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Nirmaya Team wins Heritage Cup-2024
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Nirmaya Team wins Heritage Cup-2024

February 12, 2024

City’s Nirmaya team won the Heritage Cup-2024, a State-level cricket tournament for visually impaired women, jointly organised by Nirmaya Foundation, Swachhanda Group and Suraksha Foundation at Maharaja’s College Cricket Grounds in city yesterday. Nirmaya team defeated Deepa Academy of Bengaluru by a margin of five runs in the final match to emerge victorious. Shalini of…

City’s Thanya wins yet another gold medal in swimming
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City’s Thanya wins yet another gold medal in swimming

February 12, 2024

City swimmer S. Thanya won the gold medal in the 400 mts (Individual Medley) with a timing of 5:12.96 seconds at the BIMSTEC Aquatic Championships 2024 held at S.P. Mukherjee Sports Stadium in New Delhi recently. She has also won gold medals in 200 mts Breaststroke and 200 mts Individual Medley with a timing of…

First Mysurean to run Boston Marathon
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First Mysurean to run Boston Marathon

February 8, 2024

City’s V.C. Venkatesh, a 56-year-old marathon runner, completed Australia Goldcoast Marathon in July 2023 and based on his finish time which was 12 minutes faster than his age group qualifying time, he has been selected to run at Boston Marathon on April 15, 2024. With this, he becomes the first Mysurean to participate in the…

Wins U-19 Badminton in 6th Khelo India
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Wins U-19 Badminton in 6th Khelo India

February 5, 2024

Machangada A. Laksh Chengappa, a promising badminton player from Mysuru city, emerged victorious in the U-19 badminton singles category at Khelo India Youth Games 2024. This prestigious event, marking its sixth edition under the Indian Government’s Khelo India initiative, concluded on Jan. 31. With a participation of over 5,600 athletes from across the nation, the…

Excel in Boxing Championship
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Excel in Boxing Championship

February 5, 2024

Athletes of Genesis MMA, Mysuru — Vibha P. Raveendra (Gold) Vihan P. Raveendra (Gold), Shaurya Rajeev (Bronze) and Kowshik (Bronze) — excelled in the State Championship organised by Karnataka Amateur Boxing Association at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium in Bengaluru in January. It also serves as selection for National Championship. Seen are (from left) Vihaan, Coach…

Medal-winners in National Amateur Muay Thai
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Medal-winners in National Amateur Muay Thai

February 5, 2024

Two fighters, attached to School of Defense and Martial Arts (SDM) and representing Muay India Federation, have bagged one gold and one bronze medal at the 4th Golden Mongkhon National Amateur Muay Thai Championship held in Bengaluru at Benedict’s Academy in January. Athletes from over 15 States participated. M.S. Yashas won a bronze medal in…

Wins medals in Karate
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Wins medals in Karate

February 5, 2024

Gahan Shastry, a Brown Belt Karateka from Pramathi Hill View Academy, Mysuru, won two gold medals (both Kata and Kumite categories) in the International Karate and Kobudu Championship organised by OSK Federation of India and Okinawa Shorin Ryu Karate-Do Federation of India at the National Public School in Bengaluru recently. Gahan, son of Dr Rohitha…

2024: Old order changeth yielding place to new
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2024: Old order changeth yielding place to new

February 3, 2024

By U.B. Acharya Regarding Australian Open 2024 which concluded last week, I need to discuss four issues. First one is about India’s Sumit Nagal. He came through gruelling qualifying rounds (because his ATP ranking was below 128) and capped it with a win in the first round of the main draw. For a qualifier, winning…

Bopanna presents his Australian Open winning racket to PM Modi
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Bopanna presents his Australian Open winning racket to PM Modi

February 3, 2024

India’s veteran tennis player Rohan Bopanna met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday and presented the racket that brought him the Australian Open 2024 title last week, to the PM. Bopanna shared some pictures of him representing the Australian Open Cup and his racket with Modi and thanked the latter for acknowledging…

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