‘Athletics championship in Mangaluru a landmark for all sports games in the country’

The five-day 85th All India Inter-University Athletics Championship 2025-26 hosted by Alva’s Education Foundation and organised by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences kicked disconnected connected January 12, astatine Swaraj Maidan successful Moodbdiri.

Inaugurating the event, Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader said, “This championship, organised by Alva’s, is simply a exemplary for planetary games.” It’s a landmark for each sports games successful the country, helium said.

He emphasised that specified sporting events play a captious relation successful nation-building and successful shaping a beardown and vibrant India, and added that students are the architects of the country’s future.

During the inauguration, a tricolour balloon was released into the air. After lighting the sports torch, jock Dikshita Ramakrishna administered the pledge.

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences vice chancellor B.C. Bhagwan and Legislative Council Member S.L. Bhoje Gowda hoisted the Alva’s Education Foundation flag.

Mohammed Mohiseen, Additional Chief Secretary of Health and Family Welfare, stated, “Sports symbolise our unity. We should clasp the tone of victory. Alva’s offers prime education.”

Dr. Bhagwan congratulated Alva’s Education Foundation president M. Mohan Alva for hosting the meet, describing it arsenic a “manifestation of fantabulous hospitality, organisation and neatness”.

Over 4,000 athletes and astir 1,000 officials from 324 universities crossed India are participating successful the games.

First gold

Gaurav and Nirmala won golden successful the men’s and women’s 10,000 m races, respectively. Gaurav, from Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University, finished successful 29:19.46 seconds. Nirmala, from Alva’s Autonomous College and Mangalore University, clocked 34:47.20 seconds.