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Ekalavya Award for city skaters

Records, All, Sports
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Sanjana, Varsha

Mysore :

City Skaters Varsha S. Puranik and Sanjana Srinivas have been selected for the prestigious Ekalavya Award to be presented by the Government of Karnataka in Bangalore tomorrow.

Varsha S. Puranik, a 2nd year MD student at the JSS Medical College, is coached by Srikanth Rao, who himself is an accomplished roller skater.

Speaking to Star of Mysore, Varsha expressed her happiness on being selected for the prestigious Ekalavya award.

Varsha is the daughter of Sriramkrishna, a retired Manager of Indian Overseas Bank and Tara.

Sanjana Srinivas, another roller skater from city, who is selected for Ekalavya award, is currently pursuing her engineering in Electronic and Communication (E&C) at PESIT, Bangalore.

Sanjana was part of the team which won the bronze medal at the Asian Ice Skating championship.

She has represented India at the world championships. She has also won national individual championship twice. She is the daughter of city-based businessman Srinivas and Savitha.

The Department of Youth Services and Sports (DYSS) is expected to make an official announcement of 17 names of sports personalities who have been selected for the Ekalavya award this evening.

The award carries Rs. 2 lakh cash prize and a citation. The award is presented every year to commemorate the National Sports Day (Aug. 29) which is observed to mark Hockey legend Major Dhyanchand’s birth anniversary.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / August 28th, 2013

NISTTARKYA: City designer’s concept electric bike

Science & Technology, Sports

The designer also holds 3 Limca Book of Records, one each in India Book of Record and Asia Book of Record for his innovations.

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It is said that necessity is the mother of inventions, but here is an innovator from city who says that he invents for passion and not for awards.

Santosh, a motor bike design enthusiast, who lives in Saraswathipuram, has come up with an electric-concept bike.

Santosh completed his ITI in Electronics from NIE in city and works at Reckitt Benckiser, a pharmaceutical company, as a technician but his real love is motor cycles.

Santosh has named his electric-concept bike as ‘Nisttarkya,’ which means ‘Unimaginable’ in Sanskrit.

The bike weighs 40 kgs with both wheels size at 3.00×18″ drives on 36 V, 350w hub motor and is powered by three 36 V rechargeable batteries.

The most noticeable feature of ‘Nisttarkya’ is its riding position. It has two shock absorbers, one for the front, one for the back and headlight mounted on the rider’s head.

The riding position is so peculiar that it makes one wonder as to how it is possible to ride it at all. But Santosh says, that is why it is a ‘concept’ bike. It will have to be further refined and fine tuned before it can reach marketable potential.

Santosh, speaking to Star of Mysore, said: “all the parts of the bike were made at home for which I have been working for the past 18 months. Though the design looks simple to naked eyes, there is a lot of technology involved in it and my friends have helped me a lot.”

This shy natured innovator said that he was not behind any records but simply loves motor cycles. Incidentally, his father Jeevandhar is also an ardent bike enthusiast.

Santosh, in order to pursue his passion, used to participate in rallies, where he learnt technology and design. “You learn a lot when you get your hands dirty in mechanics,” he says.

Speaking of viability, Santosh says he spent Rs. 60,000 to built Nisttarkya and is thankful for all the assistance he got from his friends.

For now, Nisttarkya runs for 30 kms with an hour of charging but one has to keep a watch for the potholes and take a few breaks during the ride.

Santosh can be contacted on e-mail: santhosh.bikes@gmail.com.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / by S. Kenneth Shishir / August 28th, 2013

City girl to skate in World Skating Ch’ship

Records, All, Sports

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Mysore :

H.A. Nilasha. a V semester student (E & C) of SJCE College, has been selected to participate in the forthcoming World Speed Skating Championship, to be held at Ostende, Belgium from Aug. 22 to 31.

Nilasha also took part in the Flanders Grand Prix Championship conducted at the same venue, which was held from Aug. 16 to 18.

