World University Games: 11 athletes from Alva's College selected
Mangaluru: As many as 11 athletes from Alva's Education Foundation's Sports Adoption Scheme, representing Mangalore University, were selected to represent India in the forthcoming World University Games 2025.
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The event is scheduled to be held in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany, from July 16 to 27. With this, the total number of athletes from the foundation participating in the games over the years has risen to 32.
Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, M Mohan Alva, president of the foundation, said the selection was a matter of great pride for the institution and the state. The athletes were selected during the trials held at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar.
In the men's category, the selected athletes are Gagan (5,000m run), Sachin (20km walk), Balakrishna (400m run), and Taufique N (decathlon). In the women's category, Deekshita (400m hurdles), Basanti Kumari (half marathon), Manju Yadav (steeplechase), Sindhusree (pole vault), Sakshi (javelin throw), Jyoti (half marathon), and Shalini (20km walk) secured their spots.
All the selected athletes represent Mangalore University and trained under Alva's Sports Adoption Scheme.
Each athlete will require a financial outlay of Rs 2.5 lakh to participate in the event. While Mangalore University has assured a contribution of Rs 75,000 per athlete, the remaining expenses are being borne by the foundation.
Athletes from the Foundation participated in previous World University Games, with a total of 32 individuals selected, including this year. In the 2015 games held in Croatia, one athlete participated; in the 2017 games in Taiwan, two athletes participated; in the 2019 games in Italy, 10 athletes participated; and in the 2023 games in Chengdu, China, eight athletes took part.
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