The 13th Graduation Day of St. Maria Montessori, Kindergarten and Nursery Teacher Training Institute, Kalidasanagar, will be held at Ganabharathi on Adichunchanagiri Road in city on Mar. 7 at 4 pm.
Kodava Samaja President K.M. Belliappa will inaugurate. Dr. M.P. Raghavendra of Maharani’s Science College for Women will be the guest speaker.
Former Director of the Centre for Soft Matter Research-Bengaluru Prof. K.A. Suresh will preside.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> In Briefs / March 05th, 2020
Nellakki Kodava Koota in Vijayanagar 2nd Stage won the Overall Championship in the Mysuru Inter-Kodava Associations Games Meet held at Cauvery Institutions Grounds in Kuvempunagar here recently.
Kodava Samaja Cultural and Sports Club had organised the Adengada Seethamma and Achaiah Memorial Throwball Tournament for Women as part of the Mysuru Inter-Kodava Associations Games Meet.
Nellakki Kodava Koota bagged the trophy emerging as the winners with Igguthappa Kodava Kshemabhivruddhi Sangha, Hebbal, as the runners-up.
Shot-Put — Below 10 years: 1. K. Anuj Achaiah; 2. K. Shourya; Below 20 years: 1. M. Pavan; 2. P. Sumukh Nanaiah; 20 to 50 years: 1. M. Roshan; 2. A. Praveen; Above 50 years: 1. A. Subbaiah; 2. P. Thimmaiah.
Bucketing Tennis Ball (Below 10 years): 1. M. Keerthana Ponnamma; 2. B. Vidisha Kaverappa.
Shot-Put (Below 20 years): 1. P. Vidisha Ponnappa; 2. C. Dechamma.
Dr. A.A. Kuttappa and Geetha Kuttappa distributed the prizes.
Punya Nanjappa and Rochelle Dilip were felicitated on the occasion for their achievements.
Club President M.P. Nanaiah, Vice-President K.D. Muthappa, Secretary K.N. Kushalappa, Joint Secretary M.K. Prakash, Treasurer I.A. Chengappa, Committee Member M.S. Bopanna and others were present.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports / December 30th, 2019
Indian tennis star Rohan Bopanna has been appointed as the new vice-president of the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association(KSLTA) as he stepped into the zone of tennis administration.
This is four-year term where a new set of office bearers elected from February 2020 to January 2024 where R. Ashoka, minister, government of Karnataka, is the new president.
The 40-year-old player was scheduled to play in Indian Wells but the event got cancelled and he was left stranded at the airport.
According to The New Indian Express, Bopanna said, “announcement came in the nick of time,” Bopanna laughs when talking about it a day later from his residence in Bengaluru. “I ended up staying at the (Doha) airport for 17 hours. I didn’t want to go out because of the situation (threat of coronavirus).
source: http://www.thebridge.in / The Bridge / Home> News / The Bridge Team / Mar 13th, 2020
Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has promised Rs.50 lakh for the month-long ‘Mukkatira Cup’ Kodava Family Hockey Tournament scheduled to take place from Apr.19 to May 17 at Federation of Kodava Samaja Stadium, Balugodu, in the town.
Announcing this at a press meet here recently, the Tournament Chairman Mukkatira Motu Uttaiah said that recently a delegation led by Virajpet MLA K.G. Bopaiah met Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and appealed him to sanction Rs.1 crore for the annual Tournament, to which the CM promised a grant of Rs.50 lakh.
Maintaining that more than 300 Kodava families are taking part in this Hockey Tournament, Uttaiah said that the last date for registration of teams is Mar.29. The matches will take place at three grounds, with 18 teams taking part every day, he added.
The Tournament Working President Rohit Subbaiah said that the winner of the Tournament will get a Trophy and Rs.3 lakh cash prize, while the runner-up will get Rs.2 lakh and the third placed team will get Rs.1 lakh. Also, five other teams which reach the Quarter-finals will get Rs.50,000 each, he added.
He further said that, due to Coronavirus scare, the organisers will go by the decision taken by the Government and Kodava Hockey Academy regarding the schedule of the Tournament.
Tournament Director Karumbaiah and others were present during the press meet.
Due to Coronavirus scare, the organisers will go by the decision taken by the Government and Kodava Hockey Academy regarding the schedule of the Tournament, says Mukkatira Motu Uttaiah, Chairman, Mukkatira Cup Hockey Tournament.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports / March 17th, 2020
The organisers selected talented athletes from the Indian and Omani community who are contributing to the uplift of the society. – Supplied photo
Muscat:
To mark the 71st Republic Day of India, a hockey match was organised under the patronage of Munu Mahawar, the Ambassador Of India at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex on February 28.
Top sports and business personalities were also present on the occasion. It was a glittering hockey festival for the 14th year in a row under the patronage of Embassy of India in coordination with Oman Hockey Association. The event was organised by Team Coorg Muscat and Friends of Naqvi Group.
The chief patron Munu Mahawar presided over the function and distributed prizes along with B S Mehta, the Managing Director of Muscat Pharmacy and the Guest of Honour Captain Talib Al Wahaibi, Chairman of OHA, and Kishore Bhai Mehta was a special guest.
