TEAM HERALD
PANJIM: Anushka Kanulkar and Manjusha Salgaonkar of the World Shotokan Karate – Do Academy (WSKA) Goa, excelled at the 15th National Karate Championship’s Cup, organized by Japan Karate Do Hakuakai, held recently, in association with Airport School, Ahmedabad.
The Goa squad won 23 medals in total, consisting of 13 gold, four silver and six bronze, in the various events and categories.
In the below Brown Belt category, (9 – 12 years) Pratik Kamat bagged the gold in Kata, while silver medals were pocketed by Rajat Morajkar in Kata and Sahil Divkar in Kumite and a bronze in Kata. Mayank Karapurkar had to be content with a bronze in Kumite.
In Kumite (13 years), Savio Carrasco won gold while Ashok Kumar Patel won bronze. Aniket Talkar bagged silver in Kata.
Domnic Carrasco pocketed silver and Lochan Kalshavkar bronze in Kumite (14 years) Arun Hebballi bagged the gold medal in Kumite (16 years).
In the Black Belt (16 years) category, Saeesh Korgaonkar, won a gold in Kumite and bronze in Kata. Anushka Kanulkar pocketed a gold medal each in Kumite, Kata & Open Kumite and a Championship Cup. Kiran Hebballi won gold medals in Kata & Kumite in the Senior Men’s category (under 55kg).
In the 76kg and above, Mohan Naikredkar bagged a gold in Kumite and bronze in Kata.
In the Senior Women’s category (56kg and above) Manjusha Salgaonkar bagged a gold medal each in Kumite, Kata & Open Kumite and a Championship Cup.
