Kundapur: Weightlifter from Kundapur, Gururaj Poojary, who had made the nation and and Karnataka proud by winning silver medal in Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, finally got his cash prize of Rs 25 lakh promised by the state government. This prize had been declared soon after Poojary made the country proud in world-level performance. When addressed […]
Udupi: P. Gururaja, who won the silver medal in the 56 kg category in weight lifting in the 21st Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia, earlier this month, was given a rousing reception here on Thursday. The officials of the district administration accompanied Mr. Gururaja from the Bajpe International Airport to the Deputy Commissioner’s […]
Udupi: Weightlifter P Gururaja opened India’s medal account on the first competition day of the 21st Commonwealth Games, claiming a silver in the men’s 56kg category in Gold Coast on Thursday. The 25-year-old Gururaja equalled his personal best of 249kg (111+138) to finish second in a field where Malaysia’s three-time Commonwealth Championships medallist Muhammad Izhar […]
