The Mayor's Gold Cup Kabaddi Tournament 2017 conducted by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) jointly in association with Karnataka State Kabaddi Association & Mysuru Zilla Kabaddi Association got off to a colourful start at the Chamundi Vihar Indoor Stadium yesterday. The tournament was inaugurated by District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa by lighting the traditional lamp. Speaking on the occasion, Mahadevappa welcomed all the players to the heritage city of Mysuru and wished them a pleasant stay. He said that traditional games like Kabaddi should be encouraged more in order to bring out more mofussil talents into limelight and such tournaments are opportunity for the players to show their talent. The matches are being played under floodlights in two Kabaddi courts which were watched by number of kabaddi buffs who had turned out in large number.
