Srinivas wears crown

Srinivas of Davanagere claimed the Kempegowda award for the best wrestler in the State-level competition organised by the Kannada Kala Jyoti Sangha on Sunday.

Srinivas emerged champion in the below-74kg category, defeating Maesa P of Bangalore University.

In the women’s section, Atma Shri of Alvas and Sahida Begum of Gadag were joint winners of the Kempegowda prize.

Sunday’s final results:

57kg: Ajaya M (Bangalore) bt Goutam N (Alvas).

61kgs: Vijay (Mangalore) bt Permi Raghavendara (Tumkur).

97kg: Shri Shaila Elasetty (KSP) bt Akshaya Kumar (Mysore).

Under-74kg: Srinivas (Davanagere) bt Maesa P (Bangalore University).

Women: 53kg: Sahana (Gadag) bt Shasikala (Hirahalla).

55kg: Harshita (Alvas) bt Shivani (Mysore).