Mysuru :

Team Karnataka topped the medal tally with 6 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze in the recently concluded 18th Sub-junior and 19th Sprint National Rowing Championship 2015 held at Bengaluru.

Among the medalists was Karthachira Nitya Devayya, who was part of a team event that won gold. Nitya is a student of class 9 and lives in Bengaluru. She is the younger daughter of Brig. and Mrs. Karthachira Kumar Devayya and grand-daughter of Col. and Mrs. Pattamada Ganapathy (Vijayanagar 3rd Stage, Mysuru) and Mr. and Mrs. Karthachira Ganapathy (Bogadi).

Nitya’s sister Sitara Devayya had represented Ernakulam district in the State-level swimming championship in 2011 and 2012.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / Friday, June 26th, 2015