Thirteen young Muaythai athletes of the Academy of Martial Science and SMITE Academy of Martial Arts, under the banner of Mysore Combat Sports Association (MCSA), participated in the Youth Muaythai Gala held at Bengaluru to commemorate the Children’s Day (Nov. 14). The team won 7 gold, 5 Silver and 1 Bronze medal.
The event was hosted by Muaythai Association of Karnataka and sanctioned by Muaythai India (MTI).
This event also served as selection trials for the upcoming National Championships to be held in December where athletes from over 25 States are expected to participate.
Seen in the picture (standing from left) Praful Raghavendra (12 years, -80 kgs: Gold Medal), G.M. Chandramouli (15 years, -35 kgs: Silver), G.M. Durgashree (12 years, -37 kgs: Gold), Kiran (Coach), Kru Syed Tanveer Ahmed (Founder Director, SMITE and International Referee), Kru Vikram (Secretary, WBC Muaythai India and Secretary, MCSA), Kru Samarth (Coach), S.K. Advika (10 years, -37 kgs: Silver Medal), Falkia Khan (14 years, -40 kgs: Silver) and H.R. Theeksha Bharuni (12 years, -57 kgs: Gold); Kneeling from left: Aryan Raj (13 years, -56 kgs: Silver), Ankush P. Mathad (11 years, -30 kgs: Bronze), Ayaan Ali (9 years, -30 kgs: Gold), Abhik K. Athrey (8 years, -25 kgs: Gold), Mohammed Hasen Khan (8 years, -32 kgs: Gold), Raaid Tanveer Syed (10 years, -30 kgs: Silver) and Kshaminaam Kanthraj Urs (10 years, -42 kgs: Gold).
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports / November 22nd, 2021
Dr Saheer Sainalabdeen posing with Mohammad Rizwan’s jersey. (Special Arrangement, Twitter/ShoaibAkhtar)
The attending pulmonologist, Dr Saheer Sainalabdeen, originally from Thiruvananthapuram, said Mohammad Rizwan was critical at the time he was admitted in Dubai’s Medeor Hospital.
It was a race against time. Two days before his team’s T20 World Cup semifinal against Australia, Pakistan’s wicket-keeper opener Mohammad Rizwan, after complaining of severe chest pain, was in the ICU unit of Medeor Hospital near Burjuman in Dubai.
The attending pulmonologist, Dr Saheer Sainalabdeen, originally from Thiruvananthapuram, says Rizwan was critical at the time he was admitted. Under the Indian doctor’s care, Pakistan’s key player recovered in time for the game.
He didn’t just make it to the playing XI, he also made a gritty 67, helping his team post a formidable score in the match that Australia narrowly won. Despite the heartbreaking loss, Rizwan, 29, remembered to acknowledge the efforts put in by the good doctor. As a token of gratitude, he sent across a team shirt, autographed by the Pakistan players.
Speaking to The Sunday Express at his chambers, Dr Saheer credited the quick recovery to Rizwan’s “willpower”.
In ICU for 35 hours
“He was in the ICU for 35 hours. He had a fever for three-four days, but he was Covid negative. Then (two days before the match), he had severe chest pain, enough to make him gasp,” Dr Saheer said.
The 40-year-old doctor said he initially suspected a heart problem, but tests ruled that out. “Actually, due to infection, spasms had blocked Rizwan’s esophagus (food pipe) and trachea (windpipe), resulting in chest pain. His condition was critical.”
Going into the match, Rizwan was not 100%, but managed to score 67 in 52 balls, getting out only in the 18th over of the Pakistan innings. He returned to keep the wickets and took a sharp catch of the in-form Australian opener David Warner, who seemed to be running away with the game.
During a break in the game, Pakistan’s batting coach, former Aussie batsman Mathew Hayden, had revealed to the host broadcaster that Rizwan had been in hospital a day earlier.
“I am a big fan of this batting line-up, they have performed superbly right through with the bat all along, and tonight is no exception. Rizwan was in hospital a night ago, suffering from a bronchitis condition, but this is a warrior… He has great courage, so has Babar (Azam), fantastic to see them combine so well,” Hayden said.
