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Tamil Nadu wins overall championship

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Tamil Nadu also won the junior boys’ kata category
About 1,000 karatekas from all over India took part

THE CHAMPIONS: The Tamil Nadu kata team, winner of the senior boys’ gold, with Karthi P. Chidambaram (centre), patron, AIKF, and Karate R. Thiagarajan (third from right), President, AIKF.

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu bagged the overall championship with 20 gold medals in the 21st AIKF National karate championship at the J.J. Indoor Stadium here on Sunday. Manipur came second.

The Tamil Nadu kata team consisting of K. Saravana, T. Ashok Kumar and R. Masood Ahmed clinched the gold in the senior boys’ (above-21) section.

Tamil Nadu also triumphed in the junior boys’ (18-20) and junior girls’ (18-20) kata categories.

The TN junior boys’ kata team comprised Siva Prakasam, Nallavan and T. Saravanan.

The junior girls’ team consisted of M. Sindu Parkavi, D. Gajalakshmi and V. Sudha Priya.

The host finished first in the junior boys’ (18-20) kumite team section.

The team had S. Muruganathan, E. Gnanasundaram, G. Sivakumar, Raja Murugan and D. Gopikrishna.

Tamil Nadu bagged silver in senior girls’ (above-21) kata section and second place in the junior girls’ (18-20) kumite category.

In the senior women’s kumite event, Tamil Nadu emerged second.

About 1,000 competitors from all over India participated in 60 events in kata and kumite.

Karthi P. Chidambaram, patron, AIKF and AICC Member, gave away the prizes.

Karate R. Thiagarajan, President, AIKF, presided over the valedictory function.

M. Kanaharaj, Secretary, Tamil Nadu Sports Karate-Do Association, welcomed the gathering.