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Sharjah, Nov 24: Young high-jump champion from Mangalore Sahana Kumari, who represented India during 2012 London Olympics, graced the Mayura Cup..

Sahana Kumari

Indian high jumper

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On the opening day, Sahana Kumari of Karnataka equalled the Olympic 'B' qualifying mark of 1.92 metres in the women's high jump final.

Born and brought up in Ullal, she completed her early education from Anandashram School, Ullal and later joined Sri Gokarnanatheshwara College.

Sharjah, Nov 24: Young high-jump champion from Mangalore Sahana Kumari, who represented India during 2012 London Olympics, graced the Mayura Cup.

DK local athelete, Sahana Kumari, who holds the national record in high jump, will be the flag-bearer of the Karnataka team and participants.

Back in 2012, Pavana's mother Sahana Kumari had jumped 1.92 m, a record that no Indian woman has broken till date.

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Sahana Kumari Nagaraj Gobbargumpi (born 6 March 1982) is an Indian athlete who competes in the high jump event.

She holds the current national record of 1.92 m.

Personal life

Sahana was born in Kotekar village in Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. She attended Anandashram High School, Someshwar. She began taking part in different sports like kabaddi, kho kho, and high jump during her school days.

According to Sahana, it was her school that "encouraged her to take up sports".^[1] She graduated from Sri Gokarnanatheshwara College of Mangalore in 2002.^[2] Her elder sister Harshini is also a former athlete and her brother plays volleyball.^[3] She learned high jump from her father, who at that time was in Indian Air Force.^[4] Sahana's mother Yashoda used