Mangalorean high jumper Sahana Kumari chosen for Ekalavya Award

Mangalorean high jumper Sahana Kumari chosen for Ekalavya Award

Mangalore Today News Network

Bangalore, Aug 29, 2013 : Sahana Kumari, a high jump athlete from Mangalore, who had even taken part in the London Olympics, is one among the 18 athletes chosen for the prestigious Ekalavya Awards given by the Karnataka State Sports Board.

 Sahana Kumari who hails from Ullal near Mangalore is a National Record holder in high jump by scaling a height of  1.92 meters. She has also won medals in several state and national level events, but  could not live upto expectations in the London Olympics.

 Sahana who had her initial schooling at Anandashrama  School in Someshwar, later studied at Sri Gokarnanatheshwara College in Mangalore. Sahana created a new record at the university level in high jump  and again at the All India Inter University Level Sports Meet.

  Sahana Kumari also won gold in the women’s high jump  in the 79th Railways Athletics Championships.

Other sportsmen selected for the Award include Karuna Jain, S V Sunil, Varsha Puranik, J P Arjun, Swetha Naidu, Ajay Appacchu, G S Sharan, H Rohini, K Mahadev, Binitha Devi, Sagarika Shyam, Aditya Prakash, Sridar S Savanur, Preethan Chawgale and Sanjana Srinivas.

The award presentation ceremony will be held at the Banquet hall of Vidhana Soudha on August 29 at 5:30 pm.