Mangaluru, Mar 26: The unbeaten Alva’s College, Moodbidri, has bagged the overall championship for the inter-collegiate sports competitions organized by Mangalore University for the ninth consecutive time.
Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara College, Ujire, and Mangalore University campus team bagged the runner-up trophy and the third–place trophy respectively.
In the men and women categories in the inter-collegiate sports competitions, the winning trophies were bagged by Alva’s College, Moodbidri, along with Rs. 20,000. SDM College, Ujire, won the runner-up trophies with Rs. 12,000 and the third-place trophies went to the university campus teams with Rs. 8,000.
In the individual category in inter-collegiate sports competitions, the gold medallists were given Rs. 25,000 each; the silver medallists bagged Rs. 15,000 each and the bronze medallists were given Rs. 10,000 each.
Those who participated and won medals in the inter-university sports and cultural competitions were also given cash prizes and mementos which depended based on categories of sports and cultural competitions.
The university felicitated the prize winners in inter-university sports and cultural competitions and inter-collegiate sports championships for 2014-15 at a function on the university campus on Wednesday.
Addressing students and teachers on the occasion, K. Byrappa, varsity Vice-Chancellor, said that the Department of Physical Education has requested the university to give grace marks to medal winners in various levels of competitions. The university would place this proposal before a 14-member expert committee constituted to draft the new draft policy. A decision would be taken based on the recommendation of the expert committee.
Mr. Byrappa said that a multi-gym for men would be opened on the university campus either this month-end or next month. A multi-gym for women was inaugurated a month ago. Banjara dance, a north-eastern dance, mime and other dances added glitter to the felicitation ceremony reminding one film award presentation functions.
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