Among those who applauded Rizwan’s drive and commitment was Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin . “Can you imagine this guy played for his country today & gave his best. He was in the hospital last two days. Massive respect @iMRizwanPak. Hero,” posted Pakistan great Shoaib Akhtar.
Dr Saheer recalled Rizwan was desperate to play. “Whenever we spoke, he told me, ‘Play I must, I have to be with the team’. He was given an injection before leaving the hospital (a day before the game) and then, two hours before the start of the match, he took medicines. I allowed him to play only because he was medically fit to play,” the doctor said.
Dr Saheer said, Rizwan and his Pakistani teammates wanted to visit him personally to thank him, but biosecurity protocol didn’t allow them to do so. “He said, ‘Ek shirt bhej rahe hain aapko (Sending you an autographed team shirt)’.”
While happy at the gift, Dr Saheer said he was happier at Rizwan’s recovery. “It was down to his willpower. I have never seen a person with such strong willpower. He was weak but his willpower trumped the illness.”
Recalling the challenge, he added: “An illness that usually takes about a week to heal was taken care of inside two days… He had a big game coming up, so it was my duty to walk the extra mile, leave no stone unturned and then see how it goes. When he was admitted to the ICU, I never thought it would be possible. But he responded very well to the treatment, followed our advice in toto and pulled off something unreal.”
source: http://www.indianexpress.com / The Indian Express / Home> Sports> Cricket / by Shamik Chakrabarty, Dubai / November 14th, 2021
The students of IKA Karate Academy, Mysuru, have excelled at the 1st State-level Kickboxing Championship organised by Karnataka Kickboxing Sports Association at Yoga Hall, University of Mysore (UoM), recently and have been selected to take part in the national-level event to held in Pune.
Seen in the picture are (kneeling from left) S. Pooja (2 Gold Medals in Point Fight and Light Contact event – 18 years – 52 kg Category), Tasbiya Taskin (Gold – Light Contact and Silver – Point Fight – 15 years – 52 kg) and Keerthana (2 Gold Medals – Point Fight and Light Contact – 16 years – 64 kg);
Standing from left: T. Chanukya (2 Gold Medals – Light Contact and Point Fight – 17 years – 78 kg), Dhiraj (Gold – Light Contact – 15 years – 47 kg), Abdul Waseem (Senior Instructor and Head Coach of IKA), Mohamed Saqeebur Rahman (Senior Instructor and Head Coach of IKA), Lali Vishnu (Asst. Instructor and Coach of IKA) and Nikilesh (Gold – Light Contact and Silver – Point Fight – 15 years – 78 kg). T. Chanukya (standing extreme left) has also secured Silver medal in Light Contact category at the WAKO India National Kickboxing Championship organised by WAKO India Kickboxing Federation in Goa. [WAKO – World Association of Kickboxing Organisations]
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Photo News / November 10th, 2021
The Pistol and Rifle shooters of Mysore District Rifle Association (MDRA) in Ramakrishnanagar have won numerous medals at the Arjun and Golden Ace Shooting Championship-2021, held at Bengaluru recently.
Over 400 shooters from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu participated in the contest in which Mysuru shooters have won 6 Gold, 4 Silver and 2 Bronze Medals.
Shooter Ishtiaq Ahmed excelled in the Open Sight event with 3 Gold and 1 Silver while Shooter M.S Nagendra won an Individual Silver in 10m Pistol ISSF (The International Shooting Sport Federation) event. He had also won a Gold in the 1st State Para Shooting Competition-2021 held at Hubballi in September.
Medal winners are as follows:
Pistol: 10m pistol Under 14 – Nishanth P. Jamadagni (Gold); 10m pistol Para Senior – M.S. Nagendra (Silver); 10m pistol Veteran – Isthaiq Ahmed (Gold); 10m pistol Senior Team – Manjesh Mandanna, Nishanth Jamadagni and Vinod Ram (Silver); 10m pistol Veteran Team – Ateeq Ahmed, Isthaiq Ahmed and Antony (Gold).
