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Sunday, Jun 22, 2025
Syam Babu, Manorama's Senior Photographer, who oversaw the photo shoot, reveals the finer nuances of the photographic assignment he would never forget.
'The purpose of life is to give others an opportunity to live through us,' said Mor Athanasius Yohan Metropolitan during the inaugural address.
Sharika, 19, and her family currently live in a broken-down shelter with plastic roofing on a five-cent plot at Mathamangalam near Pattanakkad, and she is forced to sleep in the toilet, the only structure with concrete walls and roof at her half-built house.
The award function will be held in Kochi next week.
The invitees came with their families, making it a memorable evening for them to relive the moments of glory at the Games.
The panel comprising Olympian T C Yohannan, writer and sports analyst N S Madhavan, and former cricketer and coach P Balachandran assessed the performances of Keralite sportspersons in different disciplines during the last year at national and international levels before finalising the list.
The sprint queen says badminton star P V Sindhu is her favourite female sportsperson.
The first prize, which includes Rs one lakh, trophy and certificate, was presented jointly by Magsaysay Award winner Dr Rajendra Singh and Shashi Tharoor MP.
Long jumper M Sreeshankar and ace swimmer Sajan Prakash were the other contestants in the final round of Kerala’s biggest sports awards.
Sports Minister E P Jayarajan informed the Assembly that broad guidelines for sports meets would be formulated by incorporating the suggestions put forth by experts at the discussion organised by Malayala Manorama to support safe participation in sport.
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