Day-boarding player Palash Samadhiya of Madhya Pradesh State Karate Academy gave a brilliant performance at Karate championship, bagging a gold medal.
Palash participated in the Senior National E-Kata Championship organized by World Karate and Asian Karate Federation. Palash bagged the medal with 25.1 points in the final match of the championship. Andhra Pradesh player M. Ramesh Babu finished second with 23.9 points. The Karate Association of India awarded Palash Samadhiya a cash award of Rs 10,000.
For the first time in the Corona era, the Senior National e-Spinning Championship was held. 24 players from different states participated in the championship.
One player was selected from each state, with Palash Samadhiya representing Madhya Pradesh showcasing talent online. Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare Yashodhara Raje Scindia expressed her contentment over the brilliant performance by Karate Academy player Palash Samadhiya at the Senior National E-Kata Championship and congratulated him on winning the gold medal.
Sports Director Pawan Jain said that Palash Samadhiya has proved himself to be an outstanding player by winning the gold medal in the Senior National E-Kata Championship held for the first time in the Corona era.
It is noteworthy that Palash Samadhiya, a resident of Shivpuri, has been receiving karate sports training from the academy's instructor Jayadev Sharma as a day-boarding player at the Martial Arts Karate Academy since July 2013.