yesterday. Kishan Gangolli of Karnataka with 10.5 points from 13 rounds clinched the…

Talented Wrestler: S. Rakesh
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Talented Wrestler: S. Rakesh

March 12, 2017

Wrestling is a traditional sport which has been patronised by the Maharajas of Mysuru. Traditional Naada Kusti bouts and Free-stule and Greco-Roman style wrestling competitions are held in Mysuru every year in the State and National level during the world-famous Dasara festival. Mysuru has produced well-known wrestlers like Shankar Chakravarthy, Mahesh Pandit, Rudra Mooga, Tiger…

Sports  Events
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Sports Events

March 12, 2017

Chess From 1.3.17        Chess Coaching Camp by Mysuru Professional Chess Academy at Lions Hall (behind Oval Athletic Grounds) Coaching supervised by IM M.S. Thejkumar (Monday to Friday 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm). Tennis From 1.3.17        R. Nagaraj Tennis Coaching Camp to 31.3.17            at SJCE Tennis Courts. From 1.3.17        Mysuru Tennis Club Tennis Coaching Camp to…

After Rohan Bopanna,Paes exits Indian Wells
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After Rohan Bopanna,Paes exits Indian Wells

March 12, 2017

Leander Paes and his Argentine partner Juan Martin de Porto crashed out in the opening round of the men’s Doubles event to bring an early closure to India’s challenge at the ATP Indian Wells Masters, here. Paes and Del Porto were no match for Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller and American Sam Querry as they suffered straight…

India F5 Futures Men’s Tennis: City’s Prajwal Dev advances
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India F5 Futures Men’s Tennis: City’s Prajwal Dev advances

March 12, 2017

Mysuru lad S.D. Prajwal Dev, taking part in the qualifying round in the Men’s Singles event in the India F5 $15,000 Futures Men’s Tennis Tournament played at KSLTA, Bengaluru, won his first round tie against Rishi Reddy 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 and entered the second round in the qualifiers on Saturday. On Sunday, Prajwal Dev will…

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