Team Coorg Muscat and Friends of Naqvi Group acknowledged excellent support given by the government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs for the past 14 years by providing Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex for organising Indian national events.
The organisers selected talented athletes from the Indian and Omani community who are contributing to the uplift of the society.
In the pulsating final, the two teams were locked in a 3-3 draw. Subsequently, penalty strokes were taken to decide the winner. Team Coorg emerged the winner with a 5-3 margin and lifted the glittering Republic Day of India Hockey Trophy 2020.
The Indian ambassador presented the winner trophy while the runners-up trophy was presented by Captain Talib Al Wahaibi, OHA Chairman. The Best Player Award went to Ghassan Garib Al Hassani, Team Coorg Goalkeeper.
Munu Mahawar was presented a memento by veteran Olympian S AS Naqvi. B.S. Mehta, Captain Talib Khamis Al Wahaibi,
Kishore Mehta, Managing Director of Al Intisar Corporation, Kannan Nair, Second Secretary Embassy of India, Tarun Kumar, Second Secretary (Administration), Rakesh Adlakha, Deputy head of the mission and Aziz Hasan were honoured for their support. The organizers selected Indian School Muscat team for winning 4×100 Relay Race In India. The team is captained by Antonio Thomas Biju along with Naman Rao, Steve Lobo, Rishikesh Menon.
Munu Mahwar presented SAS Naqvi with two honours.
The 71st Republic Day Of India Hockey Festival had two senior teams participating in the Republic Day of India Hockey Trophy. The teams were Oman Veterans XI and Team Coorg Muscat.
The Ambassador Cup 2020 For Boys
The match was played between three teams, Indian School Al Seeb, Indian School Mabella and Indian School Wadi Kabir.
The final match was played between Indian School Seeb and Mabella, and Indian School Seeb won the Boys Republic Day Of India Hockey Trophy 2020 by a solitary goal 1-0.
The Ambassador Cup 2020 For Girls.
It was a great tussle between Indian School Mabella and Indian School Seeb. The Indian School Mabella won the Girls Republic Day of India Hockey Trophy 2020. The main highlight of the event was the participation of a marching band consisting of 80 members from Indian School Wadi Kabir.
source: http://www.timesofoman.com / Times of Oman / Home> Sports> Hockey / by Times News Service / March 09th, 2020
Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa will lead the Indian men’s and women’s teams, respectively, at the 20th Asian Team Squash Championships to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from March 25 to 29.
While Ghosal is a 13-time national champion and current world No. 13, Chinappa has won the national title 18 times and she is ranked 12th in the world.
The other members of the squad are Abhishek Pradhan, Harinder Pal Sandhu and Abhay Singh in the men’s section, and Tanvi Khanna, Sunayna Kuruvilla and Sanya Vats in the women’s category.
The national federation (SRFI) has appointed David Palmer as an event-based coach for the Indian team.
Palmer is a former world champion and a nine-time Commonwealth Games medallist (the most by any squash player). He will be in Chennai from March 16 and will fly out with the team for the championship. The costs for Palmer will be borne by SRFI, the federation said.
The Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Sports Ministry are yet to approve the concept of a short-term event-based coach for squash.
source: http://www.tribuneindia.com / The Tribune / Home> Sports> Briefly / February 26th, 2020
Zilla Panchayat President B A Harish, Vice President Lokeshwari Gopal and CEO K Lakshmipriya take part in the general body meeting of Kodagu Zilla Panchayat in Madikeri on Wednesday. DH photo
Zilla Panchayat members on Wednesday alleged that the selection of students for the sports school at Ponnampet in Virajpet taluk has not been done in a transparent manner.
Following pandemonium in the general body meeting of the Zilla Panchayat on the issue, Zilla Panchayat president B A Harish intervened and said the selection process can be withheld if found it is not fair. However, it was resolved to review the selection list.
Earlier, JD(S) member C P Puttaraju demanded a probe into the selection process. Responding to his demand, Health and Education Standing Committee chairman N T Kiran Cariappa said that 165 students took part in the selection. Among them, 15 boys and four girls have been selected. The selection was done by experienced coaches. The students selected during the last year have won several medals, he said.
Pointing out that there were students from Somwarpet as well, he said, “The selection cannot be limited to a specific taluk. It depends on the calibre of the students”.
As soon as the meeting began, member Bananda Pratyu said that the farmers are in distress. The market rates of coffee and pepper have fallen. Therefore, the Zilla Panchayat should pass a resolution to propose to the government to completely waive the loans availed by farmers, Pratyu said.
When the Zilla Panchayat president insisted on sticking to the agenda of the meeting, Pratyu and K P Chandrakala protested in front of his seat. The impromptu protest led to an exchange of words between Congress and BJP members.
Pratyu alleged that the farmers do not get even one hour of power supply at Balele, Kutta, Ponnampet and surrounding regions.
Member Shivu Madappa urged the Zilla Panchayat to repair the faulty power line to provide free electricity up to 10 hp, to the farmers, as assured by the government.
