Karimnagar: Veenavanka wrestlers selected for national-level

Karimnagar: Three wrestlers from Veenavanka Mandal of Karimnagar district have been selected for the All India National Inter-University Wrestling Championship. The competitions will be held from November 15 to 19 in Hissar, Haryana State.

Bandi Pawan Kalyan of Reddypally village selected for 74 kg freestyle category; Tallapalli Srikanth Goud of Narsingapoor village for 79 kg; and Sagar of Valbhapur village is selected for 86 kg and will represent Satavahana University. The trio was trained by Mohammed Kareem in ZPHS Veenavanka. They had participated at State and national-level competitions several times.

Veenavanka MPP Musipatla Renuka Tirupathi Reddy, ZPTC Mada Vanamala, vice-MPP Raishetty Latha Srinivas, co-option member Mohammed Hameed, District Youth and Sports Officer G Ashok, Satavahana University Sports Board Secretary Harikanth, PDs Nageswara Rao, Vijayakumar, and Sridhar Rao, Sarpanches Gangadi Soujanya, Raghupal Reddy, P Narsiah, Neela Kumar, MEO K Ashok, Headmaster Puli Ashok Reddy congratulated and appreciated the three wrestlers for their first ever national competition.