Bhubaneswar emerged team champions in the 28th State Senior Karate Championship, which was organised by Odisha State Karate-do Association (OSCA) at Utkal Karate School here on February 11 and 12, 2017.
According to OSCA press release, around 200 competitors from 18 districts vied for honours in the two-day championship, which served as the basis for selection of Odisha squad for the Senior National Karate Championship, scheduled to be held on Feb 25 and 26, 2017.
State Sports Department Secretary Vishal Dev, former Sports Department Director Bimalendu Mohanty, Karate Association of India secretary Bharat Sharma, KAI tournament director Premjit Sen, international referee Jogendra Chouhan and former State Assistant Sports Director Ashok Mohanty graced the closing ceremony as guests.
RESULTS:
MALE: Individual kata: 1. Krishna Shikari (BBSR), 2. Abhishek Pattnaik (RKL), 3. Rajendra Keshari Samal (Koraput), 4. Basudev Pradhan (Koraput). Below 50kg kumite: 1. Krushna Chandra Mahari (BBSR), 2. Gyana Ranjan Nanda (BBSR), 3. Kururaj Nag (Bolangir), 4. Sagar Pradhan (Jharsuguda). Below 55kg kumite: 1. Debadarshi Prusty (Puri), 2. Tofan Bishoyee (BBSR), 3. Anand Chandra Bihary (Koraput), 4. Rajani Bishi (BBSR). Below 60kg kumite: 1. Santosh Maharana (BBSR), 2. Debraj Dhali (Khurda), 3. Basudev Sethi (BBSR), 4. Basudeb Pradhan (Koraput). Below 67kg kumite: 1. Dillip Kumar Jena (BBSR), 2. Vinod Bagel (Khurda), 3. Soumya Ranjan Nayak (Khurda), 4. Pravat Kumar Mallick (Jajpur). Below 75kg kumite: 1. Tofan Badatya (Khurda), 2. Mahesh Dora (BBSR), 3. Tara Prasad Dash (BBSR), 4. Ram Singh (BBSR). Below 84kg kumite: 1. Umakanta Senapati (Khurda), 2. Biswa Ranjan Patra (Koraput), 3. Abinash Singh (BBSR), 4. Sauvagya Pani (Cuttack). Above 84kg kumite: 1. Pawan Kumar (BBSR), 2. Jayakrushna Pani (RKL), 3. Sidhartha Sankar Jena (BBSR), 4. Ankit Pati (BBSR).
FEMALE: Individual kata: 1. Valena Valentina (BBSR), 2. Payal Baral (BBSR), 3. Sujata Sahoo (RKL), 4. Susmini Paltasingh (BBSR). Below 45kg kumite: 1. Sindhu Tanaya Khuntia (BBSR), 2. Susmini Paltasingh (BBSR). Below 55kg kumite: 1. Valena Valentina (BBSR), 2. Sujata Sahoo (RKL), 3. Priyadarshini Ghatuary (BBSR), 4. Sradhanjali Mial (Bolangir). Below 61kg kumite: 1. Chinmayee Bhuyan (BBSR), 2. Nibedita Biswal (BBSR), 3. Jyotsna Roy (BBSR), 4. Nibedita Mandal (BBSR). Below 68kg kumite: 1. Anuradha Patra (BBSR), 2. Asma Begum (Khurda), 3. Suchismita Pattanaik (BBSR).
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PHOTO: Medal winners and guests and officials at the State Senior Karate Championship in Bhubaneswar on Feb 12, 2017.