<p> The Karnataka Olympic Association (KOA) on Sunday announced it would revive the State Olympic Games later this year by conducting it alongside the Dasara Games.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“The State Olympic Games will be revived through Dasara sports. Every year the State Olympic Games will happen,” President of the KOA, K Govindaraj, who was elected unopposed during the body’s Annual General Meeting, said here on Sunday.<br /><br />K Anantharaju was re-elected Secretary-General after defeating K Nanda Kumar, the Karnataka Volleyball Association secretary, by 43 votes to 15. This was the only post to which elections were held.<br /><br />Vice-presidents R Venkatesh and D Chandrahasa Rai and Joint Secretary SR Shivanand are the new names in the list of the office-bearers announced after the AGM, monitored by IOA observer Abdul Rehman.<br /><br />Asked about the revival of the State Olympic Games, Govindaraj said: “I personally felt that the Dasara Games had become more of a cultural show and juniors and school-children were the only ones participating. We wanted to make it a lot more competitive and that’s the reason we will have the State Olympic Games during Dasara at Mysore.”<br /><br />The Games will then be taken to other districts. It was last held in Mandya and Mysore in 2007-08.<br /><br /> List of elected office bearers for the years 2014-18: President: K Govindaraj; Vice-presidents: CMDE JP Carneiro IN, Dr Manje Gowda, M Mohanraj, R Venkatesh, D Chandrahasa Rai, PM Somashekara; Secretary General: Anantharaju; Joint Secretary: R Prakash, SR Shivanand; Treasurer: Rajesh N Jagdale; Executive Committee Members: Karnataka Badminton Association, Karnataka Wrestling Association, Karnataka Swimming Association, Karnataka Taekwondo Association, Karnataka Volleyball Association, Karnataka Amateur Cycling Association, Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association. </p>
<p> The Karnataka Olympic Association (KOA) on Sunday announced it would revive the State Olympic Games later this year by conducting it alongside the Dasara Games.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“The State Olympic Games will be revived through Dasara sports. Every year the State Olympic Games will happen,” President of the KOA, K Govindaraj, who was elected unopposed during the body’s Annual General Meeting, said here on Sunday.<br /><br />K Anantharaju was re-elected Secretary-General after defeating K Nanda Kumar, the Karnataka Volleyball Association secretary, by 43 votes to 15. This was the only post to which elections were held.<br /><br />Vice-presidents R Venkatesh and D Chandrahasa Rai and Joint Secretary SR Shivanand are the new names in the list of the office-bearers announced after the AGM, monitored by IOA observer Abdul Rehman.<br /><br />Asked about the revival of the State Olympic Games, Govindaraj said: “I personally felt that the Dasara Games had become more of a cultural show and juniors and school-children were the only ones participating. We wanted to make it a lot more competitive and that’s the reason we will have the State Olympic Games during Dasara at Mysore.”<br /><br />The Games will then be taken to other districts. It was last held in Mandya and Mysore in 2007-08.<br /><br /> List of elected office bearers for the years 2014-18: President: K Govindaraj; Vice-presidents: CMDE JP Carneiro IN, Dr Manje Gowda, M Mohanraj, R Venkatesh, D Chandrahasa Rai, PM Somashekara; Secretary General: Anantharaju; Joint Secretary: R Prakash, SR Shivanand; Treasurer: Rajesh N Jagdale; Executive Committee Members: Karnataka Badminton Association, Karnataka Wrestling Association, Karnataka Swimming Association, Karnataka Taekwondo Association, Karnataka Volleyball Association, Karnataka Amateur Cycling Association, Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association. </p>
