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Hockey: Team Coorg Muscat lifts Independence Day Cup

August 22, 2018Nri's / Pio's, Records, All, Sports, World Opinionadmin

Muscat :

Former hockey champions Team Coorg Muscat upset the local favourites UTSC Muscat 3-2 in a thrilling final to lift the 72nd Independence Day of India Cup which was held at the Al Seeb astro turf stadium.

The tournament organised by the Friends of Naqvi Group and Team Coorg Oman in association with Embassy of India and Oman Hockey Association, under the auspices of Chief Guest Dr. Marwan Al Juma, President, Ahli Sidab Sports Club along with Guest of Honour Yousuf Abdullah Al Wahaibi, vice-president, Seeb Club, Dr. Satish Nambiar, chairman, Indian Social Club and Hockey legend veteran S.A.S. Naqvi.

The colourful event saw all four teams namely UTSC Muscat, Team Coorg Muscat, Team Coorg UAE and Sharjah Road Masters clashing with each other in the preliminary round with the top two teams Team Coorg Muscat and UTSC had playing out the final which went into a penalty shootout after the two teams were locked 1-1 at full time.

During the second half of the game UTSC Muscat went on the rampage and converted a perfect goal and it looked like they were on their way to clinch the trophy when Team Coorg Muscat who struggled for an equalizer, saw unexpected lighting move from their star duo Moni-Nani with the former netting an equaliser at the crucial moment. However, with the equalizer came the penalty shootout in which Team Coorg Muscat kept their cool and converted three out of the five goals while, UTSC Muscat managed only two at the end of the game with the score line reading 3-2 in favour of Team Coorg Muscat who finally laid their hands on the trophy.

Team Coorg Oman and Friends of Naqvi Group thanked the Chairman of Seeb Club His Highness Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq Al Said for his great vision, the management and staff of Seeb Club for their support, teams, and the huge gathering that came to witness the wonderful event.

Team Coorg Muscat thanked S.A.S. Naqvi, former technical advisor of Oman Olympic Committee Oman Hockey Association, the sponsors FAP (construction chemicals), Masafi Water and individual sponsors Osama Rawat, Chennappanda Somaiah, Tirta Prasad for their contribution.

During the prize distribution ceremony Team Coorg Muscat honoured S.A.S. Naqvi and Osama Rawat.

source: http://www.timesofoman.com / Times of Oman / Home> Sports / by Times News Service / August 18th, 2018

Rohini From Kodagu Appointed Judge For Japan Hockey Tournament

August 17, 2018Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg, Records, All, Sports, World Opinionadmin

Ponnampet:

Pullangada Rohini Bopanna (Sowmya) from Kodagu has been appointed as a judge by the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) for the 9th Women’s Asia Cup 2017 to be held at Kakamigahara, Japan from Oct. 28 to Nov. 5.

Earlier, Rohini had been appointed as the judge for the South Asian Games held at Guwahati in Assam in February 2016 and for the 4th Women’s Asian Champions Trophy held in Singapore from Oct. 29, 2016 till Nov. 5.

She is the wife of former international goal keeper Pullangada U. Bopanna and daughter of Nellamakkada Sabu Monnaiah and Devamaji.

Rohini has been actively participating in nationals as well as events held in local region. She was appointed as a technical judge for 7th Hockey India Sub-Junior Women’s National Championship held at Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu this year for B-Division and as an Assistant Tournament Director for A Division.

She was also appointed as a technical officer for the 7th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship held at Bhopal this year and she was a judge for the Bengaluru Hockey Association All India ‘A’ Division Super league 2017 (Men).

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports / October 18th, 2017

Kodagu Model School Excels In Zonal Sports

August 15, 2018Records, All, Sportsadmin

The students of Kodagu Model School, Mysuru, participated in the Hobli-level Zonal Sports Meet conducted by the Education Department for Higher Primary School recently and won the runners-up spot in Kho-Kho competition for boys and qualified for Taluk-level.

