Udupi: District Administration and Udupi district, Public Educational Department, Udupi district will be organizing State level Karate Championship 2016-17 at Volakadu Government Composite High School from 25th to 27th November, 2016.
Addressing media persons at Press Club, Amruth Shenoy, Working President of Organizing Committee, said that around 1,500 karate state level players from primary and high schools would be participating in the Championship. Each district will be sending a contingent of 28 karate players of boys and girls.
The competition will be held under-14 yrs category for both boys and girls of primary school in five divisions and under-17 years category for boys and girls in nine divisions based on weight, he said.
Altogether including judges, volunteers and players, around 2000 participants are expected during the tournament.
Pramod Madhwaraj Minister of Fisheries, Sports and Youth Empowerment will inaugurate the championship. Tanveer Sait Minister of Primary and High School Education will be the chief guest. Elected representatives of the government, president of UMC and other dignitaries will be present during the inaugural function.
The procession will be held from Jodukatte to Service bus-stand to Volakad School. After the inauguration there will be cultural programmes presented by Alva’s Education Foundation, Moodbidri, he said.
The valedictory programme will be held on Sunday, November 27 at 11.30 am. Meenakshi Madhav Bannaje President of UMC will preside.
Nityananda Kemmannu, Vice President of State Karate Teachers Association, Nirmala B. Headmistress of the Volakad School, Nagabhusan Shet, Raviraj Nayak, Marati P., Akash Rao, Madhukar of Educational Department, Subash, Yagnesh Acharya and other members of the organizing committee were present.
