Sudharma Mogaveer wins 3rd straight Best Black Tiger award

21-year-old Sudharma Mogaveer, who works in Saudi Arabia, won his third consecutive Best Black Tiger award at Mangaluru's Pilinalike tiger dance competition.

• 1Sudharma Mogaveer, 21, won a third consecutive Best Black Tiger award performing for Polali Tigers.
• 2A nerve-related toe injury kept him from flip practice for three weeks, leaving only four days of preparation.
• 3Getting leave from his job in Saudi Arabia was difficult, and flight disruptions added to delays.
• 4He has performed Pili Vesha for five years and competed at Pilinalike for three years.
• 5His family initially did not permit him to perform, but repeated requests from teams persuaded them.