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Mangaluru teams bag both, boys and girls Kabaddi championships


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Mangaluru, Oct 15, 2019: At the state-level PU Colleges Kabaddi Championship which concluded at the Indoor Stadium in Dharwad, superb performance throughout enabled  the Mangaluru team bag the top spot in both boys’ and girls’ categories

 

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In the finals of the boys category, Mangaluru humbled the hosts Dharwad team by 57-51 points after leading 27-22 at half time. Vishal Gowda of the coastal districts drew the attention with his brilliant raiding.

In the girls’ final clash between Mangaluru and Mandya, Mangaluru team won by 15-11 with the help of excellent performance by Pallavi and Bhuvaneshwari. Mangaluru led by 9-6 at half time.

In the semifinals, Mangaluru boys had ousted Tumakuru by 49-21 while Dharwad had defeated Bengaluru South by 25-21. In girls’ semis, Mangaluru had overcome Udupi’s challenge by 10-6 and Mandya had outclassed Dharwad by 25-15.

The Dept of PU Collegiate Education, Dharwad, had organised the three-day tournament in association with Hiremallur Ishwaran PU College.  MLC Basavaraj Horatti presented the trophies to the winners.