Odisha karatekas bag 4 medals in Commonwealth meet

An eight-member Odisha squad achieved notable success in the 8th Commonwealth Karate Championship, bagging one gold, one silver and two bronze medals in the first two days at Talkatora Indoor Stadium in Delhi.

Abhishek Pattnaik won the gold in under-21 boys` kata, while Payal Baral grabbed the silver in junior girls above 59kg fight on Saturday. Swagatika Sahoo and Udit Udam secured the two bronze medals yesterday.

Swagatika finished third in 12-13 year girls` 42kg fight, while Udit did the same in cadet boys` below 57kg fight.

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