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Karnataka emerges overall champion

By Our Sports Reporter

BANGALORE May 25. Karnataka emerged as overall champion in the 21st National sub-junior taekwondo championship, which concluded at the Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium here on Sunday.

The host topped with 107 points, while Maharashtra (100 pts) secured the runner-up spot. In the boys section, Uttar Pradesh (60 pts) clinched the top spot, while Maharashtra (67) led in the girls events.

The host had its brighter moments on the concluding day as Chetan P. Parishwad clinched gold while braving past a late surge from Goa's Santosh Kumar in the flyweight category final.

The results:

Boys: Fly weight: 1. Chetan P. Parishwad (Kar), 7 pts; 2. J. Santosh Kumar (Goa), 6; 3. C. Sarath (Ker) and Lokesh Verma (Har).

Light weight: 1. Manish Kumar (UP), 4; 2. Birju Pradhan (Sik); 3. Ajay Basfor (Asm) and S. Premkumar Meetei (Mnp).

Light heavy weight: 1. Alok Gautham (MP), 1; 2. Sandeep Dahiya (Har); 3. D. Keshav Murthy (Kar) and Dixit Joshi (Uttaranchal).

Girls: Fly weight: 1. Ashwini Tanaji Jadhav (Mah), 10; 2. Roopa S. Reddy (Kar), 1; 3. Nisha (Del) and Priya Singh (Chattisgarh).

Light weight: 1. Sapna Devidas Shinde (Mah), 9; 2. M.R. Seeema (Kar), 4; 3. Malsawm Dawng Zuali (Miz) and Shifali Saxena (UP).

Light heavy weight: 1. Priyanka Ramesh Das (Mah), 5; 2. Jayati Pathak (Har), 1; 3. Lata Rawat (Chd) and Anjali Sarang (UP).

Overall Team Champion: Karnataka, 107 pts; Runner-up: Maharashtra, 100.

Team Champion: Boys: Uttar Pradesh, 60; Runner-up: Karnataka, 51; Girls Champion: Maharashtra, 67; Runner-up: Goa, 59.

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