Nitya Majhi, a Class-X student of the KISS, has been selected in Indian Team in 46 kg Pre-Cadet Boys for the upcoming Commonwealth Judo Championship going to be held from September 22 – 30, 2019 in Birmingham, UK.
Nitya was selected in the ongoing trials of Judo Federation of India in New Delhi. He made it to the Indian team by defeating judokas from Haryana, Maharashtra and Delhi.
The student, who hails from a very poor tribal family of Muridimaha under Kandhamal district’s Tumudibandha block, joined the KISS in 2010 in Standard-1.
He was regularly trained in Judo since 2013 by coach Kandan Murmu.
This year, England is hosting the Commonwealth Judo Championship, where 1,000 athletes are expected to compete in various categories such as pre-cadet, cadet, junior, senior, veteran and visually impaired judoka.
Nitya has won gold, silver and bronze medals in State-level judo competitions and also participated in national-level competitions.
KIIT and KISS founder Dr Achyuta Samanta congratulated Nitya and wished him success.
“Proper care and training result in success, which has been proved by our students,” said DrSamanta.