SJCE Principal Prof. B.G. Sangameshwara, management, staff and students of the college have wished her great success.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports / August 22nd, 2013

Rahul Dravid, Vishwanath in Syed Kirmani’s greatest ever Test team

Leaders, Sports
Syed Kirmani's Greatest Test XI hailing from Karnataka has Venkataraman Subramanya as captain while he picked himself as the wicket-keeper (Reuters)
Syed Kirmani’s Greatest Test XI hailing from Karnataka has Venkataraman Subramanya as captain while he picked himself as the wicket-keeper (Reuters)

Rahul Dravid and G R Vishwanath are among the 12 Karnataka players picked by former Indian wicketkeeper Syed Kirmani in his personal list of the state’s greatest ever in Test cricket.

In his team, fast bowlers Javagal Srinath and Venkatesh Prasad would not find themselves playing in tandem in a match, but both have been included in the 12-member list.

“I wouldn’t dream of not playing two legends Pras (EAS Prasanna) and Chandra (Bhagwat Chandrashekhar) in tandem in a match and hence will have no other option but to play either of the two fast bowlers (Sri or Venky) in a match,” he told PTI on the occasion of Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) here today.

Kirmani’s Greatest Test XI hailing from Karnataka has Venkataraman Subramanya as captain while he picked himself as the wicket-keeper.

On Subramanya, Kirmani who played 88 Tests and claimed 160 catches and 38 stumpings, said, “If he wouldn’t have migrated overseas, I have no doubts he would have captained the Indian Test side.”

Subramanya, a tall aggressive middle-order batsman and more than a useful legspin bowler, played Tests between 1965 and 1968.

Against West Indies at Madras in 1966-67, Subramanya hit a breezy 61, treating Wesly Hall and Charlie Griffith with disdain. In all, he played nine Tests and scored 263 runs in fifteen innings with 75 as his career highest.

On G R Vishwanath, Kirmani said he was a legend in the making right from his early days when he played for his state and the country.

“He has a rare distinction of scoring debut centuries in Test and Ranji. He was brilliant, a legend in the making,” he said.

In fact Vishwanath, who scored 14 Test centuries, considers his second innings knock of 137 on his Test debut at Kanpur in 1969-70 against Bill Lawry’s Australia as his best.

source: http://www.indianexpress.com / The Indian Express / Home / by PTI / Bangalore – Monday, August 12th, 2013

Club cricket has a great tradition in Bangalore, say Rahul Dravid and Javagal Srinath

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Bangalore:

Long after Sachin Tendulkar and V.V.S. Laxman ceased to be Rahul Dravid’s team-mates, emerging cricketers like Sharath Srinivas, Nihal Ullal, Zeeshan Ali Saayed as well as Stuart Binny continue to match strides between the wickets and work in tandem with the legend on the field.

More than a year-and-half after walking off into the sunset, leaving behind an unmatched legacy in international cricket, Dravid continues to ‘pay respect’ to club cricket, having turned out for the Bangalore United Cricket Club this season.

In Karnataka, the various KSCA leagues is not merely about participation and competition, it’s also about upholding tradition and preserving a culture. With the oldest club like Dravid’s BUCC tracing its inception back to 1919, club cricket is an intrinsic part of the state’s cricketing history.

As part of their week-long Platinum Jubilee Celebrations, KSCA on Tuesday had a tete-a-tete session with stalwarts Rahul Dravid and Javagal Srinath, where both walked down memory lane.

Looking dapper in a bottle green shirt and white shirt teamed with beige trousers, Dravid held court as he spoke on the reasons behind his return to his roots, post retirement.

“It was a privilege to have got to play with players like Roger Binny, Sadanand Vishwanath, G.R Viswanath. I still remember playing on the mat wicket at the IISc grounds with Raghuram Bhat bowling. To play club cricket has been a great tradition of Karnataka.

“When I saw stalwarts play, long before I started to play for the country, I had decided that if I was healthy then I would go back and play. I missed playing for 20 years since I was representing India Cements. But after my retirement I told them that I wanted to go back and play at the club. I can’t say I’m giving back, because I can never give back to the game. I wanted to play because of respect.”

Recalling his days as a starryeyed youngster from Mysore, former pace ace Javagal Srinath, who is also the secretary of the KSCA said, “As youngsters we would watch great stars like GRV come and play in Mysore. That’s how cricket started to inspire me. Club was like a school and if I missed even a session then I would be very hard on myself.”

