Five teen karatekas from Jharkhand have been selected to participate at the International B.G Karate Championship to be held at B.K.S.P Sports Village (Indoor Stadium in Dhaka (Bangladesh) from December 28 to 30.
The list also includes one karateka from Kharagpur in Bengal.
The selected karatekas include Neeraj Kumar (18, Adash Kumar Singh (17), Pranab Paul (18), Karnisha Das (18) – all from Jamshedpur – Arsh Paul (16, Noamundi in West Singhbhum) and Narayan Tanti (Kharagpur, Bengal).
The championship is being organised by Bangladesh Goju Ryu Karate Federation under Shihan Khalid Mansur Chowdhury, organizing secretary and chief coach of Bangladesh karate as per the guidelines issued by Bangladesh government.
The rules and regulations of the World Karate Federation will be followed in the event.
The chief referee during the championship is Nepal-based Shihan B.R. Mitra, who is a qualified Asian Karate Federation and World Karate Federation qualified referee. Shihan L. Nageshwar Rao from Jamshedpur will be the chief coach and referee during the event.
Rao, chief coach of Tata Steel Karate Training Center at JRD Tata Sports Complex the selected karatekas are excited for the Dhaka trip and are expected to perform well at the event. “We are leaving for Dhaka on Monday," he added.
Chess
The East Singhbhum District Chess Association is organising a Hybrid Online Chess Championship at JRD Tata Sports Complex between December 27 and 30. Participants from East Singhbhum are eligible to compete at the event. Participants of different age groups are required to submit the birth certificate from Notified Area/Municipal Corporation. Players have to bring their mobile phone or laptop for participating in the event.
Cricket
The finals of 28th S.R. Rungta District League 2021-22 between Larson Club (Chaibasa)and Y.J.C.C (Chaibasa) will be held at the Birsa Munda Cricket Stadium in Chaibasa on Monday. West Singhbhum deputy commissioner Ananya Mittal and police superintendent will grace the occasion as chief guest and guest of honour, respectively.
