Remove fallacy on eye donation: Harish Baliga
An awareness jatha for eye donation
Mangaluru, September 2: MRPL CSR Division head Harish Baliga said that awareness should be created among people to remove misconception on eye donation.
Giving away prizes to the winners in a marathon organized by the District Ophthalmologists Association to mark the Eye Donation Fortnight here on Sunday, he said that there was a need to create awareness among people on the importance of donating eyes. He hailed the efforts of the Society in educating the people through a mobile unit.
Association president Dr. Sudheer Hegde said that the programme was organized to educate the people on eye donation and the mobile unit was also conducting various programmes in rural areas to achieve this objective.
Eye Donation Fortnight is being observed in association with MRPL, Rotary International, Round Table, Samvitti Capital, Bharat Motors, Abharana Jewelers, Mariyana Builders and Zuis Gym and all medical colleges of the district.
Awareness running race and prize distribution
The prize winners in the 5-km running race from City Corporation Office to Nehru Stadium were felicitated. In men’s section, Sourabh Patil got the first place, while Gaurav Ramvati and Chethan R got the second and third places respectively. In women’s section, Dr. Sahana Acharya, Dr. Anupama Rao and Dr. Parool Patel got the first, second and third places respectively.
Karnataka Ophthalmologists Association president Dr. Sai Giridhar, Dr. Ajay Kudva, Dr. Vikram Pai, Akansha and others participated in the programme.
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Valiant India beat Argentina 4-2 to win bronze in FIH Men's Junior WC
Chennai (PTI): India produced a brave-heart performance, nullifying a two-goal deficit to beat Argentina 4-2 and clinch the bronze medal in the FIH Men's Junior World Cup here on Wednesday.
India, who won the title in 2016 in Lucknow, failed to finish on the podium on the last two occasions, ending fourth in 2021 in Bhubaneswar, and two years later in Kuala Lumpur.
India produced a valiant fightback with Ankit Pal (49th minute), Manmeet Singh (52nd) and Anmol Ekka (58th) converting penalty corners, while Sharda Nand Tiwari finding the net from the spot in the 57th minute.
Argentina were the better side on display at least in the first two quarters, scoring through Nicolas Rodriguez (3rd minute) and Santiago Fernandez (44th).
The Argentines controlled the possession of the match in the first quarter as India struggled to get a foothold.
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Argentina secured their first chance in the third minute in the form of a penalty stroke following a foul by Anmol Ekka and Rodriguez made no mistake to hand his side the lead.
The Indians were guilty of giving away the ball too easily, which put paid to their chances in the first 15 minutes.
India had their best shot at the goal in the 20th minute but Dilraj Singh's shot from top of the circle was finely saved by Argentina goalkeeper Joaquin Ruiz.
The Indians started brightly after the change of ends and secured four back-to-back penalty corners in the 31st minute but failed to execute a single one with Anmol Ekka flicking the final one over the post.
Argentina kept up the pressure on the Indian defence and secured their first penalty corner in the 37th minute but Indian goalkeeper Princedeep Singh made a brilliant double save to keep the hosts in the hunt.
Argentina secured two more short corners in the 40th minute but failed to get past the Indian defence.
The visitors secured their fourth penalty corner in the 41st minute but Rodriguez flick was off target.
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The Indians didn't lose heart and maintained the pressure in the final quarter and drew level, converting two penalty corners through deflections in the span of four minutes.
Ankit Pal reduced the margin in the 49th minute by deflecting in Anmol Ekka's flick from India's fifth penalty corner.
Manmeet Singh drew parity for India four minutes later, deflecting in another Ekka's flick from India's sixth penalty corner.
With momentum on their side, India pressed hard on the Argentine defence thereafter and Tiwari scored from a penalty stroke three minutes from the final hooter.
Ekka drove the final nail on Argentina's coffin, converting a finely executed penalty corner a minute later.
