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Koraput girl Payal Baral emerged most successful competitor, winning two titles in the 6th Bhaina Memorial All-Odisha Open Prize Money Karate Tournament, held at Utkal Karate School here today. She won titles in both kata and kumite categories.
Thirty-eight competitors shared a cash prize of Rs 70,000 with title winners pocketing Rs 3,000 each. Altogether 60 karatekas vied for prizes in 10 categories of the day-long tournament, which was organised by Bhaina Memorial Trust in the memory of Shyamal Krushna Mishra. Bhubaneswar Mayor Ananta Narayan Jena handed over the prizes at the closing ceremony.
PRIZE WINNERS:
First position: Deepak Samantara, Dilip Jena, Santosh Moharana, Bikash Digal, Debasish Mohanty, Nihar Ranjan Swain, Payal Baral, Anupama Swain, Sujata Sahoo.
Second position: Abhishek Patnaik, Ananda Chandra Bihari, Jogesh Bariha, Aniruddha Pratap Singh, Agnibesh Moharana, Sagar Palo, Sujata Sahoo, Itishree Nayak, Smruti Shalini, Anuradha Patra.
Third position: Debabrata Yadav, Aniruddha Pratap Singh, Debadarshi Prusty, Rajani Bishi, Jagannath Sahoo, Deepak Samantara, Rajesh Mohapatra, Abhishek Patnaik, KGK Pratihari, Subham Babuta, Mansukh John Munda, Anupama Swain, Smruti Shalini, Biswajita Patnaik, Anupama Amat, Sagarika Amat, Amrita Parida, Chinmayee Bhuyan, Debadarshini Behera.
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PHOTO: Action from the All-Odisha Open Karate Tournament in Bhubaneswar on June 20, 2014.
