Category: Sports

** Udupi: From mountain to ocean – Adventurous journey of five young girls from Karnataka

Five young girls of Karnataka, who are participating in the historical journey of ‘Mountain to Ocean’ as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebration of India’s independence, reached Karwar after scaling Antamhoi mountain peak (5245 meters) and cycling for 3000 km all the way from Ladakh.

Now the girls are kayaking 300 km in the sea from Karwar in the coastal area of the state. They reached Malpe sea beach on Friday, October 29.

Aishwarya V and Dhanalaxmi, residents of Shivamogga, Asha, resident of Bengaluru, Pushpa, resident of Madikeri and Bindu from Mysuru are in the team of girls in this adventurous journey.

** City Cyclists Shine In State-Level

Mysuru city cyclists excelled in the 16th State-level MTB Cycling Championship 2021 held at Bagalkot in September by securing 6 Gold Medals and 1 Silver Medal and all the four cyclists are representing Karnataka State in the 18th National-level MTB Cycling Championship 2021 which is underway at Pune in Maharashtra.

Seen in the picture are (from left) Nagasiri (U-16 Girls Category – Individual Time Trial – Silver Medal), Samarpan Jain (U-16 Boys – Individual Time Trial and Mass Start – 2 Gold Medals), T.V. Nagaraj (Coach, Cycling My Sooru Training Academy), Karen Marshall (U-16 Girls – Individual Time Trial and Mass Start – 2 Gold Medals) and Charith Gowda (U-18 Boys – Individual Time Trial and Mass Start – 2 Gold Medals).

Mysuru

** Himalayan Heights: This 23-year-old Udupi woman is mountaineering to challenge herself

This tale of a young woman from Udupi, who is scaling new heights literally as a mountaineer despite a background of modest means, is as interesting as it is inspiring.  Sumalatha Bajagoli has always taken life head-on. A daughter of a daily-wage labourer and homemaker, the young woman from Maala, Bajagoli of Karkala taluk in Udupi district has learnt the art of climbing out of financial perils since childhood. Unaffected by the struggles, the 23-year-old chose a rewarding path in life, albeit challenging, precarious, and fraught with mortal danger.  

** Hunger for adventure: All-woman team climbs mountain, cycles 3,000+ km, 300 km of kayaking

Women expedition team gets warm welcome in Udupi

An all-woman “Shikharadinda Sagara” expedition team that climbed a mountain in the Himalayan ranges, cycled over 3,000 km and participated in kayaking [300 km], was given a warm reception at Malpe in Udupi district on Thursday afternoon.

Udupi Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Y. Naveen Bhat welcomed the team comprising V. Aishwarya, Dhanalakshmi, Asha, Pushpa and Bindu. He appreciated the efforts put in by the team to instil confidence among the general public in general and women in particular.

** Winning strokes

All eyes are on  11-year-old Bengaluru swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu, as she creates two records in the ongoing sub-junior  and junior nationals.

She’s just 11, but Bengaluru girl Dhinidhi Desinghu has a clear vision of her goals. Working towards becoming a ‘top swimmer and feature in the Olympics’, Dhinidhi is pushing herself hard to realise her dreams. If her achievements are anything to go by, she, for a start, is on the right track.

In the ongoing 37th sub junior and 47th junior National Aquatic Championship here, she created two new national records in the 200m individual medley and 200m freestyle, both in group III girls. She was the best swimmer in her age group at the state-level competition last month too.

** Mangalurean Apeksha Fernandes shines in national level swimming competition

Apeksha Fernandes bagged 3 gold and one silver in a national level swimming competition at Bengaluru.

Apeksha is the 16-year-old daughter of Bavlon and Shalet Fernandes and hails from Mangaluru. She is presently living in Mumbai and a student of Bunts Sangha’s S M Shetty International School and Junior College, Powai. Apeksha trains under Dr Mohan Reddy at the IIT Bombay pool and the Hiranandani Forest club.

Apeksha took part in the junior nationals under the category group 1 under age group of 15-17 where she bagged four medals including three gold. She will next take part in senior nationals from October 26 to 29 at Basavanagudi in Bengaluru.

** Mangaluru: Ahana Adiga of St Agnes School bags silver medal in Internataional Yoga

The Adwaitha Yogalaya and Dev Yoga Centre Hyderabad organised the first International World Yoga Sports Day competition held on September 19, 2021. It was an online platform to showcase the talents with various Yoga asanas.

The student of St Agnes School, Ahana Adiga of grade V D has bagged Silver Medal in the competition and has made the school proud. The various asanas displayed showcase the talent and practice by the student in gaining victory.