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Mangaluru: Shriyana S Mallya emerges champion in state chess championship

Woman Candidate Master (WCM) Shriyana S Mallya became the champion in the Under 15 Rapid Rating Karnataka State School Girls Championship 2022 which was organised by Karnataka State Chess Association on June 15 and 16 at Mysore.

Shriyana is learning chess from the Rao’s Chess Corner where FM (Fide Master) Sharan Rao is the head coach. She is student of Lourdes Central School, Bejai.

She remained unbeaten in the event by scoring 8 wins and one draw in 9 rounds to secure the championship.

With this performance, Shriyana S Mallya will get a sponsored visit to the upcoming 44th Olympiad tournament happening in India at Chennai with travel and stay benefits.

Udupi: Ivan D’Souza from Shirva bags gold medal in state powerlifting championship

Ivan D’Souza, resident of Shirva bagged gold medal in the state level power lifting championship that was held at Mysuru recently. He is selected for national championship.

Ivan, who is 19 years of age, got the gold medal in the sub junior category. He is a student of second PU in the commerce branch of Shirva St Mary’s college.

3rd edition – Indian Open of Surfing: Ramesh Budhial, Sugar Banarse, Kishore Kumar Crowned Champions, May 27-29, 2022 – Panambur Beach, Mangalore

The three-day premiere surfing competition under the aegis of the Surfing Federation of India was hosted by the Mantra Surf Club at the tranquil Panambur Beach in Mangalore, the organisers informed in a release on Sunday.

In a nail-biting finish, Karnataka’s Ramesh Budhial snatched victory from the grasp of Tamil Nadu’s Ajeesh Ali to be crowned as the new national champion in the Men’s Open Surf category on the final day of the 3rd Indian Open of Surfing on Sunday.

Sugar Banarse and Sofiya Sharma too were crowned the national champions in the Women’s Open and groms girls (16 & under) categories respectively, while Tamil Nadu’s Kishore Kumar became the national champion in the groms boys (16 & under) category.

Speaking after the tournament, Arun Vasu, President, Surfing Federation of India, said, “I am very impressed with the quality of surfers that whom we are watching compete here at Mangalore. With the LA Olympics insight, we are working hard to identify young and upcoming surfers and the quality and skill at display today only gives me the confidence to keep believing in our objectives. I would like to thank all the surfers who participated in this tournament and congratulate the winners for showcasing some great surfing.”

Ramesh finished with a total score of 16.33, while runner-up Ajeesh Ali finished with 15.67 points. Sathish Sarvanan was third with 13 points.

The women’s open surf competition saw Goa’s 16-year-old Sugar Banarse walk away with the national championship crown from Tamil Nadu surfer and defending champion Srishti Selvam. Sugar, who had initially registered for the groms girls 16 & under category, was brave enough to take the chance of competing in the women’s open category and impressed everyone with her skills and surfing from the start. Sugar scored a total of 14.50 points while runner-up Srishti Selvam earned 13.40 points. Karnataka’s Sinchana Gowda finished third with 10.20 points.

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Prize Winners Of 11th All India Full Contact Karate Championship

Students from Oshokai Martial Arts College situated at Saraswathipuram in city took part in the 11th All India Full Contact Karate Championship held at Calicut in Kerala on May 28 and 29 and won many prizes — four 1st places, eight 2nd place and two 3rd place.

The event was organised by KAJU KADO Karate Academy, Calicut, Kerala.

Seen are (kneeling from left) C.K. Shashank Gowda (12 to 14 years – below 45 kg category – 3rd place), Mayura (9 to 11 years – below 25 kg – 1st), Shamith (lost in semifinals), Sharan (11 to 14 years – below 35 kg – 2nd), Parikshith (9 to 11 years – below 41 kg – 2nd), Varun Gowda (12 to 14 years – below 45 kg – 2nd) and Mohith (lost in semi finals); Standing from left: Gagan (seniors category – lost in semi finals), Deeksha Sanvi (girls 12 to 14 years – below 41 kg – 2nd), T.B. Ashwini (girls heavy weight – 2nd), R. Manjunatha (seniors – men’s below 45 kg – 2nd), G.P. Darshan (heavy weight – men’s – 2nd), Sensei Nagaraju, President of Mysore Karate Association, Dr. S. Krishnamurthy, Coach, N. Sachin Kumar (men’s below 75 kg – 1st) and H.R. Sachin Kumar (men’s below 70 kg – 3rd). Other winners not in photograph: R. Shashank (men’s below 64 kg – 1st), Anitha (girls 12 to 14 years – heavy weight – 1st) and Tanu (girls 12 to 14 years – below 50 kg – 2nd).

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City MMA Athletes Win Medals At National Championships

Ten MMA fighters (1 female and 9 male), attached to Academy of Martial Science, represented Karnataka in the MMA National Championships at Neemuch in Madhya Pradesh between May 19 and 23 and won 6 Medals for the State.

