Chikkaballapur: Two girls from Karnataka Sahana from Shimoga and Navaneetha Pattemane from Mysore were selected for the International Basketball tournament. It is all because of their hard work and their coach Girish.
Girish - from Gowribidanur taluk of Chikkaballapur district trained under JP Kambayya. Kambayya, who has founded the Pinakini Sports Club in Gowribidanur in 1970, brought hundreds of basketball players to this club and gave them training. These players later brought laurels to the club by participating in state and national tournaments.