
Mangalore team wins kabaddi championship
The Association of Indian Universities-sponsored South Zone Inter University Kabaddi Championship for Women was conducted for five days at Alagappa University in Karaikudi. Mangalore University secured the first place in the league matches and Mother Therasa University, Kodaikanal; Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore; and the hosts took the second, third and fourth places, respectively. A total of 53 teams from Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Kerala participated in the tourney organised jointly with Vidhyaa Giri College of Arts and Science, Puduvayal. The top four teams will participate in the final round at Govind Guru Tribal University, Banswara, Rajasthan.S. Karuppuchamy, Member, Vice-Chancellor Officiating Committee, honoured the winning teams on Friday in the presence of K.Gunasekaran, Syndicate member.