Speaking about the difference of club culture in India and abroad, the 40-year-old Dravid, who has had stints with clubs like Kent and Marylebone Cricket Club said, “I think club cricket works on a slightly different system in the UK. Here it thrives on passion and sacrifice, but there clubs run on the bar. It’s more of social gatherings and there the dynamics are different.” Dravid and Srinath, who exchanged friendly banter about their personalities and Srinath’s ability to procure rasam in any part of the world, advised the youngsters to look for mentors who need not necessarily be their coach.

source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> Sports> Cricket / DC / by Manuja Veerappa / August 15th, 2013

Another trick in the wall!

Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Sports

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Our city is known for its cosmopolitan crowd going all out to mix a wee bit of fun into their fitness. Reaching new heights are eager fitness enthusiasts who are making a beeline to Bengaluru’s first indoor wall climbing and bouldering arena Equilibrium. And that’s not all, there are more such new places in the city. Another adventure and sports destination spread across 4 acres is PLaY which offers unconventional sports like archery, laser tag and over 30 different activities that helps boost that adrenaline rush and keeps you smiling.

Model Arry Dabas who shuttles between Mumbai, Bengaluru and other cities and is walking the ramp at the Lakme Fashion Week this month, shares, “I get bored of the same fitness routines and like to keep changing them to make it exciting.

I went wall climbing with a group of model friends and all of us had a blast. Some of them got hooked to it and try to go whenever they get time. One has to have a strong core and needs good stamina to do wall climbing. We went up and down the walls with support and were very comfortable as the place is safe. Once you do it for a stretch of 45 minutes with a break in between you feel completely energised.”

Agrees Roshan, another model, who shares how it is a physically and mentally demanding sport. He says, “It improves flexibility, endurance, coordination, balance and also helps burns calories. When you do it with friends with music playing, it’s good fun.”

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Besides a fun spot, it’s also a training hotspot for national climbers from across India, who come here to train. Fitness enthusiast Keerthi Pais, the current wall climbing coach of the Indian national team says, “There are national level coaches who guide the trainees at various levels. So even if one falls, you land on specially-designed crash-pads. Also due to the fitness enthusiasts in the city scouting for new indoor locations to move their workouts from outdoor locations due to the monsoon, indoor climbing helps those who want to avoid roughing it out in the rains. But if you want the real thrill of feeling the raw edge of a rock you can try the outdoor climbing programmes once every month. But first, one needs to learn in an indoor environment and then go outdoors. I’m currently training a climbing national team in Badami.”

Another fitness simulator in our hip city is PLaY, where you can experience full swing golf simulators and a skating park with a zip line, climbing wall and segway track.

Thirty-year-old Sharath Reddy shares, “Besides fitness and fun, it’s also a great stress buster and weekend activity. One can even try gaming and flight simulators and shooting in a 10m shooting range. And if one wants to really live up the adventure, there’s dirt tracks and paintball.”

source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com / Deccan Chronicle / Home> Lifestyle> Health & Fitness / by Namita Gupta, DC / August 13th, 2013

Alva’s Moodbidre hog limelight

Sports

Alva’s Moodbidre dominated the State Junior Athletics Championships that concluded here on Monday, winning five of the eight team titles on offer.

Alva’s won the boys’ under-20, under-18 and under-16 team titles besides titles in the girls’ under-20 and under-18 categories.