The shield, medals and certificates were distributed to the students by School Patron K.B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief, Star of Mysore and Mysooru Mithra.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports / August 14th, 2018

Marshy field sports meet in Kodagu on August 11

August 9, 2018Agriculture, Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Leaders, Nature, Records, All, Sportsadmin

The 27th state-level open-to-all marshy field sports meet will be held at a field belonging to C D Bopaiah in Kaggodlu village in the taluk on August 11, said Zilla Yuva Okkoota President M D Harish.

Addressing reporters here on Monday, he said that the sports meet is being organised jointly by the district Youth Empowerment and Sports Department, Nehru Yuva Kendra, Youth Hostel Association of India and Zilla Yuva Okkoota.

The inaugural programme will be held at 10.30 am. MLA K G Bopaiah, District-In-charge Minister Sa Ra Mahesh, ZP President B A Harish and MP Pratap Simha are expected to take part among others.

The valedictory programme at 5.30 pm will be presided over by Hakattur Gram Panchayat President Sharada Ramakrishna. MLA Appacchu Ranjan, MLC Sunil Subramani, Superintendent of Police Sumana and others will take part.

Volleyball (for men), throw ball (for women), tug of war for high-school boys and girls, 50 metre race for primary school boys and girls, 100 metre race for higher primary school boys, 200 metre race for high school and PU college boys, 300 metre race for girls, open running race for men and women from general public will be conducted for the villages of Kaggodlu.

Volleyball, throwball, and tug of war teams should pay a fee of Rs 500 before August 10 at 2 pm.

The winning teams will get attractive prizes.

High school students who are willing to take part in the tug of war must bring a certificate from their respective heads of the institution.

The games will begin at 9 am on August 11. For details, you may contact: 94499 52008, 97404 04520

Youth Hostel Association of India President C B Devaiah, Secretary Ayyanna C A, Madikeri taluk Yuva Okkoota President Navin Derala and Taluk Yuva Okkoota Secretary Baladi Dilip Kumar were present in the press meet.

source:http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Districts / by Adithya KA, DH News Service, Madikeri / August 06th, 2018

Jagat Nanjappa and Chetan Changappa win ISUZU RFC India 2018

August 7, 2018Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg, Records, All, Sportsadmin

Veteran rallyist Jagat Nanjappa and co-driver Chetan Changappa of Coorg’s team V5 Offroaders emerged as champions of ISUZU RFC India 2018. They have won the fifth season of international off-road motorsport competition with a total score of 2006 points out of 2600. With this win, Jagat and Chetan have become the second Indian, and the first offroader team from South India, to win the competition since its launch in the country in 2014. Jagat and Chetan will now represent the country at RFC 2018 Global Series Grand Finale.

The second position was held by Malaysian driver Mervyn Lim of Team GOA Fairmont. Defending RFC India Champion Gurmeet Virdi of Gerrari Offroaders Chandigarh clinched the third spot. After missing the title by just one rank last year, Jagat was elated upon completing the ‘unfinished task’ this year. He said, “We enjoyed every moment of this competition, especially the challenging ones. We were prepared for a tougher and more competitive event this time and we knew that we had to maintain the lead from the very start. The conditions of the competition were highly unpredictable and kept varying from contender to contender. In the end, I think these conditions worked in our favour and piloted us to the victory.”

A nine-time Indian National Rally Riders champion from 1986 to 1996 in the motorbike section, a Great Desert Rally champion in 1988, Coimbatore Rally champion of 1992, MASA Rally Mumbai champion of 1993 and 1994, Jagat has had an illustrious motorsport career spanning four decades.

Jagat, alongside other podium finishers, category winners and special award winners, were felicitated at the prize distribution ceremony in the presence of Luis J A Wee (founder and creator, The RFC, International), Ken Takashima (Dy MD, ISUZU Motors India), J Shankar Srinivas (VP – Service, Customer Relations, EA and PR, ISUZU Motors India) and Ashish Gupta (Founder and Director, Cougar Motorsport).

