Mangaluru: The Asian Benchpress championship team which won several medals recently in Dubai from 18- 24 September 2018 arrived Mangaluru on on Thursday, September 27th.
The Mayor of Mangaluru City Corporation Bhaskar K were welcomed the team and were received with much fanfare by their well-wishers, sports lovers, friends and relatives at Mangaluru Central railway station.
Though victorious, expressing their displeasure with the department, “I’m happy that I got the opportunity to participate in the competition. But at the same time, I feel sad because our coach Satish Kudroli did not get the opportunity to go along with us to the competition. If Mr Satish had been given the chance to go with us we would have won more gold medals,” said Athlete Vincent Prakash Carlo.
“We need more support from the state government. The funds meant for us sportsperson have not be disbursed since 2015. Therefore, the state government needs to release these funds as soon as possible and thereby help us in preparing for upcoming competitions,” Satish Kudroli said.
“Altogether 25 sportspersons took part in the competition and won 11 gold, 14 silver and 10 bronze medals. The Department did not give me the opportunity to go with them if not, the results would have been even better,” said the coach Satish Kudroli.
Athletes team include Akshata Poojary, Ravikumar Ballalbagh, Vincent Prakash Carlo, Vince Falan Carlo, Venecia Carlo, Usha R, Panchami, Swathi, Laxman, Pasha, Vijay Kanchan, Ravi, Anoop, Jagadeesh and others.
After the arrival of the team, they were taken on a procession in an open roof jeep from Mangaluru Central railway station to Anjaneya Vyayama Shale.