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Revving up once again with Jawa and Yezdi

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Sports
Blazing saddles: Riders getting ready to take out a rally on their Jawa and Yezdi motorcycles to mark the 12th International Jawa Yezdi Day in Bangalore on Sunday. — Photo: V. Sreenivasa Murthy
Blazing saddles: Riders getting ready to take out a rally on their Jawa and Yezdi motorcycles to mark the 12th International Jawa Yezdi Day in Bangalore on Sunday. — Photo: V. Sreenivasa Murthy

On Sunday, enthusiastic motorcyclists got together to celebrate their passion for the classic Jawa and Yezdi motorcycles.

It also marked the 12th International Jawa Yezdi Day. A worldwide event held on the second Sunday of July each year, it celebrates the power and legacy of the motorbikes manufactured by the Ideal Jawa Company in Mysore till 1996, when the company shut down.

Exotic machines

Organised by the Bangalore Jawa Yezdi Motorcycle Club, close to 280 motorcycles — 60cc and 125cc — as well as twin cylinder motorcycles took out a rally from Wilson Garden to Mysore Road. Around 15 members of the Jawa club of Mysore also took part.

The motorcycles are credited with making a mark in Indian automotive history as an exotic piece of machinery. They were known for their reliability and low maintenance cost.

The Bangalore Jawa Yezdi Motorcycle Club, which has been in existence since 2007, tried to bring these classic motorcycles back on the road. It boasts of having over 600 Jawa and Yezdi motorcycles, which have been completely restored by passionate mechanics.

“They include rare imported motorcycles such as Jawa Perak, Czeta and Jawa 350,” said Brian Ammanna, the club’s co-founder.

The annual event also acts as a platform for biking enthusiasts and collectors to interact with some of the oldest Jawa riders and employees of the Ideal Jawa factory.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Bangalore / K.C. Deepika / Bangalore – July 13th, 2014

National Karate Championship

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Mysore :

Sidharth Tom became the national champion in the recently held National Karate championship “Beat Down 2014” organised by Wakayama Karate-Do, India, at Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore.

More than 1500 karatekas from different parts of India participated in the event. Sidharth is a student of Okinawa Shorinryu Karate Shinkokai and Kobudo Association, India and trained by Renshi K.P. Johnson in the Ramakrishnagar Dojo.

He is the son of Tomy Mathew and Swapna Tom, residents of Sharadadevinagar, Mysore. Sidharth is a student of Christ Public School, Bogadi.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Voice of the Reader / July 27th, 2014

Three horse riders from Bangalore for Incheon Asian Games

Sports, World Opinion

Ajai Appachu, Fouaad Mirza and Nadia Haridass, three of Karnataka’s senior show jumpers, would take part in the equestrian event of the 17th Asian Games to be held in Incheon, South Korea, from September 19 to October 4.

Appachu, Mirza and Haridass train in Bangalore’s Embassy International Riding School (EIRS) and have qualified through five trials, qualifiers and competitions which were held from October last year to April this year, said a media release today.

There were five jury members involved in making the selections for each of the competition’s disciplines – jumping, dressage and eventing.

Appachu has earned several equestrian accolades at events world-wide and recently placed second at the Hopetoun Commonwealth Cup in Scotland and is also the chief instructor for budding equestrians at the school.

Mirza, 22, placed fourth at the Hopetoun Commonwealth Cup earlier this year while Nadia has been a consistent performer in the dressage category – representing the country at international meets, the release said.

The equestrian sport has been featured in the pan-Asian sports spectacle since the New Delhi Games in 1982 and to date, Japan leads the honours list, followed by South Korea and India in that order.

source: http://www.business-standard.com / Business Standard / Home> PTI Stories> National> News / Press Trust of India / Mumbai – July 24th, 2014

Mangaloreans win top honours at ‘Beat Down’ national-level karate championship

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Media Release

Bangalore :

Members from the Institute of Karate and Allied Arts (IKAA), headquartered in Mangalore, won the top honours at ‘Beat Down 2014’ a two-day national level martial arts extravaganza organised by Wakayama Karate-Do India at Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore recently.

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As many as 22 students from the institute took part in this competition, led by senior instructors Sensei Derick Kishan (Malpe), Sensei Clement Sequeira (Puttur), Sensei Ashok Suvarna (Karkala) and Sensei Dayananthan (Bangalore). Over 2,500 competitors from all over India in different styles of Karate, Tae Kwon do, Wushu, Kung fu and so on participated in the competition.

