Jitendra Mohan honoured
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 15
The Indian Association of Sports Medicine has honoured Prof Jitendra Mohan, Department of Psychology, Panjab University, with lifetime contribution for leadership, research and enhancement of sports psychology in the country.

The honour was conferred upon Professor Mohan at a recently concluded seminar at Kumoun University, Almora, sources said here today.

Professor Mohan is the founder president of the Sports Psychology Association (India) and president of the South Pacific Association of Sports Psychology. He has edited four books in sports psychology; guided seven PhD research degrees and has published over 50 research papers.

Professor Mohan has been involved in training workshops on stress management and excellence. He has travelled to Sweden, the USA, the UK, Russia, China, and Malaysia among other places for workshops of trainers, psychologists and athletes.

It may be mentioned that Professor Mohan is the honorary director of the UNESCO Centre at PU, president of the Indian Psychological Association and a member of the International Association of Applied Psychology.

He has completed 14 sponsored research projects and has been awarded by the UESCO, the Commonwealth, the APA, the British Council and the Canadian Science Council.

Seeking perfection in karate
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, October 15
Karuna Gautam, the wonder girl from Kolkata who has done exceedingly well in karate, is here in the city to meet her grandparents. Karuna recently visited Sydney (Australia) to take part in the CCP International Cup ‘Budo-Ryu International’ meet where she attained overall fifth position. She took part in the below-12 age group and competed with players from 40 countries in this meet.

Karuna said her aim was to achieve supremacy in black belt. Karuna said she was among the six-member Budo-Ryu team currently under training by Shihan Premjit. She practices for more than three hours a day in a private club, which is part of the Salt Lake area of Kolkata.

Karuna, a class VII student, said it was karate which helped infuse confidence in her life. She said Indians needed to do a lot of hardwork to reach the zenith of glory in Budo-Ryu International, a martial art. She said in Chandigarh and nearby areas there was vast scope for popularity of this style and was hopeful that in near future, city youngsters would take to this style.

Karuna wants to aim high in life and the next target is to participate in another Budoryu international meet in the USA in July 2003. But she felt sad that each time she visited abroad, her entire expenses were borne by her parents. Karuna said the state governments and the corporate sector should come to the rescue of talented sportspersons.