KARATEKAS of Champions Karate Academy bagged 52 medals, including 24 gold, 17 silver and 11 bronze medals in the recently held Vidarbha-Level Karate Championship which was organised by Gensunryu Karate Association at Mahatma Fule Sabhagruh, Reshimbagh Square.

Around 400 karatekas from Nagpur, Bhandara, Wardha, Amravati, Gondia, Gadchiroli and Chandrapur competed in the championship. The team was coached by 5th Dan Black Belt Sensei Sanjay Ingole and assistant coach Senpai Rushikesh Bagade, Sensei Yuvraj Mate, Rutika Araikar, Ram Prajapati of Champions Karate Academy.

The medal winning karatekas attribute the credit of their success to Sensei Sajju Vice-President NSKA India, Ghanshyam Khatri, Secretary NSKA, India, Sensei Sanjay Ingole Technical Director, NSKA, India and others.

Medals winners of Champions Karate Academy karatekas in both the kata and kumite events are as follows: Rushieksh Bagade (Black Belt kata, 2nd), Prajwal Murkute (Black Belt, kata, 3rd), Rutika Araikar (Black Belt, kata and kumite, 2nd), Dhruv Bokade (2 gold medals), Himanshi Donarkar (1 gold, 1 silver), Arya Gotmare (1 gold, 1 silver), Bhumika Gour (1 gold, 1 bronze), Vruti Nayak (2 silver), Kshitij Bhutad (1 gold, 1 silver), Anushka Kumar (1 gold, 1 silver), Viraj Mathankar (1 gold, 1 bronze), Ishita Bhise (2 silver), Rishika Thakur (2 gold), Aditi Tembhurne (2 gold), Tejas Chaudhary (2 bronze), Kavish Harsh (1 gold, 1 bronze), Ninad Khadse (2 gold), Anvita Bajirao (1 silver, 1 bronze), Maheeka Shivankar (2 bronze), Reyansh Karne (1 gold, 1 silver), Priyanka Shahu (2 gold), Akshra Borkar (1 gold, 1 silver), Rudra Tidke (1 gold, 1 silver), Shaurya Gour (1 silver, 1 bronze), Juhi Choudhary (1 gold, 1 bronze), Aarish Sheikh 1 gold, 1 silver), Rehan Sheikh (1 gold, 1 bronze), Kirti Agrawal (1 gold, 1 silver), Ninad Kshirsagar (1 silver, 1 bronze).