Mangalore: Alva's College Bags Mangalore Varsity Cross-country Championship
 
Sunil Haleyangady
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (RD/CN)
 
Mangalore, Sep 4: Alva's College, Moodbidri, bagged the championship trophy in both men's and women's division of Mangalore varsity inter-collegiate cross-country race here on Saturday September 3. SDM College, Ujire, Beltangady taluk, was the runners-up.
 
Belliappa bagged the first place by clocking 22.4 minutes. Rakesh and Basavaraj bagged the second and third place in men's division. Sabina bagged the first place, Sujata and Mamata bagged the second and third places in women's division.

Kurunji Vishvanat Gowda memorial rolling shield was presented to the winners who were Alva's College men's team while Kaikure Ramanna Gowda memorial rolling shield and trophy was presented to the winning Alva's College women's team.
 
The men's cross-country race was held from Haleyangady to Padmanoor and return, a total of 12 km, and the women's cross-country race was held from Haleyangady to Pakshikere and return, a total of 6 km.
 
A total of 112 students from 23 colleges participated in the men's division, and 58 students from 14 colleges participated in the women's division.
 
MLA Abayachandra Jain, Mangalore University physical education director Dr H Nagalingappa, college education department joint director Professor H R Nataraj, Mangalore University physical teachers association president Chandrashekar Nitte, college development committee H Vasant Bernard, college principal Professor Vishwanat Bhat, and physical education director Pradeep Kumar were present on the occasion.
 
International weightlifter Taranath Shetty inaugurated the men's race and Dr H Nagalingappa inaugurated the women's race.