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Madikeri, Oct. 5: The Kodava Hockey Academy elections were completed last Sunday and now the new management board has been formed under the chairmanship of Pandada Bopanna.
The first meeting of the new office bearers of the academy was held yesterday at the Kodava Hockey Academy office in Virajpet.
The meeting held under the chairmanship of Bopanna discussed the future work plans of the academy. Along with this, some outlines were taken up.
It has been decided to hold a Champions Trophy tournament among the family teams that have won the award and won the runners-up award in the last 25 years of the Kodava Family Hockey Festival. So far, a total of 14 families have won the winners and runners-up awards and this tournament will be held among 14 families. It is planned to hold this tournament by the end of next December, and the new working president, Olympian Cheppudira S. Poonachcha was given this authority.
There was a discussion about whether to hold the match on a clay ground or a turf ground, Poonachcha said, and this will be decided after discussing it with various families.
In the meeting, some internal committees were formed to run the activities of the academy well. Bopanna said that the new director Muddanda Rashin Subbaiah was selected for website management, social media management, and Kalianda Sampan Ayyappa was selected for arranging a suitable venue for the academy.
Cooperation for Chenanda Cup
The meeting decided to provide all kinds of cooperation for the Chenanda Cup hockey festival to be held next year. Accordingly, it has been decided to hold a preliminary meeting with the Chenanda family next Saturday and to give the family an official letter of responsibility for holding the festival on this occasion.
Rs. Kundyolada donates Rs. 1 lakh
The Kundyolada family, which organized the 24th Kodava Family Hockey Tournament and achieved a Guinness record, donated Rs. 1 lakh to the Kodava Hockey Academy. This was handed over to the office bearers of the academy by the prominent members of the Kundyolada family, Dinesh Cariappa, Vishu, Bipin, Cariappa, and others. In addition, in memory of the Muddanda Cup Hockey held last year, Muddanda Rashin Subbaiah handed over the certificate that was placed in the World Book of Records to the academy.
Secretary Kulletira Arun Beba, vice-presidents of three taluks, and all other office bearers were present in the meeting.
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