Girls bring on the karate chops at championship, with The Telegraph
Girls bring on the karate chops at championship, with The Telegraph
The 4th Women National Karate Championship 2017 in association with The Telegraph, organised by the All India Budo Shoto Karate Association at Space Circle last month, witnessed a whopping participation of around 300 karatekas, aged between six and 30, in 35 different categories. Glimpses...
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Published 14.12.17, 12:00 AM
The 4th Women National Karate Championship 2017 in association with The Telegraph, organised by the All India Budo Shoto Karate Association at Space Circle last month, witnessed a whopping participation of around 300 karatekas, aged between six and 30, in 35 different categories. Glimpses...
Not just Bharatanatyam steps, eight-year-old Samriddi Das proved how well she delivers her kicks too as she defeated Kaushani Bhattacharya, a 10-year-old karateka, in the finals of the Kumite event and bagged the first position. “I want to participate in international events,” said the Class III student of Delhi Public School, New Town, who started practising karate only a few months ago.
Nayanika Banerjee (left), 8, bagged the first spot in the Kumite category, defeating Delisha Ali, 9. Nayanika, who is also a Kathak dancer, said: “I am happy that my hard work has finally paid off.” The kicks are sure to come in handy for this Class III student from Bhadreswar as she wants to be a police officer when she grows up.
One of the youngest competitors, Rajonnya Chatterjee is a master of many trades. She has her scheduled set for karate, music and art classes. “I practise karate every day except on days when I have music and art classes,” said the eight-year-old who has been into the sport for two years now. The Class II student of Adamas International School is equally interested in cricket and football and often tries to play these sports with her elder brother when she gets time.
Six-year-old Alliya Bansal (right) and Pratyusha Ash finished second and third, respectively, in the Full Contact Kumite category and were two of the youngest participants in the category. “I could have done better,” said Pratyusha, a Kankinara resident. Apart from karate, she is also into Kathak and art.
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