Moment of Pride: M'loreans Bag Three Golds at London Commonwealth Ch'ship

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore

Mangalore, Dec 19: Suprita from SDM College, Ujire, Akshata from Alva’s College, Moodbidri and Vincent Prakash Carlo have bagged the top honours at the Commonwealth Unequipped Power-lifting and Bench-press Championship-2011 held in London from December 15 to December 18.

All three of them have won gold in their respective events.

While Vincent Prakash Carlo participated in the bench-press category, Akshata and Suprita took part in power-lifting.

Suprita, Akshata and Vincent Carlo attended a final conditioning coaching camp on Novemeber 27 in New Delhi prior to the Championship.

Akshata, from Bola, is a final year student pursuing masters in Human Resourse Development (MHRD) in Alva's College, Moodbidri. Supritha, from Mangalore, is a final year BCom student in SDM College, Ujire. Vincent Carlo, from Nantoor, here, works in the excise department of Mangalore.

Carlo has earlier taken part in several body-building, power-lifting and bench-press events and has also come second in the national-level selection trails of bench-pressing held at Jamshedpur.

Suprita had also won the first place in South India Nationals in the junior-level of 72 kg held at Coimbatore.