Media Release

Puttur, Oct 7: The Dakshina Kannada district administration, zilla panchayat, youth empowerment and sports department of South Canara, South Canara Physical Directors Association, South Canara District Sports Association, and Mangaluru City Corporation jointly organized a diverse array of sports events at the district ground in Mangaluru during the Mysore Divisional Dussehra Sports Meet 2023 recently.

These events encompassed athletics, weightlifting, basketball, handball, boxing, wrestling, wushu, taekwondo, netball, ball badminton, and throwball.

In this prestigious competition, students from St Philomena College showcased their exceptional talent in the weightlifting category, leaving an indelible mark. Their remarkable achievements included 6 gold, 3 silver, and 1 bronze medals. Notable performances in different weight categories include:

55 kg: Sujan K secured a silver medal
61 kg: Munaf secured the gold
73 kg: Bhuvan Ram clinched the gold
81 kg: Shabarish B. Rai earned a gold
89 kg: Abhi Ramachandra Adigundi excelled with a gold
109 kg: Annson Mascarenhas achieved silver
109+ kg: Ranjith Kumar exhibited extraordinary strength
45 kg: Beula P T secured a gold medal
71 kg: Spandana achieved gold

In addition to their superb weightlifting achievements, the athletes of the college also excelled in other sports.

The athletes were honoured in the college assembly.

This remarkable success was attributed to the dedicated training provided by Pushparaj, the weightlifting coach of the college. Elias Pinto, physical education director, expressed his pride in the students’ accomplishments and lauded guidance of the coach in preparing them for such a prestigious competition. As Athletes of St Philomena College have made their mark at the Mysore Divisional Dussehra Sports Meet 2023, the correspondent, principal and campus director expressed the elation.