People lean towards “golden age thinking,” which is the idea that things were better in the past. While that’s true for some things, it’s broadly false. We live in the best age for many things, including quality of life, music, and sports. This is largely beyond question, especially when it comes to sports. Today’s greatest…
The University of Mysore (UoM) Athletic team which will be taking part in All India Inter-University Meet from Jan.2 to Jan. 6 at Alva’s Educational Institutions, Moodabidri. The meet is organised by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru. Seen are (standing from left) B. Manush, G.L. Tejas, B.K. Bhavana, U.R. Vybhav and Mohammed Saqlain…
Athletes of about 80 colleges, affiliated to University of Mysore (UoM), from Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar and Hassan, are taking part in the 91st UoM Inter-Collegiate Athletic Meet, organised by the Department of Physical Education (DPE) of the University, at Oval Grounds here. The three-day Meet was inaugurated by UoM Registrar Prof. R. Shivappa this morning….
Mysuru lads Vidya Sagar and Suhas S. Gowda bagged silver medals in the men’s 100mts and 200mts sprint in the Karnataka State Senior Athletic Meet held at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here yesterday. Vidya Sagar bagged silver medal in the men’s 100 mts event with a timing of 10.4sec on the inaugural day while another…
K. Thanuj Kumar, taking part in the Australian Masters Athletic event held at Melbourne, Australia, from Apr.26 to 28, won bronze medal in the 10,000 mts under 35-plus Men’s category with a timing of 37.07m. He also took part in the 35-plus Men’s 5000 mts and secured fifth place. The event was attended by athletes…
An autorickshaw driver, who is a veteran athlete, has become a role model for others by his achievements at the national and international level. The veteran athlete Vishweshwara Aradhya Diddapura, 67, a resident of 11th Cross, Ramanuja Road, who is an autorickshaw driver, in his spare time practises hard in several disciplines like speed walking,…
Mysuru lad N.R. Agnish, representing Karnataka in the 2nd National 400m Open Athletic Championships 2019 held at GGS Sports College, Lucknow, on Apr.15-16, won the silver medal in the U-20 boys 400m event. Agnish finished second with a timing of 0:49.35s, behind gold medal winner Vikrant Panchal of Haryana who finished with a timing of…
This is K.R. Nagar girl’s second international event in a span of one year Mysuru: The only athlete from Mysuru representing India in the World University Games scheduled to be held in Napoli, Italy, this year, is heptathlete M.R. Dhanusha. Daughter of autorickshaw driver Manju and Rukmini from K.R. Nagar of Mysuru, Dhanusha is among…
V.A. Shashikanth of Bengaluru North hogged the limelight on the concluding day of the first Karnataka State Youth Athletic Meet-2019, conducted by the Mysore District Athletic Association (MDAA) under the aegis of Karnataka Athletic Association (KAA) at Chamundi Vihar Stadium here yesterday, and emerged as the fastest U-18 boy in the Meet by clinching the…
Priya H. Mohan of Arjun Track and Field Athletic Club, Bengaluru, created a new State record in the Girls U-18 200m event, with a timing of 24.70s, erasing the previous State record set by M.R. Poovamma (24.8s in 2007) and by Nirupama Sundarraj in 2009 (24.8s), on the inaugural day of the first Karnataka State…
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