CESC executive engineer Somashekhar said that the problem is due to overloading. The issue will be rectified soon. To the reply by the official, the members warned of staging a protest in front of the CESC office if the electric line is not repaired within three days.
The Zilla Panchayat president directed the official to repair the electric line soon.
To an issue raised by member Suneetha, DDPI P Machado said that special classes are being conducted for SSLC students. The students staying in the school at night are provided food. “Preparatory examinations are being conducted to ensure best results in the final examination”, he added.
Zilla Panchayat Vice President Lokeshwari Gopal and CEO K Lakshmi Priya were present.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by DHNS, Madikeri / February 19th, 2020
Joshna Chinappa and Saurav Ghosal, the country’s squash aces, reigned supreme in the 77th Senior National Championship at the ISA courts, claiming their 18th and 13th titles respectively.
Chinappa, the torch-bearer for Indian women’s squash for close to two decades now, showed why she was the one to beat as she put paid to the aspirations of Tanvi Khanna, (seeded 3/4) in four games to add yet another national title to her kitty.
The top-seeded Chennai player recovered brilliantly after losing the first game to post a 8-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-7 win to underline her superiority in the finals on Saturday.
Chinappa had broken the record of 16 national titles held by Bhuvneshwari Kumari by winning in Pune last year.
She won her first national crown in 2000 and has since lost only two matches, both finals.
In the men’s final, Ghosal showed why he is still the man to beat, with a crushing 11-6, 11-5, 11-6 defeat of young Abhishek Pradhan (No. 2 seed) to win the title yet again.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports / February 17th, 2020
Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna says he is looking forward to the Olympics this year and has devised his schedule this year based on the Tokyo Games. Speaking to the Olympic Channel, 39 year old Bopanna says, “It’s another exciting season (with the Olympics involved).
It’s a great honour to represent India at an event as big as the Olympics. I am happy to get the title in Doha at the start of the year. But having said that, we have a lot of big events like not only the Grand Slams but also the Masters Series before going into the Olympics.
But I am happy and I am looking forward to it.” Bopanna continues, “I think the calendar is already planned in such a way that it’s between two Grand Slams (Wimbledon and US Open). And you know, in tennis, we have so many big events scheduled in our season that we constantly are playing the best players in the world.
So that really helps in making you a better player and make you ready for a big event like the 2020 Olympics.” The qualification for the Olympics will be based on the rankings of Bopanna and Divij Sharan. The two are playing with different partners currently in order to improve their ranking and hope to pair up closer to the Games once their rankings are high enough to enter the ATP tournaments.
“At this juncture, Divij and I are the only two players who are high enough (on the ATP Rankings) to try and qualify for the Olympics. We played a few events (as a pair) last year and we did end up winning the title in Pune.
Really excited to be playing with him. We had the gold medal at the Asian Games. I think we gel well as a team.”
source: http://www.tennisworldusa.org / Tennis World / Home> Tennis News> Indian Tennis / by Harish / February 16th, 2020
The team’s presence has added a Coorgi flavour to the championship, which is still to find a sponsor.
Mumbai:
Hockey in Mumbai could be a drifting ship, but not if the people of Coorg, from the southwest corner of Karnataka, can help it. Thanks to the Coorg Association of Mumbai, a set of Coorgis training at three different units in Bengaluru have teamed up to form the Coorg XI, Mumbai, and have been proving that they the side to beat.
The team’s presence has added a Coorgi flavour to the championship, which is still to find a sponsor.
The lads on this team, whose average age is 20 years, have received good exposure and the experience of rubbing shoulders with senior players in the ongoing Gold Cup hockey tournament in the city.
These boys have made it to the semifinals, and have proved why hockey is special to them.
True to its name, Coorg or Kodagu as it is now known, nestled in the Western Ghats and bordered by Kerala on one side, is the heartland of Indian hockey.
“Yes, this is an opportunity for us and we are making the most of it,” said Sharath Somanna, skipper of the side which will take on Indian Navy to fight for a place in the final on Tuesday.
For the inhabitants of this district, which has churned out more than 50 international hockey players, the game is inextricably woven into the fabric of their everyday existence.
“It is a move by the Coorg Association of Mumbai, which has sponsored the team,” said M M Somaya, the former Indian field hockey player, who is also from Coorg.
“It is good to see these boys come up with some good hockey. More than winning the championship, it is the exposure that will enhance them,” said Somaya, who was a member of Indian squad which won the gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympic Games.
Kodagu is no stranger to the game of hockey, producing a number of Olympians and World Cup winners in the men’s section and several reputed players in the women section. Sport is simply an extension of this community’s culture.
While many from Coorg have distinguished themselves in the Armed forces, their achievements in sport are no less commendable. There is an interesting annual festival in Coorg, ‘Hockey Namme’, a championship played between families. This month-long tourney attracts 300-odd teams.
People from the coffee estates and this hilly district are bound together by their special love for the game of hockey.
source: http://www.freepressjournal.in / The Free Press Journal / Home> Sports / by Joe Williams / February 11th, 2020
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