Bhubaneswar: Karatekas from Utkal Karate School (UKS) had a sensational run at the International Invitational Karate Championships which was conducted July 29-30 at the Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata. The state karatekas bagged 40 medals (19 gold, 13 silver and eight bronze).
Medal winners
Gold: Priyanka (kata, 16-17yrs); Debasmita Dalbehera (kata, 16-17yrs); Abinash Mohapatra (kata, 10yrs); Biswajit Samal (kata, 13yrs); Kamal Lochan Sahoo (kata, 13yrs); Sanket Kumar Nayak (kumite, 18yrs-above); Prince Kumar (kata, 10yrs); Sanyasi Jena (kumite, senior); Trinath Rana (kumite, 14-15yrs); Bratati Biswaprava Pati (kumite, 16-17yrs); Trilochan Rana (kata, 12yrs); Somnath Dash (kumite, 8yrs); Divya Rani (kumite, 10yrs); Ritesh Mohanty (kata & kumite, 11yrs); Madhupriya Bai (kumite, 11yrs); Subhakanta Biswal (kata, 12yrs); Pitabhash Mansingh (kumite, 18yrs-above) and D Bhagaban Reddy (kumite; senior).
Silver: Sanket Kumar Nayak (kata, senior); Rudra Prakash Khatei (kata, 11yrs); D Nrusingha Charan Raj (kata, 13yrs); Hrushikesh Mansingh (kata, 14-15yrs); Pitabhash Mansingh (kata, 18yrs-above); Sangram Nayak (kata, senior); Sudeshna Dash (kata, 14-15yrs); Divya Rashmi Dash (kata, 16-17yrs); Aryaveer Nayak (kata, 8yrs); Divya Rani (kata, 10yrs); Madhupriya Bai (kata, 11yrs); Subhakanta Biswal (kumite, 12yrs); Sarthika Harichandan and (kata, 12yrs).
Bronze: Ashutosh Mohapatra (kata, 10yrs); Debasish Swain (kata, 11yrs); Komal Singh (kumite, senior); Trilochan Rana (kumite, 12yrs); Sudeshna Dash (kumite, 14-15yrs); Satyajit Sethi (kumite, 14-15yrs); Monali Sahoo (kumite, 14-15yrs) and Krushna Chandra Moharana (kumite, senior).
Bikash selected
Bikash Nayak, a state U-16 player, has been selected Tuesday for the special camp for spinners and wicket-keepers (batch-III), to be conducted at National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangalore, August 27-31.
