The following students of Citizen Convent, Udayagiri, have bagged prizes in Wrestling at District-level School Sports and Games Championship 2019-20 conducted by the Department of Public Instruction, Mysuru, recently: Under -14 (Boys): Mohammed Zain (38 kg category) – 1st; Mohammed Ifzan (44 kg) – 1st; Mohammed Inzamulla (48 kg) – 2nd; Rehan Shariff (68 kg)…
Meghana wins bronze in National Wrestling
June 24, 2019R. Meghana, a student of Demonstration School, Mysuru, representing Karnataka U-15 Girls Wrestling Team in the National U-15 Wrestling (Free-style) Championships-2019 held at Kota, Rajasthan, from June 18 to 21, won bronze medal in the 62kg weight category. Meghana is being coached by L. Manjappa, retired SAI, UoM wrestling coach and senior wrestler B. Shankar…
Specially-abled arm wrestlers, who believe in their abilities to excel
June 7, 2019Athletes with Physical Disabilities (AWPD) are a problematised group. Their accomplishments are questioned and devalued as less valid or challenging than those of able-privileged athletes. They are not party to the often problematic veneration of athletes in today’s society, nor are they permitted to participate in generalised sporting events. This apart, being born with disability…
Bronze winners at State-level Wrestling Championship
December 3, 2018The students of Citizen Convent, Mysuru, have secured Bronze Medals in the State-level School Sports and Games Championship for Wrestling (2018-19) conducted by the Department of Public Instruction at Municipal Sports Complex in Kanakapura town, Ramanagaram. The medal winners — Mohammed Saif – 52 Kg Category (free style), Yaseen Ansari – 62 Kg Category (free…
Secures silver in wrestling
December 2, 2018Rahul, a 10th standard student of Andalus English School, Rajiv Nagar, secured 2nd place in the State-level Higher Primary and High School Students Wrestling Competition (2018-19) conducted by the Department of Public Instructions at Kanakapura town in Ramanagaram district recently.
Excels in Wrestling
November 22, 2018Abhijith, a 3rd sem student of Mechanical Department, ATME College of Engineering, has won Bronze Medal in the 19th VTU Inter-Collegiate (74 kg Category) Wrestling Competition organised by Sapthagiri College of Engineering, Bengaluru, recently.
The World of Sumo, Japanese Wrestling
October 14, 2018By Girija Madhavan Mysuru is hosting Dasara, its most important festival. Elephants are brought from jungle camps to lend their caparisoned presence to the procession. Parks display pots of salvias, zinnias and dahlias; flower beds of cockscomb, cosmos and chrysanthemums. Traditional sports like “Kusti” [wrestling] are a feature of Dasara. Local wrestlers participate in matches,…
Selection trials for Mysuru district wrestling team
September 22, 2018The Mysuru Jilla Garadi Sangha will be conducting the selection trials for Mysuru district wrestling team for men and women for the Dasara Wrestling Championships-2018, on Sept.26 at 8 am at the Yuvraja’s College Indoor Stadium. The selections will be held in Freestyle, Greco Roman styles (men and women). Interested may report at the venue…
Wrestling: PGSC bags Team Championship
September 8, 2018Inspiring performances from wrestlers of Post Graduate Sports Council (PGSC), Manasagangothri, helped them to clinch the Team Championship title with 22 points in the Wrestling Championships conducted by the Department of Physical Education (DPE), University of Mysore (UoM), at the University Gymnasium Hall here recently. In the women’s section, AVK, Hassan, won the Team Championship…
Medal winners in wrestling
September 1, 2018Mysuru: B. Chethan of TTL Independent PU College has secured 1st place in under 60 KG category at the Mysuru City Inter-Collegiate Wrestling Competition (2018 -19) conducted at Gymnasium Hall, University of Mysore, Mysuru, recently. The following students of TTL College of Business Management, Saraswathipuram, have also secured prizes in the Wrestling competition: M. Mahendra…
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