Kodava families to take part in hockey tourney

Highlanders Cup and Warriors Champion Cup Hockey Tournament will be organised by The Highlanders Family Club, at General K S Thimayya Taluk Stadium, at Napoklu from Tuesday.

The hockey tournament will be held between 14 Kodava families from the natural calamity hit villages in Kodagu. The funds raised from the tournament will be handed over to the victims.

The participating families are Naganda, Mandeera, Channapanda, Kalachanda, Tambukutheera, Mallanjeera, Odiyanda, Pasooru, Muddanda, Mukkateera, Chettira, Mandeyanda, Morkanda and Shanthanda.

Six Kodava families—Kaliyanda, Mandepanda, Kandanda, Anjaparavanda, Cheppudira and Areyada families will take part in the Warriors Champion Cup Hockey League.

Talented hockey players will be provided free education at KALS of Gonikoppa, Sai Shankar of Ponnampet, and Vidyashrama institutions in Mysuru.

The hockey tournaments will be held under the guidance of Coorg Hockey Academy Vice President Kaliyanda C Nanaiah, senior player Badakada Deena Poovaiah, commentator Cheppudira Cariappa and national hockey referee Anjaparavanda Sharan Cariappa, said organisers.

The inaugural of the tournament will be presided over by The Highlanders Family Club President Apparanda Sagar. Kodava Hockey Academy Vice President Kaliyanda C Nanaiah, growers Kulletira Shambhu, Apparanda Appayya, Dr Nadikeriyanda Tej Poovaiah, CNC President Nandineravanda Nachappa and others will take part.

The Highlanders Family Club President Apparanda Sagar said that the public can donate through the club to help the natural calamity victims.

The financial assistance will be distributed to the victims on April 24, during the valedictory ceremony.