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IKAA bagged 18 prizes which included 16 individual events and two team events. In the team events, two teams from Banaswadi emerged victorious by bagging the first place in the men’s team Kumite and the third place in Black Belts Team Kumite.

The uniqueness of the winning team is that most of its members are Mangaloreans who moved to Bangalore a few years ago for pursuing their careers in different fields, but their passion for karate and martial arts still continues to be very strong. In spite of being occupied and busy with their full time jobs in multi-national companies, they make it a point to continue their training on a regular basis and not lose touch with the art they learnt in Mangalore during their college days.

Derick Kishan runs a full time karate institute in Bangalore while Clement Sequeira, Ashok Suvarna and Daya conduct karate classes during their free time and weekends, assisted by other black belts and senior instructors in Bangalore. They also conduct several self defense and safety awareness workshops and sessions for corporates, schools and general public specially focused towards women and children’s safety.
The winners in the competition are as follows:

Team Kumite (Fight) Colour Belts – First Place

1. Deviprakash Bhandary
2. Suraj Acharya
3. Bhavish Kumar
4. Arkodeb Chakraborty
5. Merwin D’ Almeida
Team Kumite (Fight) Black Belts – Third Place

1. Clement Sequeira
2. Gopal V
3. Amarnath PV Shetty
4. Sunil Rai
5. Roshan Rao
6. Sukesh P Gowda
Individual Kata: First Place

1. Sanvi
2. Ayush
Individual Kumite (Fight)

First Place
1. Kushal Babu
2. Sharan Kumar
3. Shreyas
4. Deepika
5. Bhavish Kumar
6. Deviprakash Bhandary
Second Place

1. Merwin D’ Almeida
2. Roshan Rao
3. Sunil Rai
4. Sukesh P
5. Arkodeb Chakraborty
Third Place

1. Gopal V
2. Suraj Acharya
3. Madhusudhan

source: http://www.daijiworld.com / DaijiWorld.com / Home> Top Stories / Monday – July  23rd, 2014

Talented tennis player : C. Vasisht

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Tennis is a global sport and Mysore has been producing talented tennis players from time to time who have gone on to represent the country in different levels. One such player who has made his mark in the National and International level in the junior boys section is city’s C. Vasisht.

A trainee at Davis Cupper Prahalad Srinath’s Tennis Academy, Vasisht won the U-18 Boys Singles title in the M.P. Prakash All India Championship Series Tennis Tournament at KSLTA courts on Friday in Bangalore. He is our ‘Star This Week.’

Vasisht, a Mysorean, has shifted base to Bangalore and presently trains with Mysorean and Davis Cupper, Prahalad Srinath. Vasisht ranked No.2 in the State in the U-18 section and No.19 in the country, encouraged by his parents, has been performing well in the National and International circuit. A former trainee at R. Nagaraj’s Tennis Centre in Mysore, this lad has been making a steady progress in the junior ranks in the country.

In the final of the M.P. Prakash Championship Series Tennis Tournament in the Boys Under-18 Singles event in Bangalore on Friday, 16-year-old Vasisht beat Mayukh Rawat of Uttarkhand 6-1, 6-3 and clinched the title. In the semi-finals, Vasisht beat Raghav Jaishinghani of Madhya Pradesh 6-3, 6-2 to progress to the title round. Vasisht demolished the fifth seed Raghav Jaisinghani of with a clinical display, in about 105 minutes, in the semifinals.

The lanky Karnataka youngster overpowered his rival with solid forehand winners and delectable backhand slices.

Vasisht beat S. Manish in the quarter-finals 6-1, 6-3 and in the pre-quarter-finals had a good 6-0, 6-0 win over Avilash Mishra.

Vasisht has represented India in the junior ranks and has been making steady progress with good performances in the ITF tournaments in the circuit both in India and abroad. He aims to work hard under the guidance of his coach and reach greater heights in this sport.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News  / July 20th, 2014

Chaitanya Ganesh , Supraja clinch titles

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The winners of District Level U-13 Chess Championships conducted by Mysore Chess Centre and MDCA at Mysore are seen with their medals and prizes.
The winners of District Level U-13 Chess Championships conducted by Mysore Chess Centre and MDCA at Mysore are seen with their medals and prizes.

