Udupi : International master athlete Jyothi Shetty dies in accident
Udupi, June 10: International master athlete Jyothi Shetty Kodavur (50) who sustained severe injuries in a road accident that occurred near Ambagilu on Saturday, succumbed to the injuries at Manipal hospital here on Sunday.
While going with her brother Srinivas Shetty in a two-wheeler as a pillion rider, she fell down from the scooter as her brother applied break suddenly and sustained severe head injury. Later, she was admitted to the Manipal hospital, but breathed her last on Sunday evening.
Jyothi Shetty had entered the athletics as master athlete in 2011 and has won more than 100 medals from state, national and international athletic tournaments. In 2017, she got two medals in Asian Master Athletics in Hurdles and Relay held in China.
In 2016, he had participated in World Master Athletics Championship held at Australia and won a medal in a Master Athletics tournament held in Sri Lanka. She also got various prizes in marathon events held in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. She was preparing to participate in World Master Athletic Championship to be held in Spain in next September.
Being a social worker, she also worked as a physical education teacher at a private school in Udupi. She is survived by husband Uday Kumar Shetty, one daughter and a son. A case has been registered at Udupi traffic police station.
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Dhyan Chand lifetime award to be replaced by Arjuna lifetime
New Delhi, Oct 24: The sports ministry on Thursday announced the discontinuation of the Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement from this year onwards and the introduction of the Arjuna Award Lifetime in its place in a bid to "rationalise" the various sporting honours of the country.
Instituted in 2002, the Dhyan Chand Lifetime Award, named after hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand, is given to individuals in disciplines that are part of the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games, among others.
In 2023, the award was given to former shuttler Manjusha Kanwar, ex-hockey exponent Vineet Kumar and kabaddi player Kavitha Selvaraj.
"The various schemes for sports awards have been rationalised wherein Arjuna Award (Lifetime) has been introduced in place of Dhyan Chand Award. To recognise the efforts of coaches at grassroots/development level, they are now eligible for the Dronacharya Award," said a ministry statement.
"The Arjuna Award (Lifetime) has been introduced and will be given for life time contribution to sports development.
"Further, to recognize the Khelo India scheme, the Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy will be given to the University for Overall Top Performance in Khelo India University Games," it added.
The last date for applying for the national sports awards for 2024 is November 14.