Peep Sight Rifle: 10m Rifle Veteran – Ateeq Ahmed (Silver).
Peep Sight Rifle: 10m Rifle Veteran – Ateeq Ahmed (Silver).
Open Sight Rifle: 10m OS Rifle Veteran – L. Shiju (Gold); 10m OS Rifle Senior – L. Shiju (Bronze); 10m OS Rifle Para Senior – Ishraq Ahmed (Gold).
10m OS Rifle Senior Team – L. Shiju, Ramesh Babu and Ishthaiq Ahmed (Gold); 10m OS Veteran Team- L. Shiju, Isthaiq Ahmed, and Ateeq Ahmed (Gold);10m OS Rifle Junior Team- Razzaq Ahmed, Mohammed Arabi and M.S. Vignesh (Bronze).
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / October 17th, 2021
A group of 14 shooters from Mysuru took part in the Open Shooting Competition organised by Arjun Sports Shooting Academy in Bengaluru recently and won a total of 26 medals in the contest.
The medal-winning shooters are as follows:
Nishanth P. Jamadagni – 2 gold medals (1 individual and 1 team event) and 4 silver (2 individual and 2 team events); L. Shiju – 4 gold medals (2 individual and 2 team events); G. Krishna Rajendra – 1 silver (individual) and 2 gold (team); C. Ramesh Babu – 1 gold (team); A. Rahul – 1 silver (team); K.S. Sarvesh – 1 gold (team); K. Kishore – 1 bronze (individual) and 1 gold (team); Farman Pasha – 1 silver (team);Baban Khan – 1 gold (team); Joel Rex Nirmal Joel Kanmoni – 1 silver (team); Waseem Khan – 1 silver (team); Ateeq Ahmed – 1 bronze (individual) and 1 silver (team); Mohammed Arabi – 1 silver (team) and Mohameed Fuzail Khalander – 1 silver (team).
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports / September 09th, 2019
Mysuru Sports Shooting Academy has bagged more than 50 medals in ‘Roriez Sports Shooting Championship’ and ‘Arjun & Golden Ace Sports Shooting Championship’ held at Bengaluru recently, said MSSA President Ravindraswamy at a press meet held at Patrakarthara Bhavan in city recently.
In all, 21 shooters from the Academy had taken part in different categories and the medal winners are as follows:
Atheeq Ahmed – 5 gold and 1 silver in Open Sight Veteran Category; Krishna Rajendra – 6 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze in Open Sight and Peep Sight Veteran Category; Baban Khan (Najeebulla) – 3 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze in Open Sight Veteran Category; Vaseem – 1 bronze in Peep Sight Veteran Team; Syed Ishraq – 1 gold in Open Sight Para Event; A. Rahul – 1 silver in Open Sight Men Team; Syed Razzaq – 2 silver medals in Junior and Youth Team; Kishore – 1 silver in Open Sight Men Team; Rithik – 1 gold and 1 bronze in Open Sight Junior Men Category; Rajesh – 1 gold in Junior Men Team and 1 silver in Junior Individual; Sagar Mandanna – 2 gold medals in Individual and Team in Open Sight Youth Men; Likith – 1 gold in Junior Open Sight Team; P.R. Shashank – 2 gold medals – Individual and Team in Junior Category; Nihal Manoj – 1 gold and 1 bronze in Open Sight Youth Category; A. Harshitha Bai – 2 gold medals – Individual and Team in Open Sight Women (Highest scorer in Roriez Sports Shooting Championship – Women Category); Adarsh – 1 gold and 4 silver in Open Sight Men Event; P. Amogh – 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze in Open Sight Men Category; Keerthan – 1 bronze in Pistol Youth Category; Prajna – 4 gold and 1 silver (Highest scorer in Arjun and Golden Ace Sports Shooting Championship); Cheathana Obu Lakshmi – 1 gold in Women Team; K.B. Nachappa – 1 gold and 2 silver medals in Open Sight Junior Men; Pranav – 1 silver in Open Sight Youth Men Team; Tanushree – 1 gold and 1 bronze in Open Sight Junior Women; Chandan – 1 gold and 1 silver in Open Sight Men Team.
