Arzan Khorakiwala posing with the winner’s trophies.
Mysuru’s upcoming tennis player Arzan Khorakiwala, a product of the Raghuveer Tennis Academy, Mysuru, taking part in the AITA CS7 U-14 Tennis Tournament conducted by Tenniglo Tennis Academy at Coimbatore, won the U-14 Girls Singles and Doubles titles.
D.S. Swathi, training Karate at PKD (Prajwal Karate Dojo) under Sensei Prajwal and IMSKA (International Mabuni-ha Shito-ryu Karate Association) Style Chief Kyoshi Sivdas, who took part in the All India Open Invitational Karate Championship organised by Goju Ryu Karate Do Kenryu Kan India Trust, affiliated with Goju Ryu Karate Do Kenryukan Japan,at Hubballi on Oct. 9 and 10, won Silver Medal in Kata and third place in Kumite in 55-kg to 60-kg Division.
K.P. Deeraj Karumbaiah, a first year MBA student of Mahajana PG Centre, Mysuru, took part in the Karnataka State Seniors Athletic Meet held at Udupi in the month of September and won Silver Medals in 1500 mts and 3000 mts Steeplechase.
Reigning State U-21 Years and Senior Individual Kata Champion, city’s young Deia S. Urs, who took part in this Championship, successfully defended her No. 1 Ranking in both U-21 and Seniors Individual Kata categories by securing gold medals in both the events in the State Championship organised at District Indoor Stadium on Kalasapura Road in Gadag recently, under the aegis of the Akhila Karnataka Sports Karate Association (AKSKA), recognised by Karnataka Sports Authority, Govt. of Karnataka in association Chetan Karate Club.
She is the only girl from Karnataka to represent Karnataka in both U-21 and Seniors Individual Kata category four times at the National Championship. Deia Urs, who has 3rd Degree Black Belt and is Ranked No. 2 in the U-21 years and No. 3 in the Seniors National-level, is trained by her father B.S. Srinath Urs, certified and accredited national coach. Both practice under All India Shito Ryu Karate Do Union President Kyoshi C.S. Arun Machaiah.
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) felicitated Sub Kashinath Naik- an Ekalavya Awardee and 2010 Commonwealth games medallist who has also trained the Olympian medallist Neeraj Chopra.
Soha Sadiq came back from a set down to beat Akanksha Nitture of Maharashtra in the final as she bagged her third singles crown of the season at the AITA women’s tennis tournament played under the aegis of KSLTA here on Saturday.
The top seed from Karnataka beat Akanksha 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 to end the tournament with a fine double. Overall, this was Soha’s fourth title of the season as she and Akanksha had won the doubles crown on Friday.
“Agathe Agathe Aithu!! (‘It will happen, it will happen, it hashappened!!’ in Kannada)” began a tweet from the official handle of German Women’s Cricket last August.
Their captain had just accomplished a feat that no other woman in international cricket has: four wickets in four balls in a T20 International.
Anuradha grew up in Basavanagudi, a residential locality in South Bengaluru. Like many middle-class fathers of that time in Bengaluru, hers too was a keen follower of cricket.
The swimmers of Mangaluru have shown exemplary performance in the state-level championships organised by the Karnataka Swimming Association at Basavanagudi Swimming Club pool in Bengaluru recently.
The details of the medal winners are as follows:
Group 3 boys: Naitik N – Gold in 100 backstroke, Silver in 200 mtrs individual medley and 100 mtrs butterfly, bronze in 200mtr freestyle;
Group 2 boys: Alaister Samuel Rego 4 silver in 1500 freestyle and 400 freestyle, 800 freestyle, 200 freestyle and 3 golds in all relays, Steve Jeff Lobo – 2 silvers in 100 and 200mtr butterfly, bronze in 50 mtrs butterfly, 2 golds and 1 bronze in relay; Nishan gold in 4*100 relay; Diganth V S – silver in 200 mtrs backstroke, bronze in 100 mtr backstroke;
Group 2 girls – Riana Dhrithi Fernandes – silver in 200 individual medley and 100mtr breast stroke, 2 bronze in 200 breaststroke and 400 IM, 1 gold and 1 bronze in relay; Dwisha Shetty – Silver in 50mtr breast stroke, bronze in 100mtr breast stroke.
Popular traditional Janapada sport Kambala of Tulunadu will be creating history this year by allowing girls to participate in the sport for the first time.
It is learnt that five girls have come forward to take part in the sport and the Kambala academy will decide on the type of buffaloes and also the rules for them.
Gunapala Kadamba, president of Kambala academy gave this information in the free training camp that is held by the Kambala academy at Moodbidri.
Last year, a young girl named Chaithra Parameshwar Bhat of Kundapur had got down to the Kambala field and made history. She took part in the Miyar Kambala. This year five girls will be the star attraction.
Vancouver:
Mysuru-boy Mustafa M. Raja, who won the Provincial Championships in British Columbia last month and was selected for the Nationals to be held in Montreal, Quebec, did well and emerged National Doubles Champion. Mustafa also came third in Singles.
The 14-year-old played consistent tennis all week at the 14-and-under Nationals held at the Carrefour Tennis Centre from Sept. 20 to 26. Tournament was held outdoors on clay courts.
Mustafa was awarded a trophy for the National Doubles Champion, trophy for the third place in Singles and a silver medal for the provincial standings. With this performance, Mustafa will break into top 5 Singles rankings in Canada. Mustafa trains at the Tennis Centre in Vancouver and goes to Sullivan Heights Secondary School.
Mustafa, son of Murtuza Raja and Farida Raja, earlier train at the Nagaraj Tennis Centre in Mysuru for seven years and attended Excel Public School in Mysuru.