Mysore :

Chaithanya Ganesh of EPS and M. Supraja of Sadvidya won the Mysore District Under 13 Chess Championship in boys & girls categories respectively. The tournament was conducted by Mysore Chess Center in association with Mysore District Chess Association on July 19 and 20, 2014 at Mysore Chess Center Kuvempunagar Branch.

Chaithanya emerged as clear winner by scoring 6.5 points in 7 rounds. While Supraja won all the five rounds in girls section to clinch the title.

Top two players from boys & girls category will represent Mysore District in Karnataka State Under 13 Chess Championship which is scheduled to held in Bangalore in August. Renowned singer Guruprasad, MDCA Secretary Nagendra Muralidhar, Mysore Chess Center Director S. Suresh and Chief Arbiter B. Babita were present during the prize distribution ceremony.

Winners: Boys

1. Chaithanya Ganesh (6.5 pts), 2. S.N.Jatin S N (6 pts),

3. S.N. Nitin (6 pts)

4. Sumit Deshapande (5.5 pts)

5.S.Chiranjan(5.5 pts)

Best Youngest Players:

S. Vishwajith and V.M. Amay (both 5-years-old)

Winners: Girls

1. Supraja Mahadewaswamy (5 pts)

2. R. Akshatha (4 pts)

3. Ananya R. Patel (4 pts)

4. K.N. Sanjana (4 pts)

5. K.G.R. Anangha (4 pts)

Best Youngest Players:

Tejaswini (4 years) & S. Shreya S Gowda (5-years-old)

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News  / July 21st, 2014

Pahelwan Karthick Kaate wins ‘ Kannegowda Award ‘

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Mysore :

Residents of the Kannegowdana Koppal (KG Koppal) and surrounding areas in city were in for wrestling feast as they got an unique opportunity to witness some of the best wrestlers fighting it out at the wrestling court in BGS Stadium during the wrestling competition organised on the occasion of Goddess Chamundeshwari Vardhanti celebrations yesterday.

People gathered in large numbers to witness the fights. Wrestlers various parts of the country to come to participate at the tournament. Pahelwan Karthick Kaate of Davanagere emerged as the winner of Pahelwan Basavaiah Memorial Wrestling competition defeating Maharashtra’s Pahelwan Sachin Chamdwar. Meanwhile, in the other match Pahelwan Nandakumar of Maharashtra won against Pahelwan Vijay Guttal of Kollapur.

Pahelwan Karthick Kaate was awarded with Pahelwan Kannegowda Award, while Pahelwan Nandakumar was awarded with Pahelwan Basavaiah award.

Earlier, wrestling competition was inaugurated by Sri. Somanatha Swamiji, Head, Adichunchanagiri Mutt , Mysore Branch. Former MUDA Chairman L. Nagendra, BB and Sons owner B. Boraiah, JD(S) City President Rajanna and others were present.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News  / July 21st, 2014

Ravi Kiran passes FIDE Arbiters exam

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Mysore :

Mysore Professional Chess Academy’s coach D.J. Ravi Kiran, a Mysore University chess player and a B.Com student of Vidyavardhaka FGC, Mysore, passed the FIDE Arbiter’s examination in the FIDE Arbiter’s Seminar organised in New Delhi by All India Chess Federation in co-operation with Asian Chess Federation and under the aegis of FIDE from June 30 to July 2.

A total of 54 National Arbiters from India and Kenya participated in the seminar and the examination was held after the lectures. 52 of them including city’s Ravi Kiran have passed the exams and will be awarded the FIDE norm, after the approval of the next FIDE Board.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News  / July 15th, 2014

Jawa, Yezdi bikes vroom on city roads

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International Jawa Day today

Jawa and Yezdi bike owners taking out a rally this morning from front of the house of late F.K. Irani in Nazarbad to celebrate the International Jawa Day.
Jawa and Yezdi bike owners taking out a rally this morning from front of the house of late F.K. Irani in Nazarbad to celebrate the International Jawa Day.

Mysore :

About 300 bikers this morning took out a rally with their precious good old Jawa and Yezdi bikes vrooming on the main roads of city to mark the 12th International Jawa Day.

The roads came alive with the sounds of Yezdi and Jawa as their owners took out their pride and joy to mark the day.

These iconic machines, called the ‘King of Roads’, were manufactured by the erstwhile Ideal Jawa (India) Ltd.

