Category: Sports

Mysuru Sports Shooting Academy has bagged more than 50 medals in ‘Roriez Sports Shooting Championship’ and ‘Arjun & Golden Ace Sports Shooting Championship’ held at Bengaluru recently, said MSSA President Ravindraswamy at a press meet held at Patrakarthara Bhavan in city recently.

In all, 21 shooters from the Academy had taken part in different categories and the medal winners are as follows:

Atheeq Ahmed – 5 gold and 1 silver in Open Sight Veteran Category; Krishna Rajendra – 6 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze in Open Sight and Peep Sight Veteran Category; Baban Khan (Najeebulla) – 3 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze in Open Sight Veteran Category; Vaseem – 1 bronze in Peep Sight Veteran Team; Syed Ishraq – 1 gold in Open Sight Para Event; A. Rahul – 1 silver in Open Sight Men Team; Syed Razzaq – 2 silver medals in Junior and Youth Team; Kishore – 1 silver in Open Sight Men Team; Rithik – 1 gold and 1 bronze in Open Sight Junior Men Category; Rajesh – 1 gold in Junior Men Team and 1 silver in Junior Individual; Sagar Mandanna – 2 gold medals in Individual and Team in Open Sight Youth Men; Likith – 1 gold in Junior Open Sight Team; P.R. Shashank – 2 gold medals – Individual and Team in Junior Category; Nihal Manoj – 1 gold and 1 bronze in Open Sight Youth Category; A. Harshitha Bai – 2 gold medals – Individual and Team in Open Sight Women (Highest scorer in Roriez Sports Shooting Championship – Women Category); Adarsh – 1 gold and 4 silver in Open Sight Men Event; P.  Amogh – 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze in Open Sight Men Category; Keerthan – 1 bronze in Pistol Youth Category; Prajna – 4 gold and 1 silver (Highest scorer in Arjun and Golden Ace Sports Shooting Championship); Cheathana Obu Lakshmi – 1 gold in Women Team; K.B.  Nachappa – 1 gold and 2 silver medals in Open Sight Junior Men; Pranav – 1 silver in Open Sight Youth Men Team; Tanushree – 1 gold and 1 bronze in Open Sight Junior Women; Chandan – 1 gold and 1 silver in Open Sight                                                      Men Team.

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The students of IKA Karate Academy, Mysuru, have excelled at the 1st State-level Kickboxing Championship organised by Karnataka Kickboxing Sports Association at Yoga Hall, University of Mysore (UoM), recently and have been selected to take part in the national-level event to held in Pune.

Seen in the picture are (kneeling from left) S. Pooja (2 Gold Medals in Point Fight and Light Contact event – 18 years – 52 kg Category), Tasbiya Taskin (Gold – Light Contact and Silver – Point Fight – 15 years – 52 kg) and Keerthana (2 Gold Medals – Point Fight and Light Contact – 16 years – 64 kg); Standing from left: T. Chanukya (2 Gold Medals – Light Contact and Point Fight – 17 years – 78 kg), Dhiraj (Gold – Light Contact – 15 years – 47 kg), Abdul Waseem (Senior Instructor and Head Coach of IKA), Mohamed Saqeebur Rahman (Senior Instructor and Head Coach of IKA), Lali Vishnu (Asst. Instructor and Coach of IKA) and Nikilesh (Gold – Light Contact and Silver – Point Fight – 15 years – 78 kg). T. Chanukya (standing extreme left) has also secured Silver medal in Light Contact category at the WAKO India National Kickboxing Championship organised by WAKO India Kickboxing Federation in Goa. [WAKO – World Association of Kickboxing Organisations]

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The Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters of the Academy of Martial Science (AMS) participated in the MMA Club Championship held at Bengaluru recently and have won 10 medals (3 Gold, 4 Silver and 3 Bronze).

Seen in the picture are (standing from left) K. Radhakrishna (Welter Weight – Bronze Medal), P. Sharun Divakar (Welter Weight – Bronze), Darshan (Coach), Kru. Vikram (Secretary, Association of MMA Karnataka), Prasad Gaitonde (President, AMMAK), Kiran (Coach), G.R. Sridhar (Feather Weight – Silver), M.N. Suprith (Light Heavy – Silver); Kneeling from left: U.K. Skandan Bangar (Bantam Weight – Gold), N. Sudeep (Straw Weight – Bronze), P. Yashas (Feather Weight – Gold), R. Srinivas Prasad (Bantam Weight – Silver), Gopala Nayaka (Straw Weight – Gold), Ayan Shariff (Middle Weight – Silver) and Kiran.

MMA athletes from various districts of the State participated in the event that was hosted by AMMAK sanctioned by MMA India which is the sole governing body for the combat sport of MMA in India. This event also served as selection trials for the upcoming Bengaluru Open MMA Championships to be held in December where athletes from over 25 States are expected to participate.

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In the Fourth State Ranking Veteran Table Tennis (TT) Tournament of the new season, sponsored by D.P. Gopinath from Bengaluru and conducted by Karnataka Veteran Table Tennis Committee (KVTTC) at Malleswaram Club, Bengaluru, on Oct. 30, Mysuru won two golds and a silver.

K.V. Krishnamurthy, fondly known as KVK among TT Veterans, grabbed gold in 80+ Men’s Singles beating Gopalan and Sathyanarayana in the League.

Dr. R. Srisha Bhat, Adventure Sports Trainer, Mysuru, seen receiving Excellence Award in Sports Quota from chief guest Bhavya Gowda at Ravindra Kalakshetra in Bengaluru on Nov. 6 at a programme organised by Virtual Council for Professional Education Mission (VCPEM) Trust.

Mandetira Bhuvan Bojanna has secured Gold Medal in the Light Weight Category of the Kempegowda National MMA and Striking MMA Championship-2021 organised by AIl India Mixed Martial Arts Federation in Bengaluru from Oct. 28 to 31.