In the Junior National Karate Championship held at Talkatora Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, the players of the Madhya Pradesh State Karate academy won two gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal and made the State proud. It is the eleventh time when the MP team has become overall champion.
The winners Palash Samadhiya and Satyam Sharma called on the Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Yashodra Raje Scindia here on Friday at the TT Nagar stadium premises and she congratulated all the team members for their victory. She encouraged both the player to perform excellently in the upcoming competitions.
On this occasion Director Sports and Youth Welfare Upendra Jain also congratulated the players on their victory and encouraged them for future events.
The competition was organised in Delhi from May 20 to 22, 2016. In the competition Palash Samadhiya won gold medal in individual boys Kata Competition and Satyam Sharma won gold medal in under 21 Individual Kata Competition.
In the Kumite competition in (under 21) individual female category (45 kilogram) Aparna Chouhan won silver medal and in individual girls kata competition Saloni Patidar won one silver. Another bronze medal was won by Vanshika Tanwar in Junior Girls Individual Kata Competition.
The team took part in the competition under the leadership of Coach Jaydev Sharma and made the State proud. In this competition almost 1500 players took part from all around the nation.