Mysuru :
Over 700 participants from nearly 50 Rotary Clubs of different parts of Karnataka, including Kundapura, Udupi, Mangaluru, Puttur, Madikeri, Mysuru, Hassan, Chikmagalur, Shivamogga, Chamarajanagar and other places are taking part in the two-day Rotary Olympics-2014 — a sports event for Rotarians and their families — that began in city this morning.
The event was declared open by Rtn. Dr. S. Bhaskar, District Governor, RI Dist. 3180, Rtn. M.S. Jayaprakash, Assistant Governor, Zone-7 and RI Dist. 3180 by playing shuttle badminton at the Indoor Stadium of Sports Pavilion of the University of Mysore. The event is being held under the Chairmanship of Rtn. A.R. Ravindra Bhat of Rotary Central Mysore.
Rtn. N.P. Vishwanath, President, Rotary Central Mysuru, in his welcome address, said that the Rotary Club will be celebrating it’s 1000th club meeting this evening and added that the Rotary Olympics-2014 has been organised to increase fellowships by attracting more people to join the Rotary Club.
Rotary Olympics-2014 features Cricket, Tennis, Volleyball, Mini Football, Tug of War, Throwball, Shuttle Badminton Singles, Shuttle Badminton Doubles, Table Tennis Singles, Table Tennis Doubles, Carrom Singles, Carrom Doubles, Chess, 100m Sprint, 50m Sprint, 200 metres Sprint, 400m Run, 4x100m Relay, 4x50m Relay, Shot-put, Swimming and Slow Cycle Race.
City’s Cricket Coach Ramesh will be the Chief Referee to lead a team of 50 officials who will be referees of various sports events.
Cricket is being played at three venues — Railway Ground, Coffee Board Ground and JK Grounds. Swimming competition will be held at University Swimming Pool in Saraswathipuram and Track & Field events at Oval Grounds. A walking competition has also been arranged for people above 55 years.
Events for Children: The events for Annettes (Children of Rotarians) include 100m sprint, shot-put, lemon and spoon race, cricket ball throw, fun games and swimming, will be held tomorrow.
Rotary Olympics-2014 Organising Committee Secretary Rtn. Vinod and Organising Committee Chairman Rtn. Vivek Attavar were present.
Track & Field events: The track and field events will be formally inaugurated by Rtn. Dr. S. Bhaskar, District Governor, RI Dist. 3180 tomorrow at Oval Grounds. R. Ananth, former Ranji Cricket Player of Karnataka and Rtn. M.S. Jayaprakash, Assistant Governor, Zone-7, RI Dist. 3180, will be the guests of honour. There will also be a march-past by all the participant clubs after which, athletes would formally take an oath. Valedictory of the event will be held at the venue tomorrow at 4 pm.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Saturday , November 29th, 2014