PANJIM, NOV 28
Rohan Shirgaonkar won the gold in kata at WSKA-World Shotokan Karate-Do Academy’s 4th Taluka level karate championship at Siddharth hall, near Duler petrol pump, Mapusa.
Following are the other results in various categories:
U-7 boys: Shaan Vazarkar (gold kata and silver kumite), Tanay Soiru (silver kata and gold kumite), Druv Kamat (bronze kata and kumite).
U-11girls: Niharika Walawalikar (silver kata and kumite), Varshada Kambli (gold kata and kumite), Giselle Nazareth (bronze kata and kumite).
U-11 boys: Siddharaj Pilankar (gold kata), Mandar Chari (silver kata and kumite), Shaaunak Apte (bronze kata), Shreyesh Virnodkar (bronze kumite), Rajat Morajkar (bronze kumite).
U-12 boys: Suyash Korgaonkar (gold kata), Jostan Cardozo (silver kata and gold kumite), Saish Haldankar (bronze in kata, silver in kumite), Aniket Talkar (bronze in kumite), Calvin Lobo (bronze kumite).
U-14 girls: Anushka Kanulkar (gold kata, silver kumite), Elaine Fernandes (silver kata and gold kumite), Samiksha Gadekar (bronze kata and kumite), Riya Shirodkar (bronze).
U-15 boys: Joel Dhupdale (gold kata and bronze kumite), Saeesh Korgaonkar (silver kata and kumite), Sachin Verlekar (bronze kata and gold kumite), Nandesh Kaisukar (bronze Kumite).
U-17 girls: Mamata Verlekar (gold kata and kumite), Sushmita Vazarkar (silver kata and bronze kumite), Manjusha Salgaocar (bronze kata and silver kumite).
Women’s open categories: Jovila Sequeira (gold kata and kumite), Mandhura Chari (silver kata and kumite), Nikita Chari (bronze kata and kumite).
Men’s open categories: Rohan Shirgaonkar (gold kata and silver kumite), Sidharth Mandrekar (silver kata and bronze kumite), Shiva Gaonkar (bronze kata and gold kumite), Ashikesh Shirgaonkar (bronze kumite).
Minister for Tourism Nilkant Halankar was the chief guest and gave away the prizes.
The championship is registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860, Central Act 21 of 1860 Registration no.815/Goa/2007 and recognised by SAG and affiliated to Japan Shotokan Karate Association, Goa.
Meanwhile, the International Shotokan Shobukan Karate Association’s karate training camp and championship will be held in Daman and Diu from December 3 to December 6. Around, 17 fully trained karateka’s under the expert guidance of Shihan Sunil Dhargalkar, of WSKA-World Shotokan Karate-Do Academy will participate.