City Karatekas excel in State event

The karatekas of Indian Karate Academy (IKA) and students of St. Mathias (Bannimantap) and St. Joseph’s (Rajivnagar) Martial Arts School, under International Mabuni-Ha Shitoryu Karate Association (IMSKA)-India in city, have bagged various prizes in the 27th State-level Karate Championship held at University Gymnasium Hall in city recently. Seen are (standing from left) M.S. Mayur (14 years black belt categories - 2nd in kata and 2nd in kumite), Meagal (13 years - 3rd in kata), Ilavika (11 years - 3rd in kata), Chayadevi (14 years - 2nd in kata and 3rd in kumite), Sempi Vishnu (Asst instructor of IKA), Sensei Abdul Waseem (senior instructor of IKA & IMSKA India), G. Varun (13 years black belt categories - 2nd in kata and 1st in kumite), Harsha Vardhan (14 years - 1st in kata and 2nd in kumite), Jeevan (12 years - 2nd in kata and 2nd in kumite) and Nikilesh (14 years black belt categories - 1st in kata and 2nd in kumite); (middle row - kneeling from left) R. Aaron Leo (11 years - 1st in kata), Md. Farhan (9 years - 3rd in kata), Md. Danish Ahmed (9 years - 3rd in kata and 2nd in kumite), Harshith Gowda (11 years - 3rd in kata and 2nd in kumite), Hemanth (13 years - 2nd in kata and 3rd in kumite), Rishab (9 years - 3rd in kata), Abhimaan (9 years - 2nd in kata), Daniyal (10 years - 1st in kata and 2nd in kumite), Hadipercy (8 years - 2nd in kata) and R. Kevin Leo (8 years - 3rd in kata); (front row - kneeling from left) Fabiha Jalal (below 8 years - 3rd prize in kata), Rithvik (below 8 years - 2nd in kata), Saniya (10 years - 3rd in kata), Bhavani (11 years - 2nd in kata and 1st in kumite), Danish Ahmed (9 years - 3rd in kata and 2nd in kumite), Navanidh Surya (below 8 years - 3rd in kata and 3rd in kumite), Abhinav (below 8 years - 2nd in kata), Md. Nawaz (below 8 years - 3rd in kata), Aanya (below 8 years - 2nd in kata) and Chandana (below 8 years - 3rd in kata).