Madikeri, April. 8: Kodagu District has the distinction of being a sports district; Summer has been a year of fun and festives throughout the entire district. Hockey, cricket, football, rope, and so on, creates a festive atmosphere in Kodagu from March to the end of May; There is a certain amount of relief, both mental and physical, through sports, after the stress of work, marketing, recovery, agricultural work, and the fusion of family and sportsmanship. But it is ironic that all of these break-ups have been falling for a couple of years.
Various ethnic sports were often held during the summer in the district. In addition, a variety of sports were also conducted by various organizations and sports clubs. The Kodava family, which is a Guinness record holder in the Limca Book of Records, has been attracting attention not only in the district but also in the state, country and abroad. Along with this, various new sports such as cricket, football, volleyball, and so on are creating two to three months of sport in the district. In 2018, Kodagu district had lost its life with a huge asset that had never been witnessed by a natural disaster. As a result of people struggling to cope with this problem, many sports festivals, including the Family Hockey Festival and Cricket Festival, were abandoned in 2019.
However, in order to not to keep the sport and athletes away from the hockey festival, the tournament was held on a small scale in Kakotu,coorg and in Kakkabhe for families affected by the disaster.
But despite the tragedy of 2019, the organizers in charge of organizing the 2020 sports festivals have begun to try to keep it strong again. But these efforts have come to end again this year. The corona, which still disturbs the entire world, has swallowed everything. Beacause of the Corona the whole country would be locked down for days; This is the first time such a situation has occurred in history. Due to this, the Mukkatirra Cup - 2020 which is set to host the 23rd year of Family Hockey Festival by the Harihara Belur Mukkatira families along with the collaboration of the Kodawa Hockey Academy and the Federation of Kodawa Society, has announced to cancel The Mukkatira Cup-2020 this year. The gallery is already under construction but has been abandoned due to a nationwide situation; It has been postponed to next year.
The Kodava family cricket festival 'Porconda Cup' which was ready to take place in Ammati, the Gowda Cup 2020 \"Cricket Jambara\" to be held at Gowda Youth Center and other various sports events in the district, will be canceled for the most part this year. The hockey festival has officially been canceled. While other concerned parties have yet to make an official announcement about the remaining sports festivals, it is sure to be canceled due to the continual lockdown of the state of emergency announced in the country.
-Shashi Sommaiah
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