Media Release
Mangaluru, Oct 14: Students of St Aloysius PU College, have brought laurels to the institution with their outstanding performances at the district-level Dasara sports meet 2026–27, organised by Dakshina Kannada District Administration, Zilla Panchayat and the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports.
Showcasing exceptional talent, dedication and sporting spirit, the students won medals across athletics, wrestling, judo, badminton, karate, swimming, table tennis and weightlifting. Several students have also qualified to represent Dakshina Kannada at the divisional-level competitions.
Athletics
Sonal D Mello of II PU, batch 25, secured a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay and was selected for the division-level competition in Hassan.
Haripriya of II PU, batch 23, won two gold medals, securing first place in both the long jump and triple jump events.
Saanvi Shetty of II PU, batch 2, won a silver medal in the triple jump at the district-Level Dasara Athletics Meet 2026–27 and qualified for the division-level athletics meet in Hassan.
Ridhi Chowta of II PU, batch 1, secured a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay and a bronze medal in the long jump at the district-level Dasara meet 2026–27 held at Mangala Stadium, Mangaluru.
Badminton
Ania Mascarenhas of I PU, batch 21, secured the runners-up position in the open women’s doubles at the Dakshina Kannada district-level Dasara tournament held at Urwa Indoor Stadium. She has been selected to represent Dakshina Kannada at the division-level tournament.
Wrestling and Judo
Prem Kumar of II PU, batch 32, secured a gold medal in judo in the 100+ kg category and a silver medal in wrestling in the 97+ kg category. He qualified to represent Dakshina Kannada at the divisional Dasara cup, with wrestling scheduled in Udupi and judo in Chikkamagaluru.
Venish Ristan D’Souza of II PU, batch 20, won a gold medal in the 97 kg wrestling category and qualified to represent Dakshina Kannada at the divisional-level Dasara cup in Udupi.
Jessica Serena Johnas of I PU, batch 14, secured a gold medal in the 68 kg wrestling category and qualified for the divisional-level Dasara cup wrestling competition in Udupi.
Mohammed Afil K of II PU, batch 32, won a bronze medal in wrestling at the district-level Dasara sports meet.
Yogendra Kumar M K of II PU, batch 32, secured a bronze medal in judo in the 60 kg category.
Mohammad Ismail Rifaz of II PU 25 batch secured a gold medal in the 72kg wrestling category and qualified for the divisional-level Dasara cup wrestling competition in Udupi.
Karate
Sudiksha K Poojary of I PU, batch 9, secured second place in the kata event at the Dakshina Kannada district-level Dasara sports meet held on September 20 at the U S Mallya Indoor Stadium, Mangaluru.
Swimming
Wafi Abdul Hakeem of II PU, batch 25, delivered an outstanding performance by winning three gold medals in the 50 m, 100 m and 200 m backstroke events at the district-level Dasara sports meet 2026. He has also been selected to represent Dakshina Kannada district at the upcoming division-level meet in Hassan.
Grahith G Prabhu of II PU, batch 25, secured two bronze medals in the 100 m butterfly and 400 m freestyle events at the district-level Dasara sports meet 2026.
Table Tennis
Shanvith S Poojary of II PU, batch 15, won a silver medal in table tennis at the district-level Dasara tournament held at MTTA Academy, Mangaluru.
Ananya Prabhu of I PU, batch 31, also secured a silver medal in table tennis at the same tournament.
Weightlifting
Thriveni of II PU, SEBA, 26th batch has been qualified for the divisional-level competition to be held in Belagavi.
S Kiran of II PU, batch 19, won a bronze medal in the 65 kg category at the district-level Dasara weightlifting competition held at Mangala Stadium.
The management, principal, faculty and staff of St Aloysius PU College, have congratulated all the achievers on their remarkable accomplishments and wished the students selected for the divisional-level competitions every success.