Half marathon attracts hundreds of competitors

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April 1, 2012

Manipal, April 1: General Manager of Syndicate Bank S K Abrol flagged off the 21 KM Synd Bank Half marathon, organized by Udupi District Athletic Association, in front of the Syndicate Bank Head Office, Manipal on Sunday morning.

Chancellor of Manipal University Dr Ramdas M Pai, SP Boralingaiah, ZP CEO Prabhakar Sharma, Udupi MLA K Raghupathi Bhat and others were present at the flagging off ceremony.

Vijayamala Patil of Mumbai Club and Sandeep Kumar of Alvas Sports Club, Moodbidri bagged the first prizes in women's and men's category, respectively. In the men's category Borappa M and Neeraj Pal Singh, both from Alva's Sports Club Moodabidri won the second and third prizes respectively. In the women's half marathon, Priyanka Singh Patel of Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Rajani of Indira Gandhi College, won the second and third prizes respectively.

In the 10 KM race held for below 20 year boys Ashraf, Manjunath M Nayak and Girish Shetty, all from First Grade College Nitte won first, second and third prizes respectively.

In the 3 KMs race held for below 17 year boys Sharath of SMS PU College Brahmavar, Manjunath of Viveka Junior College Kota and Kiran Kamath of Poorna Prajna College Udupi won first, second and third prizes respectively.

In the 3 KMs race held for below 14 year boys Kiran of Perdoor High School, Anil Kumar of Viveka Kota and Raghavendra of Perdoor High School won first, second and third prizes respectively.

In the 3 KM race held for 35 to 59 agegroup men Narayana Prabhu of Manipal University, Shankar of District Police Udupi won first and second prizes. Sankappa Kanchan of Udyavara and Shreedharan of Manipal shared the third prize. In the senior citizen male category Y Kumaraswamy of Kabbinale, Wesley Karkada of Udupi and KL Patel of Mysore won first, second and third prizes respectively.

In the 10 KM race held for below 20 year women Keerthi and Swathi of Sanjay Gandhi School Amparu won first and second prizes respectively. Jyothi of CJC Hiriadka won the third prize.

In the 3 KM race held for below 14 year girls Sumathi of Government Primary School Santhekatte, Kavitha of Sanjay Gandhi School, Amparu and Pathrika of Perdoor High School won first, second and third prizes respectively.

In the 3 KM race held 35-59 agegroup women Jyothi U Shetty of Panorama Group of Companies, advocate Arunkala S Rao of Udupi and Sulatha Kamath of Katapady won the first, second and third prizes respectively. In the senior citizen (Women) category B Vasudha Pai won the first prize.

General Manager of Syndicate Bank T Muralidharan, Pro Chancellor of Manipal University Dr H S Ballal, national athlete Anitha Nayak, Udupi MLA Raghupathi Bhat and others gave away the prizes.

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February 3,2026

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Mangaluru, Feb 3: Kanachur College of Physiotherapy and Kanachur Hospital & Research Centre, in association with U.T. Fareed Foundation (R), organised the 11th Late Mrs. Naseema Fareed Memorial Lecture on Tuesday.

The programme was inaugurated by Dr. Subramanyam K, Head of the Department and Professor, Department of Cardiology, Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Mangaluru. In his inaugural address, Dr. Subramanyam delivered an insightful talk highlighting the vital role of physiotherapy in modern medical care, particularly in cardiac rehabilitation, patient recovery, and improving overall quality of life through a multidisciplinary healthcare approach.

The presidential address was delivered by Dr. Haji U.K. Monu, Chairman, KIET. The keynote address was presented by Dr. Mohammed Ismail Hejamady, who spoke on the evolving scope and significance of physiotherapy.

The event was held in the presence of Mr. Abdul Rahiman, Director, Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangaluru; Dr. Vaishali Sreejith, Senate Member, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru; Dr. Sudhan S.G., Professor and Principal, Krupanidhi College of Physiotherapy, Bengaluru; Dr. Shanavaz Manipady, Dean, Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangaluru; and Dr. Venkat Rai Prabhu, Member, Kanachur Health Science Advisory Council, Kanachur Hospital & Research Centre.

Dr. Mohammad Suhail, Dean, Kanachur College of Physiotherapy, welcomed the guests and delegates.

As part of the programme, a two-day free workshop was organised on the following topics:

•    Art of Practice in Cardiopulmonary Conditions by Dr. Sudhan S.G., Principal, Krupanidhi College of Physiotherapy

•    The Gift of Life – Organ Donation by Dr. Rohan Monis, Chief Administrative Medical Officer

•    Chest X-ray Interpretation by Dr. Hemanth, Department of Radiology, KIMS

•    Pulmonary Rehabilitation by Dr. Vijaya Kumar, Department of Respiratory Medicine, KIMS

Organisers noted that the memorial lecture series has been conducted continuously for the 11th year, benefiting interns and postgraduate students from various colleges across Mangaluru. A total of 130 delegates attended the workshop.

Dr. Reshma, Vice Principal, Kanachur College of Physiotherapy, Mangaluru, delivered the vote of thanks.

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