Mangalore, Aug 17: The 39th men and 31st women senior national powerlifting championship 2013 organised by Karnataka powerlifting Association, Mangalore is going to be held at Town Hall and Kulal Bhavan, Hampankatta, Mangalore from August 21 to 26 August 2013.
Secretary of Karnataka Powerlifting Association Sathish Kumar Kudroli announcing at a press meet here on Saturday said that the event is being organised by the organisation once a decade. In 2003 Mangalore hosted powerlifting competition and after 10 years senior national level event is taking place is Mangalore and city is getting ready for it.
Inauguration will be on August 21 at 5.30pm and ceremony will be attended by Dr D Veerendra Heggade. Minister for Youth Service and Fisheries K Abhayachandra Jain will inaugurate the event. Minister for Forest and Environment B Ramanath Rai will preside over the inaugural function, he said.
A total of 18 events will be held under various categories, with seven body weight categories for women and eight body weight categories for men. The events for men will be held at Town Hall, while the events for women will be held at Kulal Bhavan, behind police lane.
MP Nalin Kumar Kateel will preside over the formal function of prize distribution. Closing ceremony on August 26 will be presided over by Minister for Youth Service and Fisheries K Abhayachandra Jain.
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