Udupi: World Power lifting gold medalist B Akshata Poojary gets hometown welcome

By Pundalika Marathe
Bellevision Media Network

Udupi, Nov 03, 2014: The Bola Akshata Poojary, who bagged gold in World Power lifting Championship in Los Vegas, USA for India was accorded grand welcome at Belman, near here on Sunday November 2.  Akshata bagged gold in bench press and dead lift in 47 kg division.

 

Akshata was taken in a decorated open jeep at her hometown Belman, near here on Sunday.

 

 

Belman Billawa Sangha treasurer and Bola gram panchayat vice president Bola Satish Poojary, Rotary Club – Belman president Suresh Rao, secretary Sunildev, Abbanadka Friends Club past president Abbanadka Sandeep V Poojary, JCI – Belman designated president Subash Kumar, Guru Durga Mitra Mandali former president Santosh Poojary, Alwyn Neri Pinto, Jitesh Kanchan, Vishwakarma Hitarakshana Vedike – Belman honorary president Manjunat Acharya, Shekar Kotian, entrepreneur Devendra Shetty, Kedinje School headmaster Sudhakar Rao, Mohandas Shetty, Billawa Sangha – Belman secretary Karunakar Suvarna, entrepreneur Ravindra Shetty, advocate Sarita Ravindra Shetty, Akshata’s parents Bhoja and Prema Poojary couple, brothers Arun Poojary, Ashok Poojary and Arvind Poojary, sister Anita Poojary and others were present on the occasion.