Ashima Sharma, 16th-18th August, 2014, Shimla
The 8th District Level Karate Championship – 2014 was organised by the Karate-do-Association of District Shimla for three days starting from 16th – 18th August, 2014 at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, Shimla, where more than 350 students from Shimla district participated in the tournament, which included more than 50 per cent girls. The highlight of the event was that the winners of the competition have been given an opportunity to represent the state at the national level.
General Secretary of Seigokan Goju-Ryu India, P S Panwar while talking about the competition said, “We have given a petition to the Government of India with a request to add Karate in the curriculum in schools all over India. We have Physical Training as a subject in schools but students do not gain anything out of it as the methods used are now obsolete. I believe each student should learn self defence techniques as these have capabilities to help them even in life or death situation. We will keep on bringing this issue up till we achieve success”.
General Secretary Panwar while talking about the performance of the girls in the competition said, “There was a time when martial arts was strictly meant for boys but now thing have changed not only in the city but also in the interior areas of the states. Girls are very good learners, I would say better than boys. Girls who have been learning Karate for four to five years have the confidence to face and defeat four well-built attackers at a time. Finding themselves fully equipped with the art of self defence, they never feel intimidated by anyone. There are 80 black belt holder girls in the Shimla District itself. It takes a lot of hard work combined with a tough exercise regimen to become second level black belt, which usually requires three to five years of hectic training even for an adult male”.
Prachi Singh Panwar, a student of Convent of Jesus and Mary School, Shimla said, “I consider myself lucky to be introduced to Martial Arts as it has boosted my self-confidence in a major way”. Another student, Abhishek Bhikta from Sacred Heart School said, “I have been participating in the district tournament since last two years but this year has been really special for me as I won for the very first time. I cannot wait to show my medal to my parents”.
Vidushi Chauhan, a black belt holder from Loreto Convent Tara Hall said, “There are very few girls in the state who are black belt holders. I am very proud to be among those few. I have worked very hard and suffered many injuries on the way to achieving this belt. I truly believe that Karate should be added as a subject in all the schools particularly for girls”.
The names of the winners in different categories were as follows:
Girls Category
Girls Kata U-6 Years
1. Mahima
2. Tanvi
8-10 Years
1. Simran Chandel
2. Saundarya Shandin
3. Arshiya Amraik
4. Dadha Mangla
10-12 Years
1. Ayushi Chuahn
2. Sheril Thakur
3. Kiarvi Sood
4. Neha Singh Chauhan
12-14 Years
1. Kritik Rawat
2. Bhaya Thakur
3. Ayushi Dhadhwal
4. Upasna Manta
14-16 Years
1. Oshima Mogta
2. Ishita
3. Kritika
4. Ridhi Sood
14-16 Years
1. Prachi Singh Panwar
2. Deepika
3. Vidushi Gupta
4. Vidushi Chauhan
Girls Kumite U-11 Years 30-32 kg
1. Mannat Jushta
2. Ananya Deep Atri
3. Gungun Chauhan
4. Rujal Mehta
Above 32 kg
1. Kairvi Sood
2. Risha Chauhan
3. Simran kaur
4. Sunidhi Mehta
U-12 Years below 35 kg
1. Vidushi Kalia
2. Vishakha Thakur
3. Parul Kanwar
4. Yana Adhikari
35-40 kg
1. Neha Singh Chauhan
2. Muskan Chauhan
3. Ojjaswi Chauhan
4. Nikita Thakur
Above 40 kg
1. Ahana Singh
2. Amrit Bani Kaur
3. Akshita Chauhan
4. Tanisha Sharma