Results (first place only): Boys: Under-20: 100M: Vaishak N (Alva’s) 10.8 seconds.
200M: Vaishak N (Alva’s) 22.3 seconds.
400M: Jagadish Chandra (Fusion) 50.6 seconds.
800M: Vinay N (Yuva) 1:57.00.
1500M: Vinay N (Yuva, Bangalore) 4:10.8.
5000M: Parasappa M Holijol (SAI, Dharwad) 15:55.36.
10000M: Parasappa (SAI, Dharwad) 34:12.6.
110M hurdles: Ashish Singh (Fusion) 14.8 seconds.
400M hurdles: Jagadeesh Chandra (Fusion) 55.3 seconds.
3000M steeplechase: Sikandar H Pathan (Chalukya, Badami) 10:59.9.
High jump: S Harshith (Bangalore Sports Club) 2.08 metres.
Pole vault: Nagaraj Kamble (Alva’s) 2.80 metres.
Long jump: Samsheer S E (Alva’s) 7.15 metres.
Triple jump: Samsheer S E (Alva’s) 14.15 metres.
Shot put: Sairaj (Alva’s) 15.77 metres.
Discus: Sairaj (Alva’s) 40.24 metres.
Hammer throw: Mohd Sufiyan (YS, Bangalore) 42.50 metres.
Javelin: Girish K M (Shimoga) 53.45 metres.
4x100M relay: Alva’s 44.1 seconds.
4x400M relay: Alva’s 3:25.1.
10000M walk: Akshay B Talvar (SDM, Ujjire) 53:26.9.
Under-18: 100M: Saleem S (SAI, Bangalore) 10.9 seconds.
200M: Saleem S (SAI, Bangalore) 22.5 seconds.
400M: Akshay Tarale (STS, Belgaum) 50.1 seconds.
800M: Ashwin M J (DYSS) 2:02.06.
1500M: Trishul H N (Alva’s) 4:21.2.
3000M: Trishal (Alva’s) 9:28.9.
110M hurdles: Santhosh (Alva’s) 14.7 seconds.
2000M steeplechase: Ahrith Nanjappa (Ashwin Sports) 6:51.1.
400M hurdles: Shrishail P S (SS, Kudige) 57.7 seconds.
Long jump: Sandesh (Alva’s) 6.65 metres.
High jump: Jessee Sandesh (Gaonkar School of Jumpers) 1.95 metres.
Pole vault: Sharath (Udupi) 3.10 metres.
Shot put: Gowtham G (Alva’s) 14.46 metres.
Discus throw: Gowtham G (Alva’s) 48.56 metres (NMR).
Hammer throw: Gaviswami Manohar (Alva’s) 61.00 metres.
Javelin: Karthik (Alva’s) 49.22 metres.
10000M walk: Rahul N Asthagi (SAI, Dharwad) 46:39.9.
Octathlon: Krishna Chavan (Chalukya, Badami) 3955 points.
Medley relay: Dakshina Kannada 2:02.5.
Under-16: 100M: Nishal Kunder (Dakshina Kannada) 11.5 seconds.
200M: Nishal Kunder (Dakshina Kannada) 23.7 seconds.
400M: Akshay D (Gulbarga) 51.9 seconds.
1000M: Prakash (Alva’s) 2:44.06.
3000M: Ganesh Gowda N (DYSS, Vidyanagar) 9:48.6.
100M hurdles: Aman Arun (Alva’s) 16.0 seconds.
High jump: Preran M (Bangalore Sports Club) 1.71 metres.
Long jump: Nishanth S S (DYSS, Vidyanagar) 6.40 metres.
Shot put: Keshavan (Alva’s) 13.20 metres.
Discus throw: Sharath Babu R P (Alva’s) 37.50 metres.
Hammer throw: Keshavan R (Alva’s) 51.28 metres (NMR).
Javelin: Vinod Kumar (Kolan) 38.50 metres.
5000M walk: B D Hemanth Ponnanna (Ashwini Sports Foundation) 26:07.1.
Pentathlon: Marian P (Shimoga) 2885 points.
Medley relay: Dakshina Kannada 2:08.7.
Under-14: 100M: Ovin D’Souza (Dakshina Kannada) 11.4 seconds.
600M: Ovin D’Souza (Dakshina Kannada) 1:29.6.
Long jump: Lokesh S (IAA, Bangalore) 5.90 metres.
Triathlon: Sachin M Nayak (Udupi) 1246 points.
Girls: Under-20: 100M: Bhuvi B Shankar (Alva’s) 12.5 seconds.
200M: Reena George (DYSS, Mysore) 24.9 seconds.
400M: Reena George (DYSS) 56.5 seconds.
800M: Meghana K R (Mysore) 2:26.06.
1500M: Shradda Rani S (DYSS, Mysore) 5:08.0.
