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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (BG)
Mangalore, Jul 9: Athlete Sahana Kumari, who was selected for the London Olympics visited Sri Gokarnanatha College in the city, along with her husband Nagaraj and daughter Pavana. She is a former student of this college.
She was a given a grand welcome by the college administaration. A formal stage programme was also held to felicitate her.
Adressing the gathering, Sahana expressed her pride in her alma mater. She also urged the others to rise up to higher levels.
Sahana Kumari has been selected in the high jump event, where, in the qualifying round, she scaled a new height of 1.92 metres.
Born and brought up in Ullal, she completed her early education from Anandashram School, Ullal and later joined Sri Gokarnanatheshwara College, which proved to be the right choice to pursue her sporting dreams. Sri Gokarnanatha College has been the home for many young, dynamic and successful athletes. Her brother and her elder sister are also successful sportspersons.
Dr B Gangadhar, principal, Gokarnanatheshwara College, Shama N Rao, P U College principal, Jayavikram, correspondent, Tejomaya, member, administrative committee, Vasantha Karandoor, lawyer, and Purushotth
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Daijiworld Media Network - Sharjah
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London 2012 high jumper Sahana Kumari asks daughter Pavana to focus on senior events
Sport is in Pavana Nagaraj’s blood and it is just as well that she drew upon the solid backing and advice of her athlete parents on her way to victory in the women’s Long Jump competition in the U20 Asian Athletics Championships in Dubai recently.
The 18-year-old Pavana Nagaraj, daughter of women’s National High Jump record holder Sahana Kumari and 2010 National Inter-State men’s 100m champion BG Nagaraj, won the Asian u20 gold with a personal best Long Jump of 6.32m. It came on the back of Sahana Kumari’s nudge that made Pavana Nagaraj focus more on Long Jump after having started as a high jumper.
The transition to long jump came along with her training as a Heptahlete. Sahana Kumari, who is a SAI coach, revealed she wants her daughter to stick to multi-event competition. “We want her to be in multi events so that her overall development is taken care of. This is what this generation is lacking. They are focusing on just one discipline,” she told SAI media.
“I told her rather than stick to one event, she try Heptathlon to discover her strength. We want her to excel in multi events and she has to understand which event she is good at. As parents, or as coaches, we are not for