 Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 1: The Jammu and Kashmir State Open Judo Championship was organized at MA Stadium, Jammu in which 23 students from the NGO Aradhana- a ray of hope (AAROH) took part in the said championship in various age categories.
The event which was marked by mass participation and multiple fast paced matches; saw 19 medals being won by these 23 students - 4 gold, 5 silver and 10 bronze. All the participants got special appraisal from Vikas Gupta, General Secretary J&K Judo Association and Joint Secretary, JFI. Furthermore, the NGO received a souvenir on behalf of the organizers.
AAROH, in addition to its various other programs, has been imparting free Judo classes to those kids who would otherwise find it difficult to afford the same. The very reason that such efforts have culminated to positive results is more than likely to encourage not only the kids who participated in the event but also the judo instructor Manish Chatwal who has trained these young kids.
The details of the winners were Rahul - gold U/12 boys 25 kg, Sanjay - bronze U/14 boys 30 kg, Somit- bronze U/14 boys 35 kg, Manu - bronze U/14 boys 40 kg, Akash - bronze U/14 boys 35 kg, Yogesh - bronze U/14 boys 45 kg, Aditya - bronze U/14 boys 35 kg, Parkash - cadet bronze U/17 boys 63 kg, Anjali - bronze U/12 girls 28 kg, Guddi - gold U/12 girls 32 kg, Nirjala - silver U/12 girls 40 kg, Anju - gold U/14 girls 36 kg, Anjali - silver U/14 girls 36 kg, Barsha - bronze U/14 girls 36 kg, Madhu - bronze U/14 girls 40 kg, Nisha - bronze U/14 girls 40 kg, Shivani - silver U/14 girls 44 kg, Sunakshi - gold U/15 girls 50 kg, Varsha - cadet silver U/15 girls 57 kg. |