3000M: Shradda Rani (DYSS, Mysore) 11:21.3.
5000M: Archana K M (Alva’s) 19:47.55.
100M hurdles: Meghana Shetty (SAI, Bangalore) 15.0 seconds.
400M hurdles: Apsana Banu (DYSS, Mysore) 1:06.7.
High jump: Deepali D Gayakwad (Dakshina Kannada) 1.34 metres.
Pole vault: Preethi (Alva’s) 2.70 metres.
Long jump: Chandini B V (Alva’s) 5.36 metres.
Triple jump: Chandini B V (Alva’s) 11.53 metres.
Javelin: Deeksha (Alva’s) 30.14 metres.
High jump: Shilparani K H (SDM, Ujjire) 1.49 metres.
Discus: Navya Shetty (Dakshina Kannada) 32.95 metres.
Hammer throw: Pushpa S Gadadi (DYSS, Mysore) 40.14 metres.
Shot put: Nisha (Alva’s) 10.89 metres.
4x100M relay: Alva’s 50.3 seconds.
4x400M relay: DYSS, Mysore (4:01.6).
10000M walk: Rani (SDM, Ujjire) 1:03:24.0.1
Heptathlon: Roja H S (SDM) 3227 points.
Under-18: 100M: Varsha R (Dakshina Kannada) 12.5 seconds.
200M: Varsha R (Dakshina Kannada) 26.7 seconds.
400M: Megha (Alva’s) 1:00.3
800M: Uma Bhagya Lakshmi (Dakshina Kannada) 2:26.05.
1500M: Poornima C (DYSS, Mysore) 4:57.4.
3000M: Poornima (DYSS, Mysore) 11:26.3.
100M hurdles: Priyanka S G (DYSS, Mysore) 14.6 seconds.
400M hurdles: Simona Mascarenhas (Alva’s) 1:05.3.
Long jump: Praneetha P (Indo-German) 5.76 metres.
Triple jump: Anusha G Poojary (Alva’s) 11.68 metres.
High jump: Jismi Thomas (Moodabidre) 1.45 metres.
Pole vault: Pavithra (Alva’s) 2.55 metres.
Shot put: Namitha G K (Alva’s) 13.13 metres.
Discus: Priyanka J S (Dakshina Kannada) 33.79 metres.
Hammer throw: Hashitha W R (DYSS, Mysore) 35.08 metres.
Javelin: Chethana A D (Alva’s) 30.73 metres.
Medley relay: DYSS, Mysore 2:21.5.
5000M walk: Prathiksha (SAI, Bangalore) 28:45.2 (NMR).
Heptathlon: Abhimathi S Nathan (Indo-German) 3474 points.
Under-16: 100M: Manisha A (Dakshina Kannada) 12.7 seconds.
200M: Simi N S (Alva’s) 27.0 seconds.
400M: Sarah Joseph D’Souza (Dakshina Kannada) 1:01.2.
1000M: Megha K S (Mysore) 3:08.01.
3000M: Megha (Mysore) 11:01.5.
100M hurdles: Sushma Ram (SAI, Bangalore) 16.5 seconds.
High jump: Deeksha (Dakshina Kannada) 1.48 metres.
Long jump: Deekshna (Dakshina Kannada) 5.02 metres.
Shot put: Nivedita P S (Uttara Kannada) 11.25 metres.
Discus throw: Niveditha P Savanth (Karwar) 33.69 metres.
Javelin: Kannika M (Alva’s) 21.47 metres.
Medley relay: Dakshina Kannada 2:26.2.
3000M walk: Chandana K M (DYSS, Kudige) 18:37.54.
Pentathlon: Viha Atri (Indo-German) 2181 points.
Under-14: 100M: Kaveri L Patil (SS, Vidyanagar) 13.6 seconds. 600M: Veena M (Mysore) 1:45.7. Long jump: Toomy Vaishnavi (Indo-German) 4.94 metres. Triathlon: Toomy Vaishnavi (Indo-German) 1503 points. Team championships: Boys: Under-20: Alva’s Moodbidri; U-18: Alva’s Moodbidri; U-16: Alva’s Moodbidri; U-14: Dakshina Kannada.
Girls: U-20: Alva’s Moodbidri; U-18: Alva’s Moodbidri; U-16: Dakshina Kannada; U-14: Indo-German.
Best athletes: Boys U-14: Ovin D’Souza (Dakshina Kannada); U-16: Nishanth S S (Sports School, Vidyanagar); U-18: Santhosh (Alva’s); U-20: Harshith S (Bangalore Sports Club).
Girls U-14: Toommy Vaishnavi (Indo-German); U-16: Manisha A (Dakshina Kannada); U-18: Priyanka S G (DYSS, Mysore); U-20: Reena George (DYSS, Mysore).

