Mysuru Division helped by excellent performances by the athletes in the men’s and women’s sections and in the team events, won the overall championship with a total of 225 points, on the concluding day of the State Level Dasara Games 2017, conducted by the Dept. of Youth Empowerment & Sports (DYES), Government of Karnataka and Dasara Sports Committee at the Chamundivihar Stadium, here yesterday.

Mysuru Division hogged the limelight in the athletic events overall men & women with 120 points (56 in men & 64 in women), while Bengaluru City came a close second with 114 points (54 in men & 60 in women). On the final day of track and field events, new meet record was set by local girl Shahajhani who bettered her own mark (45.77mts-2016) with a new meet record of 46.25m.

A total of 5 new meet records were set in the championships (3 in the men’s section and two in the women’s section). Manish of Mysuru Division (two golds-100m & 200m) won the Individual title in the men’s section, while two athletes Prajna S. Prakash (Bengaluru City-100m & 100m Hurdles) and Navami (Mysuru Division-200m & 400m) shared the Individual championship title in the women’s section.

Govinda Singh of MRC, Wellington, won the 21.1km half-marathon race with a timing of 1hr:07.09s. Parvesh of Bengaluru took the silver with a timing of 1hr.08.02s, while Nagesh Pawar of Bijapur finished third with a timing of 1hr:08.23s.

Akshitha of Davanagere won the first place in the 21.1km half-marathon for women with a timing of 1hr:25.02s. Mamatha of Bengaluru finished second (1hr:27.22s) while T. Kavana of Mysuru secured the third place (1hr:36.03s).

The Results: (Only winners)

Athletics: Men: 200m: Manish (Mysuru Division, 21.70s). 5000m: Laxman (Bengaluru, 16:00.1s). Javelin: Sharukh (Belagavi, 59.06m). Triple Jump: Sadesh Shetty (Mysuru Division-14.86m). Discus: Vivek Adiga (Mysuru Division, 42.77m). Shot Put: Atish Gagaaraj (Mysuru Division, 15.36m). Team Championship: Men: Mysuru Division-56 points. Individual Champion: Manish (Mysuru Division-10 points).

Women: 200m: Navami (Mysuru Division, 24.10s). 3000m: Chaitra Devadiga (Mysuru Division, 11:16.8s). Javelin Throw: Shahajhani (NMR-46.25m- Old-45.77m-2016). Triple Jump: B.N. Thungashree (Mysuru Division, 11.80m).

Team Games (Men): Tennis:  Bengaluru (R),  Bengaluru, Belagavi. Volleyball: Mysuru Division, Bengaluru, Belagavi. Basketball: Bengaluru, Mysuru,  Belagavi. Table Tennis: Mysuru, Belagavi, Bengaluru (C). Hockey: Mysuru, Bengaluru (R),  Bengaluru. Ball Badminton: Bengaluru (C), Mysuru, Bengaluru (R). Badminton: Bengaluru (C), Mysuru, Bengaluru(R). Throwball:  Bengaluru(C), Bengaluru (R), Belagavi. Kho Kho: Mysuru, Bengaluru(R), Bengaluru (C). Kabaddi: Mysuru, Belagavi, Bengaluru. Handball: Mysuru, Bengaluru(C), Belagavi. Netball: Mysuru, Bengaluru(C), Bengaluru (R). Football: Bengaluru, Belagavi, Mysuru.

Women: Tennis: Bengaluru (R), Bengaluru, Mysuru. Volleyball: Mysuru, Bengaluru, Belagavi. Basketball: Mysuru, Bengaluru,  Belagavi. Table Tennis: Mysuru, Belagavi, Bengaluru. Hockey: Mysuru, Kalburgi, Bengaluru. Ball Badminton: Mysuru, Bengaluru, Bengaluru (R). Badminton: Bengaluru (R), Mysuru, Belagavi. Netball: Bengaluru, Bengaluru (R), Mysuru. Overall Team Championship Title: Mysuru Division- 225 points.