Chief guest Sundresh felicitated the winners. MSSA Secretary H.S. Vivek was also present on the occasion.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / November 09th, 2021
Arzan Khorakiwala, a product of the Raghuveer Tennis Academy, Mysuru, emerged Champion in the KSLTA-AITA Talent Series 7 Under-14 Tournament, an event on the Tattvam Junior Tour, here recently.
In the finals played at the KSLTA Tennis Stadium, Arzan quelled the challenge of Gurleen Kaur Khanuja in straight sets 6-3, 6-3.
This is the second successive Under-14 title for Arzan after her victory in Coimbatore last week.
A student of I Can – The Learning Centre, Mysuru, Arzan is the daughter of Sonali Khorakiwala and Haider Khorakiwala, residents of Sankalp Central Park, Mysuru.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports / November 03rd, 2021
The budding female boxers come from humble backgrounds. Their parents have allowed them to pursue their passion, thanks to the inspirations they find in Marry Kom or Lovlina Borgohain.
Lucknow :
In the expansive orchards of densely planted mango trees in Malihabad on Lucknow outskirts, a peculiar sound catches one’s attention. It is the report of punches being rained on the hanging sandbags and covered mango tree trunks.
It’s a bunch of girls in their boxing vests and shorts punching hard. Otherwise known for its Dussehri, the most popular mango variety, the makeshift boxing ‘nursery’ falls in Malihabad.
The budding female boxers come from humble backgrounds. Their parents have allowed them to pursue their passion, thanks to the inspirations they find in Marry Kom or Lovlina Borgohain.
The endeavour has brought out at least 10 district level boxers and one national level under the junior category in recent years.
Apart from taking on the ring for professional achievement, as many as 87 boxers, primarily girls, have learnt to safeguard themselves from assaults.
“The initial intent was to train the girls in boxing so that they could use the skill for self-defence, but it catapulted many into medal winners over the years,” says coach Mohammad Saif Khan.
Impressed with Saif’s intent, the ChildLine unit of Lucknow has joined hands with him and its coordinator Sangeeta Sharma often holds camps in rustic belt to teach teenagers about sexual abuses and ways to raise voice against it.
Saif, once a heavyweight boxer, has played till state level in Uttarakhand. A moving incident around 15 years back forced him to shift focus from mango farming to train girls in self-defence techniques.
He narrates that how a young girl in his neighbourhood was raped and how he found himself helpless in bringing justice to her as her family was reluctant to report the incident fearing social stigma.
“This made me think how to ‘empower girls’ for self-defence. I then decided to train girls in boxing,” says Saif. One of his students, Kamna Rawat (15), has won two district level gold medals.
Anamika (17) is another boxer who showed the impact of her punches at national level in quarter finals in a championship organized at Nagpur in 2018.
How a Rape incident prompted him
Saif decided to start teaching boxing to girls after a girl in his neighbourhood was raped and her family didn’t lodge a police complaint, fearing social stigma.
source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Good News / by Namita Bajpai, Express News Service / November 05th, 2021
My next aim is to win gold medal for my country in Olympics, Tajamul Islam said.
Tajamul Islam, 13, from Tarkpora in Bandipora defeated Argentina’s Lalina in the under-14 finals. Credit: Tajamul Islam
A teenage girl from a remote village in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district recently scripted history by winning a second gold medal in World Kickboxing Championship held in Egypt’s Cairo on October 22.
Tajamul Islam, 13, from Tarkpora in Bandipora defeated Argentina’s Lalina in the under-14 finals. “I had represented India in Italy in 2016 too, in the under-9 category in which players from 90 other countries had participated. I won gold in that event also,” she told DH.
A class 7 student of Army Goodwill School in Bandipora, Tajamul won national recognition when she bagged the gold medal in the sub-junior category at the 2015 National Kickboxing Championship in New Delhi. Her achievement at the national level got her an entry to the World events.
