BHUBANESWAR 02-Feb-2018
Odisha bagged two silver and four bronze medals in the first two days of the KAI Cadet, Junior & U-21 National Karate Championship, which was held at Talkatora Indoor Stadium in Delhi from January 30 to February 2, 2018.
Satyam Mohanty and Loma Swain secured one silver each, while Payal Baral, Anoushka Priyadarshini and Debasmita Dalbehera won one bronze apiece. Third bronze came in women team kata event with Gitashree Prusty, Tejaswi Mohapatra and Adyasha Samantara being the team members.
Odisha State Karate-do Association (OSKA) had sent a 32-member state squad, accompanied by five coaches and team manager for this Championship. OSKA, however, did not disclose the names of the squad members. But acccording to KAI source 29 karatekas submitted their entries from Odisha.
ODISHA SQUAD:
Cadet Female: 1. Saranya Ray (Individual kata), 2. Monali Sahoo (Individual kumite +54kg), 3. Neha Kumari Sah (Individual kumite -40kg), 4. Janaki Munda (Individual kumite -47kg), 5. Anoushka Priyadarshini (Individual kumite -54kg).
Cadet Male: 1. Aryan Rout (Individual kata, Individual kumite -63kg), 2. Satyam Mohanty (Individual kumite +70kg), 3. Laxman Kisan (Individual kumite -52kg), 4. Pitabash Mansingh (Individual kumite -57kg).
Junior Female: 1. Debasmita Dalbehera (Individual kata, Individual kumite -59kg), 2. Priyanka Samal (Individual kumite -40kg), 3. Loma Swain (Individual kumite -53kg).
Junior Male: 1. Gourav Kar (Individual kata, Individual kumite -61kg), 2. Ashirbad Behera (Individual kumite +76kg), 3. D Bhagaban Reddy (Individual kumite -50kg), 4. Jyotirmay Prasad (Individual kumite -55kg), 5. Sarada Prasad Sahoo (Individual kumite -68kg), 6. Baivab Kumar Mohanta (Individual kumite -76kg).
U-21 Male: 1. Abhishek Pattanaik (Individual kata, Individual kumite -84kg), 2. Raman Kumar Sethi (Individual kumite -50kg), 3. Akash Nayak (Individual kumite -55kg), 4. Krushna Chandra Nayak (Individual kumite -60kg), 5. Sanket Kumar Nayak (Individual kumite -67kg), 6. Dhaneswar Benia (Individual kumite -75kg).
U-21 Female: 1. Payal Baral (Individual kata, Individual kumite -68kg), 2. Sudeshna Mohanty (Individual kumite -45kg), 3. Sradhanjali Jal (Individual kumite -50kg), 4. Monalisha Mishra (Individual kumite -55kg), 5. Chirasmita Bhanjdeo (Individual kumite -61kg).
Coaches: Mahesh Chandra Baral, Dillip Kumar Jena, Deepak Kumar Samantara, Rajib Singh. Manager: Avinash Pundir.
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PHOTO: Medal winners of Odisha with officials of state and national bodies in Delhi on Feb 2, 2018.