The Championship was hosted by MMA State Association of MP and sanctioned by MMA India. Seen in the picture are (kneeling from left) Chethan D. Seervi (Junior Feather Weight – Silver Medal), R. Srinivas Prasad (Junior Bantam Weight – Silver), B. Akshatha Shanbhogue (Atom Weight – Bronze), S. Nikhil (Fly Weight – Quarter Finalist), Sridhar Sajji (Bantam Weight – Quarter Finalist), Samarth Vikram (Youth Light Weight – Silver) and M.N. Supreeth (Middle Weight participant) – not in picture; Standing from left: Rahul Urs (Junior Light Weight – Silver), N.P. Kiran (Light Weight – Silver), Gopal Nayak (Straw Weight – Quarter Finalist), Sharif Bapu (President, MMA India), Kevin Alfred David (Vice-President, MMA India), Kru Vikram (Founder-Director, Academy of Martial Science, Mysuru and Technical Commission Chairman, MMA India and State Head), K. Kavyashree (Team Coach and Manager) and Prasad Gaitonde (General Secretary, MMA India).

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JAIN University Becomes the Khelo India University Games 2021 Overall Champions

Khelo India University Games 2021 (KIUG 21) host, JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), today to become the winner of the Khelo India University Games 2021. The University team topped the chart with 20 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze medals, followed by Lovely Professional University (LPU) with 17 golds and Punjab University with 15 gold medals.

The swimming team of JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) swam to glory with more than 20 medals in several swimming events. Siva Sridhar emerged as the star swimmer by winning 11 gold, while Olympian Shrihari Natraj won 3 gold medals while posting a record-breaking performance. Shrungi Bandekar won 4 golds in various women’s swimming events.

The super racer Priya Mohan of the host university won the gold medal in the women’s 200m race finale by defeating Asian Games’ champion and Olympian Dutee Chand. Priya won the championship by clocking 23.90 seconds, while Dutee Chand of KIIT University came second at 24.90 seconds. Priya Mohan had won gold too in the women’s 400m race on Sunday.

JAIN’s seven-men karate team performed well with Sayed Baba winning the gold at the singles event. Both the men’s and women’s Badminton teams of JAIN University won gold and the hearts of the spectators with their determined performances. Fencing, Women’s Pole Vault and weightlifting teams registered extraordinary performances and fetched medals for the University.

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** Mangaluru girl comes 2nd in national bike rally

On a day with full of slush and action on different types of roads, and a river crossing, the second round of the MRF MoGrip FMSCI National Rally Championship 2W 2022 was held in Mangaluru recently.

Apoorva B., 25, from Mangaluru came second in the Ladies’ Class in the 1st and 2nd rounds. Fazeela from Ernakulam came first in the 2nd round, and Aishwariya Pisay came first in the 1st round held in Chikkamagaluru. The third round will be held in Coimbatore.

** Mangaluru: Three-day Indian Open of Surfing to begin on May 27

A three-day Indian Open of Surfing (national surfing championship 2022) will begin from May 27 to 29 at Panambur beach, informed deputy commissioner Dr K V Rajendra.

The event is organized by the state tourism department, Surfing Federation of India and Mantra surfing. The tourism department has funded Rs 15 lac for the event. More than 75 top surfers of India are expected to take part, while 70 surfers have confirmed their participation.

Surfing and stand up paddling across different categories which are male open, female open and male and female (U16). The preparation work has commenced to beautify the beach prior to the event.

** Mangaluru: Ekalavya awardee, international Kabaddi player Uday Chowta dies at 43

International Kabaddi player and Bank of Baroda official Maani-Badigudde Uday Chowta passed away here in the early hours Saturday, May 21.

Preliminary reports from his close sources said that the 43-year-old sports persona suffered a brain hemorrhage. It is said that he had been unwell for sometime.

Uday Chowta was the recipient of the prestigious Ekalavya award instituted by the government of Karnataka apart from several state and district accolades. Uday Chowta had represented the Indian Kabaddi team which won the second World Kabaddi Championship in 2007.

** Master Athletes Bag Medals At Nationals

The Mysuru district master athletes, representing Karnataka State at the 42nd National Master Athletics Championship-2022 held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai recently, bagged 22 gold medals, 15 silver medals and 16 bronze medals.

Seen are (sitting – from right) N.R. Shankar Rao (2 gold), M. Yogendra (1 silver), Secretary P.G. Sathyanarayana, Joint Secretary M.P. Chandrashekar, Chief Co-ordinator C.K. Muralidharan, S. Mahadevu (1 gold & silver) and Member Nanaiah;

(middle row – from right) V. Rekha (1 bronze), Parvathy Kanthraj (1 bronze), Priyanka (1 silver), Rachana Shivakumar (1 bronze), M.S. Saroja (1 gold, silver & bronze) and Member M.T. Ajith;

(top row – from right) Member Thanju Kumar, M.P. Umesh (1 silver), B.K. Somashekar (1 bronze), Manja (1 silver & bronze), T.S. Ravi (3 gold), Nagendra (1 gold) and Member Aryadh.

The following athletes too won medals: G.G. Raghu Nandan (2 gold & 1 silver), B.K. Kumaraswamy (3 gold), Chetan Kumar (3 gold & 1 bronze), Arpitha (2 gold, 2 silver & 1 bronze), Aruna (gold, silver & bronze), Krishanaiah (1 gold, silver & 2 bronze), Amaranth (1 gold, silver & bronze), Vasanth Kumari, Vijaya Shankar (1 silver), C.B. Chaluve Gowda (1 silver & bronze), Girish (1 bronze) and Rachana Shivakumar (1 bronze).

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