source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> Sports / DHNS / Shimoga – August 06th, 2013

Jawa friends take out rally

Sports

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More than 40 Jawa bike enthusiasts under the aegis of Mysore Jawa Friends’ Club took out a rally of vintage Jawa and Yezdi bikes in city yesterday as part of I-Day from Maharaja’s College ground.

They passed through Chamaraja Double Road, Mysore Palace, Agrahara Circle, JSS Hospital, M.G. Road, Jockey Quarters and culminated at Chamundi Hill.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / August 16th, 2013

Kundapur: Photographers’ Rural Sports Meet Inaugurated

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Kundapur, 8 Aug 2013:

The unity of photographers who are always ever busy in their profession is being exemplified by partaking in rural sports meet at least for a day, said progressive farmer Kenchanoor Somashekar Shetty.

Somashekar was speaking after inaugurating rural sports meet that was organized by Kundapur photographers’ Association at Jalady – Hemmady on Tuesday August 6.

The Association honorary president and veteran photographer Robert D’Souza presided the function here on Tuesday morning.

Photo Palace proprietor Raviraj Kidiyoor, South Kanara Photographers’ Association president Vasudev Rao, state Photographers’ Association former vice president Ashok Kumar Shetty, Hemmady gram panchayat president Sharat Shetty, Kundapur Photographers’ Association president Harish Gurukripa, secretary Pramod Acharya, sports secretary Naveen, joint secretaries Nagesh Kota and Sukhpal, vice president Gratian Dias, treasurer Raja Matadabettu were present on the occasion.

The farmers – Paul, B K Muttappa and Mohammed who set the silted-field on the occasion were honored during the programme.

Ashok Kumar Shetty welcomed the gathering.  Pramod Acharya proposed vote of thanks.  Uday Padiyar compered the programme.

source: http://www.bellevision.com / BelleVision.com / Home> News / by Bernard J D Costa – Bellevison News Network / Kundapur – August 08th, 2013

Star of this week: Talented athlete : Reena George

Records, All, Sports

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Mysore :

Athletics is a sport which is considered as the mother of all sporting activities and an individual who needs to excel in athletics needs to have the power, stamina, killer instinct to make it to the higher level in this world’s most attractive Olympic sport. Our city’s talented athlete Reena George made waves with her performance in the recently concluded Karnataka State Junior Athletics Championships-2013 held at Shimoga by winning the ‘Best Athlete’ award in the girls Under-20 section. Reena won gold in the girls Under-20 200m and 400m event and bagged the coveted title. She is our “Star This Week.”

Reena George is a product of the Sports Hostel, Mysore, and is a student of the Teresian College, Mysore. She is coached by former International athlete, Damodar Gowda, SAK athletic coach at the DYSS, Mysore.

Reena has been making a steady progress in the athletic scene in the State as well as in the National level in her age category. She has represented Karnataka State in the junior Nationals last year and has performed creditably.

Reena, taking part in the Karnataka State Junior Athletic Meet held in Shimoga from August 3 to 5, won the girls Under-20, 200m gold with a timing of 24.9sec. She completed a fine double by also winning the girls Under-20 400m gold with a timing of 56.5s. With this performance, she was adjudged as the ‘Best Athlete” in the girls Under-20 section in the championship.

Reena has been selected to represent the State in the South Zone Junior Athletic Meet-2013 to be held in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, next month.

Reena, taking part in the Mysore District Athletic Association’s District Athletic Meet a fortnight back, won gold in the 100m event with a timing of 12.34s and emerged as the fastest athlete in the girls Under-20 section.

Reena George, encouraged by the Department of Youth Services and Sports (DYSS), Mysore, Teresian College, Mysore District Athletic Association (MDAA) and guided well by her coach Damodar Gowda, intends to work hard and make a mark in the National and International level in the days to come.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / August 11th, 2013