On this occasion, Luis J A Wee was felicitated with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his unparallel contribution to the off-roading community. Wee launched the Rainforest Challenge in Malaysia in 1997 and is counted among the top ten toughest motor races in the World and has 51 editions being held across 21 countries.

source: http://www.navhindtimes.in / The NavHind Times / Home> In Buzz / August 07th, 2018

Tennis star Rohan Bopanna forays into fitness business, here is what he launched

July 31, 2018Business & Economy, Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg, Sportsadmin

Bopanna said India is a potential market for CT and that he would like to open such initiatives in other cities as well.

India’s doubles tennis star Rohan Bopanna today announced his foray into sports-inspired fitness business with the launch of ‘Cardio Tennis.’

Cardio Tennis is a group cardio-workout, combining the best features of tennis and cardiovascular exercises to create an invigorating, full-body, high-intensity workout, with music and fitness drills along with innovative tennis games.

Bopanna said India is a potential market for CT and that he would like to open such initiatives in other cities as well.

He, however, did not reveal the size of investment he made into this venture.

“In fact, I have put almost all the money into it,” he told reporters here.

The tennis star had earlier launched a range of speciality coffees – Rohan Bopanna’s Master Blend – in association with city-based micro roastery and cafe – The Flying Squirrel – in January.

Bopanna, who was World Number Three in ATP ranking in 2013, said he hopes to take both tennis and fitness to people with the help of CT.

“One of the most exciting aspects of this regimen is that it is heart-rate monitored and a detailed performance report is sent to each participant at the end of every session,” Meraki Sport & Entertainment MD Ajit Ravindran said.

CT is licensed in India Bopanna and Meraki Sports and Entertainment.

Apart from regular sessions at key locations, Meraki’s role would be to reach out to corporates and the IT sector across India, Ravindran said.

CT (India) Director Harsha Thimmaiah said it is open to participants of all ages, and varying levels of tennis proficiency.

A CT session runs for about 50 minutes, where participants can expect to burn about 500-600 calories on an average, with four different segments, he said.

“We can accommodate up to 12-14 participants per session and can conduct back-to-back or parallel sessions, based on the infrastructure available,” Thimmaiah said.

A CT session can also be conducted in areas other than a tennis court, ranging from a large hall to a playground and football turfs, he added.

CT is very popular in the US, UK and Australia.

The programme is held over weekends at the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association and will soon be available at key locations across the city in the next two to three months.

source: http://www.financialexpress.com / Financial Express / Home> Industry / by PTI, Bengaluru / July 29th, 2018

RainForest Challenge India 2018: Jagat Nanjappa and Chetan Chengappa of V5 Offroaders Coorg crowned Winners

July 31, 2018Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg, Records, All, Sportsadmin

The 2018 Rainforest Challenge concluded today with veteran rallyist Jagat Nanjappa and co-driver Chetan Changappa of Coorg’s Team V5 Offroaders emerging as winners.

The team overcame constraints like funding and not the most advanced of setups through experience, hard work and great co-ordination between them.

Jagat Nanjappa and Chetan Chengappa, winners of the 2018 RFC India with the organizers of the event

Following them in overall ranking at second place were the Malaysian driver Mervyn Lim (co-driver Alex Tan) of Team G.O.A. Fairmont. He was followed by the winners of the last two editions, Gurmeet Virdi (co-driver Kirpal Singh Tung) of Gerrari Offroaders Chandigarh. The final points tally stood at 2006 points out of 2600 for Nanjappa, followed by 1849 and 1800 for the other two winners.

The winners will represent the country at RFC 2018 Global Series Grand Finale. The total benefits they have received amount to USD 10,000, including the entry fee, airfares as well as support towards car rental in Malaysia. Jagat Nanjappa adds this to a long list of achievements over a motorsport career spanning four decades. He is a nine-time Indian National Rally Riders Champion winning from 1986 to 1996 in the motorbike section, a Great Desert Rally Champion in 1988, Coimbatore Rally Champion of 1992, MASA Rally Mumbai Champion of 1993 and 1994.

The last two days saw participants tackle dense forests and tricky terrain in Maina for SS22 to SS25 before moving to a more sedate but still difficult to navigate final stage in Dona Paula.