The rally, which was organised by Jawa Friends Club, Mysore, began in front of the house of late F.K. Irani, Managing Director of the then Ideal Jawa factory in city and passed through Nazarbad main road, Hardinge Circle, Doddakere Maidan road, Chamaraja Double road, Narayana Shastry Road, Devaraj Urs Road, JLB Road, Ramaswamy Circle, Saraswathipuram Fire Brigade road, Apollo Hospital Road, Vijaya Bank Circle, Vishwamanawa Double Road, Kukkarahalli Lake road, Open Air Theatre road, Hunsur Road, Vontikoppal Road, KRS Road, Jawa factory Road and will culminate at Prestige Function Hall near Columbia Asia Hospital later in the day.

Sameer, one of the organisers, speaking to SOM said that this year’s Jawa Day has been organised by about 40 friends who own Jawa and Yezdi bikes.

He said that every year, for one day, people across the city and from neighbouring Chamarajanagar, Madikeri, Mandya, Bangalore assemble at a specified place and will be riding Czech-made or Czech-inspired motorcycles Jawa or Yezdi to celebrate the Day.

‘We celebrate this day to show people that our motorcycles are still in use, and to just have some fun,’ he added.

Kishore and Hemali couple, who have come all the way from Bangalore to participate in the rally, said that over the years, these bikes have attained an iconic status as they are no longer available. If available, they are sold for over a lakh.

He also said that though the day is celebrated in Bangalore too, I wanted to celebrate the day in Mysore as it is the birth place of Jawa and Yezdi bikes.

Kishore said that he owns a 1995 model Yezdi Roadking and added that his bike is serviced in Mysore.

Madhusudhan and Keerthana from Mysore, who are participating with their 1996 model Yezdi Roadking said that it is for the third time they are participating and added that it was awesome to ride with numerous bikes manufactured by Jawa.

The motorcycles were manufactured at Ideal Jawa (India) Ltd., the first automotive company founded in collaboration with Jawa Motorcycle Company, Czechoslovakia in Mysore.

Production of these motorcycles stopped after Ideal Jawa shut its operations in 1995.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News  / July 13th, 2014

ALBATROSS-Junior Tour Golf Tournament : Mysore’s Pranavi Urs triumphs

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City’s Pranavi Urs (left) winner in the Category ‘C’ section and Vidhatri K. Urs (Third Place in Category ‘D’) in the Albatross-Junior Tour India golf tournament held at Pune recently seen with the trophies.
City’s Pranavi Urs (left) winner in the Category ‘C’ section and Vidhatri K. Urs (Third Place in Category ‘D’) in the Albatross-Junior Tour India golf tournament held at Pune recently seen with the trophies.

Mysore :

Mysore’s upcoming golfer Pranavi Urs, a product of JWGC, Mysore, taking part in the Albatorss Junior Tour Golf Tournament’s Western India Pre-qualifier at Poona Club golf course, Pune from July 4-5, 2014, won the title in the Category ‘C’ girls section with a two day card of 164 (86+78).

Pranavi had a good second day and came up with a card of 7 over 78 to clinch the title with a two-day aggregate score of 164. Kaurvika Avinash Kumar took the second place with a score of 174 (91+83). Samruddhi Yadav finished third with a cumulative score of 194 (93+101).

Pranavi Urs is a sixth student of National Public School, Mysore and is the daughter of Sharath Urs and Kaivalya Urs, residents of Lakshmipuram, Mysore. Incidentally, Pranavi had also won the sub-junior girls (11-12 years) title in the NR Group IGU Junior Girls Golf Championships held at Mysore recently.

In the category ‘D’ section, Mysore’s Vidhatri K. Urs also a product of the JWGC, Mysore and the daughter of Kantharaj Urs and Ramya Urs, secured the third place with a two day aggregate score of 186 (101+93).

Anushka Borkar won the title with a two day card of 170 (85+85) and she was followed by Hridhika with a two day aggregate score of 183 (73 + 90).

Both, Pranavi Urs and Vidhatri K. Urs qualified for the International junior golf tour-Asia circuit with this performance.

The results: Category ‘C’: 1. Pranavi Urs 164 (86+78); 2. Kaurvika Avinash Kumar 174 (91+83); 3. Samruddhi Yadav 194 (93+101); 4. L. Anushka 220 (112+108); 5. P. Mahi 247 (127+118).

Category ‘D’: 1. Anushka Borkar 170 (85+85); 2. Hridhika 183 (93+90); 3. Vidhatri K. Urs 186 (101+93); 4. Janhavi M 194 (101+93); 5. Ahika Jani 215 (111+104).

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News  / July 09th, 2014