Three Mangaloreans to receive Ekalavya award today

Three Mangaloreans to receive Ekalavya award today

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, April 10: Three sportspersons from Mangalore, including R Poovamma, will receive Ekalavya awards for the year 2007-2008 from H R Bharadhwaj, Governor of Karnataka, on April 10.

The sportspersons are Nayana Shriyan - power lifting (Mangalore), R Poovamma - athletics (Mangalore), Uday Chowta - kabbadi (Mangalore).

Machettira Raju Poovamma, has won the gold medal in women’s 4x100 meters relay at the South Asian Games at Srilanka and also to her credit a bronze at the under-20 junior Asian Athletic held art Macau. She also participated in the IAAF world junior Championship in Beijing.  She bagged several medals at the national and international events.

The government has selected a total of 30 sportspersons for the award for 2007 and 2008. The three sportsmen well receive cash award of Rs. 50,000, a bronze statue of Ekalavya, a certificate, and a set of clothes.

The awardees for 2007: Manjula L - athletics (Kolar), Nithyasosale - badminton (Bangalore), R Umadevi - billiards (Bangalore), M Swathik - chess (Bangalore), Aliyas Das Gupta - equestrian (Bangalore), Xavier Vijayakumar - Football (Bangalore), N Laxmi - fencing (Bangalore), J M Hariprasad - hockey (Kodagu), M N Varadarajan - kho-kho (Mysore), Thygaraj - Kabbadi (Bangalore), Nayana Shriyan - power lifting (Mangalore), V. Kavitha - riffle shooting (Bangalore), Kshipramahajan - swimming (Bangalore), Sharat Gaikwad - physically challenged sports (Bangalore) and L M Karibasappa - bodybuilding (Davangere).

The awardees for 2008: V R Poovamma - athletics (Mangalore), Srinivas Nayak - basketball (Raichur), Ashwini Ponnappa - badminton (Bangalore), Girish Kaushik - chess (Mysore), Cavery R Banakar - cycling (Bagalkote), Nanjundegowda - fencing (Bangalore), A L Vikram Kanth - hockey (Kodagu), Rohini B Patil - judo (Belgaum), C P Adarsh - kho-kho (Hassan), Uday Chowta - kabbadi (Mangalore), B R Pramila - netball (Mandya), N B Jyothi - power-lifting (Chitradurga), Rohit Rajendra Hawaldar - swimming (Bangalore), A K Akshata - volleyball (Chikmagalur) and Farman Basha - physically challenged sports (Bangalore).