Girls Kumite Black Belt 14-16 Years
1. Deepika
2. Prachi Singh Panwar
3. Mridul Chauhan
4. Vidushi Gupta
Girls Kumite above 15 Years
1. Neha Ratouri
2. Ashita
3. Divya
4. Shagun Sharma
Girls Kumite Black Belt Above 16 Years
1. Kanchan Gill
2. Anjana
3. Ahna Sharma
4. Ranika Khanda
U-13 Years above 50 kg
1. Ritika
2. Sukriti
3. Devyani
4. Sankriti
13-15 Years below 38 kg
1. Kritika Rawat
2. Simran Mehta
3.Bhavya Thakur
4. Pallavi Kanwar
13-15 Years, 39-45 kg
1. Oshim Mogta
2. Ishita
3. Monika Sagaik
4. Kritika
Above 45 kg
1. Tangri Tangri
2. Sheena
3. Samriti Prakash
4. Simran
Girls Kumite U-13 Years 32 kg
1. Riya Chandel
2. Pius Chauhan
3. Ritambra Gautum
4. Khushboo
33-39 kg
1. Upasna Manta
2. Angel Chauhan
3. Disha Pal
4. Vanshika Vahi
Girls Kata Black Belt
1. Ahana Sharma
2. Kanchan Gill
3. Ranika Khanda
U-13 Years 40-44 Kg
1. Arshiya Chauhan
2. Tseing Yoden
3. Snayu Ghashta
4. Tanisha Shongi
45-50 kg
1. Parul Chauhan
2. Ashmit Kaithla
3. Ayushi Dadhwal
4. Dev Vani Thakur
Boys’ Category
Boys Kata Under 6 Years
1. Trishakh Rajpoot
2. K. Krishna Murti
6-8 Years
1. Sparsh Negi
2. Ayush Chauhan
3. Mayank Sinha
4. Digvijay Chandel
8-10 Years
1. Rustam
2. Rudra Chuhan
3. Saransh Mehta
4. Surya Sood
10-12 years
1. Harsh Chandel
2. Aman Gill
3. Umesh Thakur
4. Yashav Jog
12-14 Years
1. Aryan Zinta
2. Chirag Gupta
3. Anmol Derta
4. Abhishek Rathour
Boys Kumite
U-13 years (Below 32 kg)
1. Tushar Thakur
2. Raman Kumar
3. Manjeet
4. Shayam
U-13 Years (30-35 kg)
1. Chirag Gupta
2. Dhan Raj Singh
3. Sanjay
4. Rishab Joshi
U-13 (35-40 kg)
1. Priyanshu Bhardwaj
2. Kushal Verma
3. Nagendra
4. Gauram Rathore
U-13 (40-44 kg)
1. Pravesh
2. Bhanu Pratap Singh
3. Saksham Bisht
4. Aditya
U-13 (45-48kg)
1. Arjun Singh
2. Swapan Chuauhan
3. Pawan Raj Singh
4. Kapil Chandel
U-13 (49-52kg)
1. Prikshit Thakur
2. Luv
3. Rajat Chauhan
4. Pratik Negi
U-13 above 52 kg
1. Vipul Chhajta
2. Anmol Derta
3. Ashutosh Verma
4. Adhishreya Mohan
Boys Kumite 13-15 Years above 49kg
1. Sahil Dli
2. Sujay Mukta
3. Keshav Sharma
4. Abhishek Rathore
Boys Kumite U-11 Years 35-40 kg
1. Kunal Rajja
2. Vansh Kukraja
3. Kunga Lapchong
4. Parath.R.Sidhu
U-11 Years above 40 kg
1. Nirbhik Singh
2. Swayam Chuahan
3. Arman Mahajan
4. Mohit
U-12 Years above 38 kg
1. Abhinanden Kanwar
2. Karan Kaushal
3. Himanshu
4. Vangish Dharmaik
U-11 Years below 27 kg
1. Umesh thakur
2. Aditya Verma
3. Ajay Sharma
4. Akshay
U-11 Years 27-29 kg
1. Nikhil Thakur
2. Atul
3. Piyush Negi
4. Pradyuman Chauhan
U-11 Years 29-30 kg
1. Aman Gill
2. Manas
3. Sanidhya Gupta
4. Sahil
U-11 years 31-34 kg
1. Mohit Jaswal
2. Shivansh Sharma
3. Aashit Mehta
4. Manav Chuhan
12 Years 52 kg
1. Yashav Jog
2. Vasav Khimla
3. Abhishek Bhikta
4. Shyamansh Sharma
Boys Kumite Under 6 Years below 20 kg
1. Trishak rajpoot
2. K.Krishna Murti
3. Hardik Chauhan
4. Vansh Negi
U-7 Years below 22 kg
1. Dhairiya Chandel
2. Pranay Thakur
3. Mayank Sinha
4. Ekash Chopra
U-7 Years above 22 kg
1. Divyansh Thakur
2. Atharv Chauhan
3. Shaurya Chauhan
4. Rudransh Chauhan
U-8 Years below 25 kg
1. Aman Guleria
2. Sandharbh
3. Thundap
4. Praduman Singh
U-8 Years above 25 kg
1. Arush Negi
2. Vedant
3. Nitish Verma
4. Chirag Bhanu
U-9 years below 25 kg
1. Surya Sood
2. Ayush Krik
3. Lakshay
4. kartik Sharma
U-9 Years 25-27 kg
1. Djas Bisht
2. Nitin kumar
3. Dhruv Pratap Singh
4. Ayush Gupta
U-9 Years 28-32 kg
1. Sparsh Negi
2. Digvijay Chandel
3. Ayush Chauhan
4. Wagesh Negi
U- 9 Years above 32 kg
1. Saharsh Thakur
2. Saurbhagya Sharma
3. Manan Sharma
4. Vedant Bhikta
U-10 Years above 32 kg
1. Rustam Ali
2. Parth Kashiv
3. Yesh
4.Saransh Mehta
U-10 Years 30-32 kg
1. Vipul Thakur
2. Adarsh Bhardwaj
3. Shivam Chorta
4. Arush Chauhan