6th J&K UT Karate Championship Comes to a Close

Report from Excelsior Sports Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 31: The 6th Jammu & Kashmir UT Karate Championship 2024 reached its conclusion today at the Indoor Stadium in Bhagwati Nagar, drawing participation from over 500 competitors across various categories.
The championship spanned two days, kicking off with Sub Junior events on the first day, followed by Cadet, Junior, and Senior categories on the second. A renowned technical team officiated the matches, including Shihan Ashwani Yadav (AKF Certified Judge), Sensei Akhtar (Head Admin, KIO Sportdata India), and Mohd Aurangzeb (President, SKFI), along with qualified referees such as Anilkumar, Rajan Jamwal, Tajamul Islam, Ganesh Gupta, and Priya Sharma.
During the closing ceremony, notable guests Rahil Gupta (Vice Chairman, AKAJK) and Ambedkar Gupta (President, AKAJK) awarded medals to the winners. Ajaz Ahmed (General Secretary, AKAJK) delivered the vote of thanks, recognizing prominent international karate athletes like Poonam Salathia, Azmat Kalyan, and Rajat Singh for their contributions to the sport.
In the Team Kumite event, the AKAJK team claimed the top spot, with Jammu District taking second place, and Baramulla and Udhampur districts sharing the third position.
In the Cadet Boys & Girls category, gold medals were awarded to Mehr un N (Budgam), Avneet K (Jammu), Angat S (Udhampur), Vishal V (Udhampur), Hussnain A (Rajouri), Rudra Pratap S (Udhampur), and Rudrah S (Udhampur). Silver medals were received by Sumanshi S (Udhampur), Rutba H (Ganderbal), Arifa W (Baramulla), Surinder G (Rajouri), Ahmad Saqib C (Ganderbal), Haroon N (Budgam), and Aryan B (Jammu), while bronze went to Zikra B (Budgam), Ekam Ekagar V (Rajouri), Masroof Ahmad D (Kupwara), Wani M (Kupwara), Bashir Mir B (Budgam), Munazim M (Ganderbal), Farooq M (Kupwara), and Munazim M (Ganderbal).
In the Junior Boys & Girls category, gold medals were awarded to Varun K (Udhampur), Zameer Ahmad B (Bandipora), Lovesh D (Budgam), Majeed Malik (Kupwara), Leepakshi B (Rajouri), and Lovesh D (Budgam). Silver medals were secured by Varun S (Udhampur), Prashant D (Rajouri), Sahil A (Budgam), and Ifra P (Baramulla), while bronze medals went to Puran S (Udhampur) and Prince B (Udhampur).
In the Under-21 Boys & Girls category, gold medals were earned by Pakeeza N (Baramulla), Adil M (Rajouri), Vipul S (Rajouri), Owais W (Baramulla), and Reshi A (Kupwara). Silver medals went to Riya S (Udhampur), Sangra Arindham (Kathua), Bhanu Partap (Udhampur), Harman J (Jammu), and Faizan Bashir (Budgam), while bronze medals were awarded to Pakeeza N (Baramulla), Junaid A (Bandipora), Nasir Farooq (Baramulla), and Saqib Modh K (Rajouri).
In the Senior Male & Female categories, gold medals were claimed by Iram I (Ganderbal), Mukhtar D (Srinagar), Neeraj M (Udhampur), Kalian K (Jammu), Sheikh N (Kathua), Sahiba (Ganderbal), Tanzeela N (Budgam), Bilal Zarah (Jammu), Shabrar S (Budgam), Mukhtar A (Budgam), Rajat Singh (Jammu), and Vipul (Rajouri). Silver medals were awarded to Priyanshi S (Udhampur), Tabiya F (Ganderbal), Sahil Hamid M (Baramulla), Mazoor M (Kupwara), Shakir S (Baramulla), Fayaz S (Kupwara), Farhat M (Baramulla), Misba M (Budgam), Syed A (Budgam), Umar F (Baramulla), Maqbool (Budgam), and Rishav (Jammu), while Devi V (Udhampur), Vansh S (Udhampur), Dushyant G (Udhampur), Takhmeena T (Budgam), Misba M (Budgam), Saima B (Budgam), Mohammad U (Bandipora), Ashish (Rajouri), Vikas Charak (Jammu), Raghav (Budgam), Manhas Singh (Jammu), and Kumar R (Jammu) received bronze medals.