BHUBANESWAR 23-Sep-2015
Odisha State Karate-do Association (OSKA) today showed a nice gesture by providing cash incentives and gifts to the eight-member state squad that bagged one gold, one silver and two bronze medals in the 8th Commonwealth Karate Championship, held last week at Talkatora Indoor Stadium in Delhi.
In a felicitation function held here at Utkal Karate School, Abshek Patnaik received Rs 10,000 for winning gold in under-21 boys kata, while Payal Baral was given Rs 7,500 for securing silver in junior girls above 59kg fight. Bronze medallists Swagatika Sahoo and Udit Udam became richer by Rs 5,000 each.