A six-year-old Tajamul started her kickboxing journey in 2014 from a local martial arts academy for young boys and girls. “I was watching kickboxing on TV and decided that one day I too will do something big in this sport. And when I saw young boys and girls training, punching, I told my father that I want to join them,” she said.
But the initial journey was not so easy for the little girl. “I faced a lot of taunts from my relatives and neighbors initially when I started practicing the game. But my mom supported me and somehow persuaded my dad to allow me to continue my practice. Martial art was also the passion of my elder siblings and their support was crucial,” she said.
Daughter of a businessman based in Mumbai, the gold-medalist has a word of advice for parents and children. “Parents should understand that sports keep children away from negativity like drug addiction and other activities and allow them to participate. Kids should also not hide anything from parents and take their consent before choosing any game,” she said.
Asked how difficult her journey was being a girl, she replied, “Girls can do better than boys if they are given equal opportunities. My next aim is to win a gold medal for my country in the World Olympics.”
Tajamul is also a brand ambassador of ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ scheme. She also concentrates on her studies and wants to become an orthopedic surgeon. “I want to break as well as join the bones by becoming an orthopedic surgeon,” she said laughingly.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> National> North and Central / by Zulfikar Majid, DHNS / November 01st, 2021
While the names of swimmer and activist Ali and Deshprabhu had been doing the rounds, the tennis icon was a surprise for most.
Mamata Banerjee with Leander Paes in Dona Paula, Goa / Telegraph picture
Trinamul chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday inducted celebrities such as Leander Paes and Nafisa Ali and entrepreneur Mrinalini Deshprabhu into her party for its Goa foray, which she formally launched over the course of a busy day of political and PR exercises.
While the names of swimmer and activist Ali and Deshprabhu had been doing the rounds, tennis icon Paes was a surprise for most.
“When, at the age of 14, I went to play tennis for India, Didi (Mamata) was the (junior) Union sports minister. She used to always encourage, always support…. Now, after three decades of tennis, I would like to support the lady who has been going forward with immense courage. She is a real champion to me,” said Paes, 48, a Calcutta boy and now a resident of Goa.
Regarded as one of the greatest players in doubles, he won 18 Grand Slams in men’s and mixed doubles, and a bronze for India in men’s singles at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
“I would like to serve the people by means of politics. I would like to serve the youth of the nation. That is why I have joined Didi,” said Paes. “India is the world’s largest democracy. There cannot be division here on the basis of caste, creed, or religion,” he added.
Now 64, Ali was a Congress candidate against Mamata in Calcutta South in the 2004 Lok Sabha polls. She lost. Ali also had a brief stint with Samajwadi Party before returning to the Congress in 2009.
Mamata Banerjee with Nafisa Ali in Goa / Telegraph picture
“She (Mamata) is such a champion for the cause of protecting the inclusive ethos of India…. It is important, now more than ever, to close the ranks on forces that seek to divide this great nation,” said Ali, a Calcutta girl who was the national swimming champion in the early 1970s, was crowned Miss India in 1976, and went on to act in films.
Sources in Trinamul said Mamata was keen on engaging civil society members in politics in Goa, something she did successfully in Bengal.
The BJP’s Pramod Sawant-led government would seek re-election to the 40-seat Goa Assembly in February 2022.
The principal Opposition there is the Congress, with the AAP testing waters there for some time.
Last month, Mamata inducted Goa’s former chief minister Luizinho Faleiro, with four decades in the Congress. He is now a national vice-president of Trinamul, helping it not only in Goa but also in several states of the Northeast, which he handled organisationally for the Grand Old Party.
After Faleiro came a number of political leaders from Goa, from various parties there. From the civil society, Trinamul has already managed to get the likes of poet N. Shivdas, filmmaker Tony Dias, environmentalist Rajendra Shivaji Kakodkar, footballer Denzil Franco, and boxer Lenny Da Gama.
source: http://www.telegraphindia.com / The Telegraph Online / Home> West Bengal / by Meghdeep Bhattacharrya, Calcutta / October 30th, 2021