Speaking at a prize distribution ceremony held on the final day, Ashish Gupta, the organizer of ISUZU RFC India 2018, and the head of Cougar Motorsport, said that they witnessed an unprecedented intense level of competition this year. They continuously upgrade the toughness quotient of the Special Stages every year, They added a night stage this time around, expecting the competition to be highly challenging. He was extremely happy that contenders have managed to sail through such tough challenges as well.

He said this proves that Indian off-roading is now attaining maturity and off-roaders here are no less than their international counterparts. He went on to congratulate and applaud all the competitors of ISUZU RFC India 2018 for their exemplary display of offroading skills, valor, hard work and determination throughout the course of the competition.

source: http://www.overdrive.in / OverDrive / Home> News / by Tuhin Guha / July 28th, 2018

Muhammad Anas betters own 400m national record

July 23, 2018Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg, Records, All, Sports, World Opinionadmin

Muhammad Anas’ earlier national mark is 45.31 which he clocked while finishing fourth at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

Muhammad Anas on Saturday bettered his own 400m national record while winning gold with a time of 45.24 seconds in an event at Czech Republic.

His earlier national mark is 45.31 which he clocked while finishing fourth at the Gold Coast CWG.

Anas, who is training near Prague along with other quartermilers as part of preparation for the upcoming Asian Games, set the new mark at an event at Velka Cena Nove Mesto nad Metuji.

In the women’s event, MR Poovamma won gold with a timing of 53.01 seconds.

However there were only five women, who competed in the event.

source: http://www.hindustantimes.com / Hindustan Times / Home> Sport> Other Sports / by Press Trust of India, New Delhi / July 21st, 2018

Marshy field sports held in Madikeri amidst rain

July 23, 2018Agriculture, Arts, Culture & Entertainment, Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg, Green Initiatives / Environment, Leaders, Nature, Sportsadmin

Youth take part in a marshy field race in Madikeri. DH PHOTO

From tiny tots to the elderly, a large number of people became a part of fun and frolic amid rain, at a marshy field in Madikeri on Sunday.

Various competitions were held at a marshy field belonging to Kukkera Palangappa in Devasturu village in Madikeri taluk, as a part of ‘Aatinaati Koodukoota’ organised by Karnataka Arebhashe Samskruthi mattu Sahitya Academy.

Men and women took part in volleyball, tug of war, throw-ball and running race. Rural games were conducted for children.

Speaking on the occasion, MLA M P Appacchu Ranjan felt the need to preserve paddy transplantation for the next generation.

“People should not think about profit alone and should get into the marshy field, as an effort to rediscover traditional agriculture which is vanishing,” said Ranjan.

Pattedar of Devastur, Kukkera Thammaiah flagged-off the paddy seedling transplantation and marshy field race.

He said that agriculture was a social activity in the past and people in the village help each other in paddy seedling transplantation work. But, today, fields have been left fallow.

In a good development, a few youth associations have come forward to carry out paddy transplantation work, he added.

Karnataka Arebhashe Samskruthi mattu Sahitya Academy Chairman P C Jayaram said that the traditional methods of agriculture reflected social harmony.

MLA K G Bopaiah, Kolar Excise Department Deputy Commissioner Sumitha Lingaraju, academy members Ramesh Joyappa, Kakkera Pradeep and A K Himakara were present among others.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Districts / by DH News Service, Madikeri / July 22nd, 2018

Bopanna pull out of Swedish event

July 18, 2018Famous Personalities of Kodagu / Coorg, Leaders, Sports, World Opinionadmin

Bopanna pulls out of Swedish event

Rohan Bopanna has withdrawn from the ATP tournament to be played in Bastad, Sweden, next week.

A pinched nerve in the neck has been troubling Bopanna and he had retired in the third set of the Wimbledon doubles second round, as he could not lift his arm to serve. “Hand not yet okay. So, have pulled out. I had a hit this morning to check whether I could play,” said Bopanna, when contacted in London on Friday.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Sport / by Special Correspondent / New Delhi – July 15th, 2018

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