Dasara Games 2014: Mysore division emerges overall champions

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The triumphtant Mysore Division’s sports-persons and the Mysore Division coaches- Gopinath (Athletics), Ashok (Volleyball) and Ramesh seen receiving the Overall Championship trophy from L.Manjunath (eighth from left), President, Dasara Sports Sub-Committee during the validectory function held at Chamundi Vihar Stadium yesterday. Also seen are the members Dasara Sports sub-committee.
The triumphtant Mysore Division’s sports-persons and the Mysore Division coaches- Gopinath (Athletics), Ashok (Volleyball) and Ramesh seen receiving the Overall Championship trophy from L.Manjunath (eighth from left), President, Dasara Sports Sub-Committee during the validectory function held at Chamundi Vihar Stadium yesterday. Also seen are the members Dasara Sports sub-committee.

Mysore :

Inspiring performances by Mysore Division’s athletes in the men’s section and some good performances in the team games, helped them to bag the Overall Championship title with 123 points,on the concluding day of the Dasara Games 2014 at Mysore.

On the final day’s athletic events, five (three in the men & two in the women’s section) new meet records were set, taking the total of new records at the championship to 14.

Jayaprakash Shetty of Bangalore City, an athlete from the Central Excise & Customs, Bangalore ran a fast paced race to win the 400 mts race with a new meet record timing of 48.1sec erasing his own record of 48.3 sec set in 2009. A.K. Raghu (48.4 sec) and Vishwambhar of Belgaum (48.7 sec) secured the second and third places respectively.

Bangalore City’s men 4×100 mts relay quartet comprising of S. Ganesh, N.B. Gowrish, Md. Asif Owaise and N. Vaishak won the gold with a new meet record timing of 41.2 sec, erasing the old mark of 42. 2 sec set by Mysore Division in 2008. Bangalore Rural and Belgaum secured the second and third places respectively.

M. Arpitha, a national level athlete from Bangalore City who had won the 200 mts event on the second day completed a fine double when she won the 400 mts event with a new meet record timing of 53.0 sec, erasing the old mark of 56. 4 sec set by Mysore Division’s Reena George in 2013. Reena George of Mysore Division also bettered her own mark with a timing of 54.9 sec.

Shahajahani of Mysore Division from LIC, threw the javelin to a record distance of 44.70 mts and erased the 23-year-old mark of 43.84 mts set by Mysore Division’s B.M. Bhageerathi in 1991.

The 4×100 mts relay quartet comprising of M.G. Padmini, Prajna Prakash, Archana Appaiah and M Arpitha of Bangalore City won the gold with a new meet record with a timing of 47.4 sec, erasing the old record of 49.1 sec set by Mysore Division in 1990. Mysore Division also bettered the mark with a timing of 47.9 sec.

K. Vishwambhar of Belgaum who won the men’s 800 mts with a new meet record was adjudged as the Best Athlete in the men’s section with a total of1028 points.

M. Arpitha of Bangalore City who won the women’s 200 mts, 400m with new meet records was adjudged as the Best Athlete in the women’s section. All the fourteen record breakers were given away cash awards of Rs.10,000 each.

In the team events, Mysore Division won the title in Tennis, Throwball, Kabaddi, Football, Badminton, Kho-Kho events and finished runner-up in Table Tennis, Net Ball, Swimming and Basketball.  L.Manjunath, President, Dasara Sports Sub-Committee, Suresh, Asst. Director, DYES, Mysore, K.S. Ramesh, Dy.Director, DYES, Bangalore, members of Dasara Sports Sub-committee and others were present on the occasion.

On the ocassion, the organisers feliciated sports journalists- Girish Doddamani (Prajavani), C.K. Muralidharan (Freelance Sports Journalist-Star of Mysore & The Hindu) and veteran athlete K. Somashekar (South Western Railways (Workshop), Mysore.

The results: (winners only): Athletics; Men: 400 mts: Jayaprakash Shetty (B’lore City-48.1 sec-NMR; 5000 mts: Devanna Naik (Mysore -17:14.4 sec); Triple Jump: Karthik Basagondappa (Mysore-14.50 mts); Javelin Throw: R. Sharath Raj (Mysore-68.15 mts); 4×100 mts Relay: Mysore Division(NMR-S. Ganesh, N.B. Gowrish, Md. Asif Owaise, N. Vaishak. Best Athlete: Vishwambhar (Belgaum).

Women: 400 mts: M.Arpitha (B’lore City-NMR-53.0 sec; 3000 mts: Sowmya Sawanth (B’lore City-11:07.2 sec); Triple Jump: Praneetha Pradeep (B’lore City-11.98 mts); Javelin Throw: Shahajahani (Mysore-NMR-44.70 mts; 4×100 mts Relay: Bangalore City (NMR-M.G. Padmini, Prajna Prakash, Archana Appaiah and M. Arpitha M. Best Athlete: M.Arpitha-Bangalore City).

Team Games (Men): Kabaddi: 1. Mysore; 2. Belgaum; 3. B’lore City; Throwball: 1. Mysore; 2. B’lore Rural; 3. B’lore City; Kho-Kho: 1. Mysore; 2. B’lore City; 3. B’lore Rural; Handball: 1.B’lore City; 2. Belgaum; 3. Mysore; Table Tennis:1. B’lore City; 2. Mysore; 3. Belgaum; Tennis: 1. Mysore; 2. B’lore Rural; 3. Belgaum; Hockey: 1. B’lore Rural; 2. B’lore City; 3. Belgaum; Volleyball: 1.Belgaum; 2. B’lore City; 3.Mysore; Basketball: 1. B’lore Rural; 2.Mysore; 3.B’lore City;Football:1. Mysore; 2. B’lore Rural; 3. B’lore City; Net Ball: 1.B’lore City; 2. Mysore; 3.B’lore Rural; Swimming: 1. B’lore City; 2. Mysore; 3. Belgaum; Badminton: 1. Mysore; 2. B’lore Rural; 3. B’lore City; Kho-Kho: 1. Mysore; 2. B’lore City; 3. B’lore Rural.

Women: Basketball: 1. Mysore; 2. B’lore City; 3. B’lore Rural); Handball: 1. Mysore; 2. B’lore Rural; 3. B’lore City; Kabaddi: 1. B’lore City; 2. B’lore Rural; 3.Mysore; Hockey: 1.Mysore; 2. B’lore City; 3. B’lore Rural; Kho-Kho: 1. Mysore; 2. B’lore City; 3. B’lore Rural; Volleyball: 1.Mysore; 2. B’lore City; 3. B’lore Rura; Table Tennis: 1. B’lore Rural; 2. B’lore City; 3. Gulbarga; Tennis: 1. B’lore City; 2. Mysore; 3. B’lore Rural; Netball: 1. B’lore City; 2. B’lore Rural; 3. Mysore; Throwball: 1. Mysore; 2. B’lore City; 3. B’lore Rural; Swimming: 1. B’lore City; 2. Mysore; 3. B’lore Rural; Badminton: 1. B’lore Rural; 2. Mysore; 3. Gulbarga. Overall Championship: Mysore Division-123 points.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / Monday,   September 29th,  2014