Srinivas of Davanagere claimed the Kempegowda award for the best wrestler in the State-level competition organised by the Kannada Kala Jyoti Sangha on Sunday.
Srinivas emerged champion in the below-74kg category, defeating Maesa P of Bangalore University.
In the women’s section, Atma Shri of Alvas and Sahida Begum of Gadag were joint winners of the Kempegowda prize.
Sunday’s final results:
57kg: Ajaya M (Bangalore) bt Goutam N (Alvas).
61kgs: Vijay (Mangalore) bt Permi Raghavendara (Tumkur).
97kg: Shri Shaila Elasetty (KSP) bt Akshaya Kumar (Mysore).
Under-74kg: Srinivas (Davanagere) bt Maesa P (Bangalore University).
Women: 53kg: Sahana (Gadag) bt Shasikala (Hirahalla).
55kg: Harshita (Alvas) bt Shivani (Mysore).
Published 30 April 2017, 19:36 IST