Karate players of Bihar won the hearts of the first Honorable Sports Minister of Bihar, Shri Jitendra Rai ji and Director General of Bihar State Sports Authority, Shri Ravindran Shankaran by winning 17 medals, more than all other sports, in the 67th National School Karate Competition.
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Winning the medal has brought glory to the state. Under-19 age group of karate competition
- Md. Sameer won bronze medal in 58-62 kg weight category,
- Manjeet Kumar won Bronze medal in 40-45 kg weight category and
- Aparajita Singh won bronze medal in weight category above 68 kg.
For this achievement Sports Minister of Bihar Government Honorable Jitendra Rai , Director General of Bihar Sports Authority Mr. Ravindran Shankaran, Director cum Secretary Mr. Pankaj Kumar Raj , Convener Anandi Kumar , Assistant Director in-charge Sports and Student Welfare Department Sanjay Kumar , Patna Sports Officer Om Prakash Sir, Narendra Kumar , Gaya District Sports Officer Naresh Chauhan S, Vaishali District Sports Officer , Sumit , Shiv Prakash , Hansi Bharat Sharma , Bihar State Karate Association President Abhay Kumar. Atul , General Secretary Pankaj Kambli, Treasurer Suraj , Assistant under 19 Bihar team boys coach Mukesh Kumar Mishra and girls coach Saloni Kumari. Congratulations to all the players and best wishes for the future!