Sports Reporter
CITY karatekas did an excellent job to return with a huge medal haul in the Maharashtra State Sub-Junior Karate Championship that recently concluded at Shri Shiv Chhatrapati Krida Sankul, Balewadi.Gold winners will be represent Maharashtra at the Karate India Organisation (KIO) Sub-Junior National Karate Championship to be held at Talkatora Indoor Stadium, New Delhi on November 18,19. Under the Leadership of Karate-Do Association Of Nagpur District (KAND) President Dr Zakir Khan and KAND Member Devish Katare, Nagpur’s 62 players took part in 99 events.
Medal winners are as under — (Gold) Sofiya Sheikh, Manan Vora, Rehaan Sheikh, Zoya Khan, Hashim Ali, Akira Srivastava, Esha Ghode, Yashwardhan Thosare, Akshita Gajbhiye. (Silver) Govind Mahadule, Aadi Aatif Sheikh, Shivansh Singh, Shaswat Meher, Yashwardhan Thosare, Manthan Kumbhare, Siddhi Ingole, Yadnesh Kumbhare.
(Bronze) Sofiya Sheikh, Kanak Chitte, Nishka Dabde, Raghav Shahu, Pinak Gotmare, Aashvi Mohta, Hudaibiyah Qazi, Manha Ali, Rehan Khan, Reyansh Dubey, Shourya Mahakalkar, Maira Khan, Trisha Ghode, Charvi Sharma, Akshita Gajbhiye.
The winners were felicitated by Shekhar Patil, Dy Director of Sports, Nagpur Division. Rajendra Sapte, Taluka Sports Officer; Bhushan Kalamkar, Anil Ingale, Dr Zakir Khan, Shiraz Syed, Ranjana Yadav, Afifha Qazi, Avinash Ingole, Himanshu Dane and Krunal Borkar were also present.