Mangalore, December 14: The promising powerlifters from Dakshina Kannada, who won medals at recently held Asian Powerlifting Championship at Kobe City in Japan, received a rapturous reception upon their arrival in the city on Wednesday morning.
Even though the crowd gathered at the Mangalore Central Railway Station was not huge but it did enough to give a warm welcome to the players. The fans who gathered at the station were seen dancing to the beats of drums.
Mangalore Mayor Praveen Anchan was among the local representatives who extended a warm welcome to the five triumphant athletes.
Among the 18 medalists from Karnataka, who performed brilliantly in the international sports event held from December 5 to 9, many hail from Dakshina Kannada district.
Prasad Shetty, a student of St. Aloysius Pre University College, and son of K. Chandrahas Shetty and Shashi Shetty couple of Mangalore has won one gold and two bronze medals. Neha, a first BCom student of SDM College, Ujire, bagged two bronzes in the sub-junior category while M. Vinutha, a second BCom student from same college, got four silver medals in senior category.
Vinay Kanchan won three silvers and one bronze in Master I category, while Anand N. got a silver medal in senior category. M Maheshwariah bagged three gold medals and one silver medal. Sathish Kumar Kudroli was the coach of the Indian team and led the delegation to Japan.
The players and coach were taken on a procession from Railway station to Balanjaneya Gymnasium.
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