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Time of India

MU's sports year concludes with achievements and challenges

Mangaluru: Mangalore University sports academic year concluded with several achievements. It successfully completed its annual sports activities, won several laurels, and set records. The university also conducted a few inter-university events. The only setback it witnessed was from April to the present, where outdoor activities saw poor participation of sportspersons due to extreme heat and rain. CK Kishore Kumar, senior professor at physical education and sports, said that the academic sports calendar is back to normal after Covid-19 disruption. The department, with the help of colleges under Mangalore University, was able to host the All India Inter-University Kho-Kho Championship in Udupi, where 16 top university teams from across India, that qualified through their respective zonal tournaments, competed for the national title. The Mangalore University men's team emerged as winners. Apart from this, many athletes under Mangalore University participated in various events and won medals. A notable achievement is that as many as 11 athletes from Alva's Education, representing Mangalore University, were selected to represent India in the forthcoming World University Games 2025. Kishore also pointed out that over the years, they noticed poor participation from affiliated colleges of Mangalore University. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 2025 Top Trending local enterprise accounting software [Click Here] Esseps Learn More Undo "Only a few colleges participate in all the sports events conducted by the university," he said. Gerald Santhosh D'Souza, director of physical education, Mangalore University, said that events saw poor participation post-April as sportspersons could not participate actively due to extreme heat conditions prevailing in the region. The two months, April and May, in general, saw poor participation.