Hoshiarpur(The Stellar News): Representing Punjab in the All India Karate Championship held at Jaipur, the Trainees Karate players of Jagmohan’s Institute of Traditional Karate (JITK) performed brilliantly by winning four gold, four silver and two bronze medals for the Punjab team. According to
Sensei Jagmohan Vij, Chief Coach of the team and Certified Coach from Karate Organization of India (which is the only National federation of karate in India recognized by World Karate Federation and Asian Karate Federation) Adabpreet Singh of Mount Carmel School, Kakkon, who was in the team, made a stellar start by winning the first gold medal for Punjab in the boys’ 7 year Kumite event. After that Dhairya Mehta (Gems Cambridge School) Akshita Sharma (St Joseph’s Convent School) in different sections of Sub Junior Boys and Girls won the gold medal with Paras of DAV College Hoshiarpur in the below 55 kg weight category of Senior Boys. While in boys category Ayush Bhargav and Dhairya Kalia (both Mount Carmel School, Kakkon) Aarush Sharma (The Trinity School, Asalpur Hoshiarpur) and Haimanjit of Ch. Balbir Singh sr.sec. public school bagged the silver medal in 13 years girls Kumite.
While Om Silhi of S.D. College, Hoshiarpur won the bronze medal in the senior boys’ below 60 kgs weight category alongwith Arpit Sharma of Jain Day Boarding School who won the bronze medal in 16 to 17 years boys. On their return to Hoshiarpur, these players were felicitated in a special ceremony organized at Honbu Dojo (Karate Hub) of Jagmohans Institute Of traditional karate. Chief guest of felicitation ceremony Dr. Lakhvir Singh, senior medical officer congratulated the players for their excellent performance and hoped that they would maintain consistency in this performance. On this occasion Vice President of District Karate Association Mandeep Sharma, Councillor Vijay Kumar Aggarwal, Team Manager Aarti Kalia and Jyoti Kaushal, Manoj Kumar, Raman Sharma, Radhika Sharma, Karateka Sanchit Bhalla were present as special guests.
