Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (KD/AF)

Mangalore, Jan 23: Merula Pinto won the first place at the 13th diocesan-level Konkani elocution competition in the standard IV children's category organized by Catholic Sabha here.

She won first place in all the four levels of the competition - Varado, zonal, regional and central. She also won the district level swimming competiton organized by Karavali Utsav 2008 at Balavana swimming pool at Puttur on Sunday January 20. Merula won gold medal in the butterfly stroke and bronze medal in the free style and back stroke. She won the first place in inter-school English elocution, first place in the organ key board and third place in the drawing Kalotsava competitions held at Gitanjali and organized by MMCA.

In the key board competion she has bagged a hatrick by winning the first place for the past three years. She is the daughter of Joel and Metilda Pinto of Balmatta Medicals in the city. Sister of Melita Pinto (Miss Daijiworld), she is studying in class III at Lourdes Central School Bejai. She is  the anchor for live dial show on V4 media channel telecast on every Wednesday at 7 pm.