Prakasam kids bag karate gold

Ongole: The Karate students from the Tadhagat Bodhi Dharma International Martial Arts Academy in Ongole secured four Gold medals in the 9th International Goju Ryu Open Karate Championship held last week, said the 7th Dan Master D Venkatesh.

He said that the organisation, All Japan Karate Do Goju Ryu Kai India, organised the international karate championship in Nidadavole in West Godavari district, where about 850 karate students and masters participated from Nepal, Srilanka, Bhutan and Japan along with participants from 23 Indian states. He said that a team of karate students from Ongole participated in the championship and won four gold medals, six silver medals and three bronze medals.

The Additional SP Udayarani appreciated the gold medal winners V Bindu, K Sahasra, R Gnanesh, Bhargav, silver medal winners N Sriram, E Havish, Y Reshwant, Naga Chaitanya, V Bhanu Harsha, T Tarun Prakash and bronze medal winners A Yashwant Rao, V Kishan Kiriti and M Maruti in the district police office.

Udayarani said, “Nowadays women are competing with men in all fields but are a little behind in self protection.” She asked every girl to learn Karate to save herself. She appreciated 6th Dan master G Chandrasekhar, 7th Dan master Venkatesh for the training the kids.