Mangalore, January 17: The 17th Dr M V Shetty Memorial inter physiotherapy colleges cricket tournament for boys and girls organized by Dr M V Shetty College Of Physiotherapy was inaugurated at NMPT ground, Panambur, here on Tuesday.
Ten boys' teams and seven girls' teams are participating in this state level tournament. The participating teams are from across Karnataka including Mangalore, Bangalore, Mysore, Manipal and Moodbidri.
DIG R M Sharma, T M Commander of Coast Guard inaugurated the tournament. Dr M Ramgopal Shetty, Founder Secretary DR M V Shetty Memorial Trust presided over the event. National Women Swimming team physiotherapist Dr Poornima Raman was the guest of honour.
Congratulating the college for conducting the tournament for the past 16 years, DIG Sharma stressed on the importance given only to academics and not sports. He inspired the players by saying “All that happens, happens for good”.
Dr. Poornima Raman in her address said that an individual requires passion to be successful. The vote of thanks was given by physical director of the institute Manohar M.
The inaugural match was played between chief guest DIG R N Sharma and Dr M R Shetty both taking a shot at batting and bowling. This was followed by a match between Captains XI and Staff XI of the colleges. The cricket tournament will be for two days.
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