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Hans India
03-07-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
City athletes head to Sri Lanka
Visakhapatnam: Athletes from Visakhapatnam will participate in the 38th Sri Lanka International Masters Open Athletics Championships-2025 at the Mahindra Rajapaksa Stadium in Diyagama, Sri Lanka on July 5 and 6. Veteran Athletics Association of Visakhapatnam (VAAV) president and India Masters Athletics Association secretary general Manga Varaprasad will be the India team manager. VAAV treasurer M Rama Rao will assist the team and the athletics team leave for Sri Lanka from Visakhapatnam on Thursday. Ahead of their trip, the athletes were felicitated at the Muralinagar VAAV office here on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, representatives of the VAAV opined that the athletes would win a number of medals in the event. VAAV co-ordinator Ch Srinivasa Raju, secretary LV Sudhakar and Walkers International Youth chairperson Vamsi Chinthalapati presented sports kits and attire to the athletes.
Hans India
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
VAAV athletes win 11 medals in Malaysia
Visakhapatnam: Veteran Athletics Association of Visakhapatnam (VAAV) athletes won a total of eleven medals including, six gold, two silver and three bronze medals, in the 37th Malaysian International Open Masters Athletics Championships-2025 held in Malaysia, said secretary general of India Masters Athletics Association Manga Vara Prasad. The competition was held from May 23 to May 25 in Malaysia. In the women's category, HM Sujatha (67+) won two gold medals in discus throw and shot put. K. Matsyakonda (55+) won the gold medal in javelin throw. K. Poornima (40+) won silver medal in discus throw and bronze in javelin throw. Also, from the men's category, R. Manjunath won three gold medals in 800-m, 1,500-m, 3,000-m Run, silver medal in long jump, Vara Prasad informed. KBVM Prasad (40+) won two bronze medals in javelin throw and triple jump, he added. Speaking on the occasion, Veteran Athletics Association of Visakhapatnam chief petran Kamal Baid mentioned that the athletes worked hard to achieve their goals. VAAV chief advisor Chintalapati Satyadev, co-ordinator CH. Srinivasaraju, PRO Vamsi Chintalapati, secretary L.V. Sudhakar, treasurer M. Rama Rao congratulated the winners.
