34-member Manipur Karate Do team leave Imphal

IMPHAL, Nov 27
A 34-member Karate team of Manipur Amateur Karate -Do Association (MAKA) have left Imphal today for the 6th ISKF National Open Karate Championship to be hosted from November 29 to December 1 by Indian Martial Arts Academy of Odisha at Sports Complex, Jharsuguda, Odisha under the supervision of International Shito Ryu Karate Federation, India.
The athletes who were in the State team are Pratik Dahal (-7 years : 20 kg Kumite and Kata); Loitongbam Saolin Singh (7 years : -20 kg Kumite and Kata), Mutum Dickson (7 years : -25 kg Kumite and Kata), Sivanch Singh Yadav (8 years : -25 kg Kumite and Kata), Chongtham Jenia Devi (8 years : +25 kg Kumite and Kata), Satyadev Singh Yadav (9 years : -25 kg Kumite and Kata), Harmanjeet Singh (9 years : -20 kg Kumite and Kata), Atom Swami Singh (9 years : +30 kg Kumite and Kata), Aaradhya (9 years : +30 kg Kumite and Kata), Om Praveen Chawan (12 years : -35 kg Kumite and Kata), Murina Ngasepam  (12 years : -35 kg Kumite and Kata), Kerish Hawaibam  (12 years : -45 kg Kumite), Takhellambam Pradip Singh  (13 years : -45 kg Kumite), Akoijam Diamond Singh  (13 years : +45 kg Kumite), Leishangthem Lucky Singh  (14 years : -40 kg Kumite), Laishram Zetli Singh  (14 years : -45 kg Kumite), Akash Kumar  (14 years : -52 kg Kumite), Khwairakpam Praveen Singh (14 years : -57 kg Kumite), Samjetsabam Sanathoi Singh (Cadet : -52 kg Kumite), Ankit Prasad (Cadet : +63 kg Kumite), Ningthoujam Romio Singh (Cadet : -63 kg Kumite), Haobam Rajkumari Chanu (Cadet : -47 kg Kumite), Asem Omesh Singh (Junior : -50 kg Kumite), Laishram Yaiphaba Singh (Junior : -68 kg Kumite and Kata), Wahengbam Bankim Singh (Senior Colour belt : -60 kg kumite), Mutum Bishambor Singh (Senior Colour belt : -67 kg kumite), M Joychandra Singh (Senior : -50 kg kumite), Maimom Omesh Singh (Senior : -55 kg kumite and kata), Loitongbam Premjit Singh (Senior : -60 kg kumite and kata), Sougrakpam Gunachand (Senior : -67 kg kumite and kata) and Kangjam Indrakumar Singh ( Senior : Open Kumite and Kata).
The team were being led by Atom Nandi Devi as female team manager, Tiken Dahal as male team manager and Soibam Bindeshori Chanu as official cum technical convenor, said a press release of MAKA.