Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 7: The Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory (JKUT) Kalaripayattu team has left for the 15th National Kalaripayattu Championship 2023 here today.
After the selection trials conducted on the basis of performance in 6th J&K UT Kalaripayattu Championship, the 37 member team comprising twenty 23 boys, 11 girls, two coaches and one manager left for the National Championship scheduled to be held at Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education (LNCPE) Indoor Sports Complex, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala from 11 to 13 August.
The Kalaripayattu team left for national championship in presence of Manjeet Singh, Chairman, Kalaripayattu Association of J&K, Rajeev Sharma, Member J&K Sports Council , Vikas Gupta, Joint Secretary, J&K Olympic Association, Danish Sharma, General Secretary, Kalaripayattu Association of Jammu and Kashmir , Arshad Aziz, Joint Secretary KAJK, T P Singh, Sports enthusiast and veteran player Hockey , Athletics, Suraj Bhan, Chief Judo Coach as well as Manager, Old Indoor Sports Complex , M A Stadium ) , Anil Gupta, Indian Yoga Team Coach.
Kalaripayattu team who were selected for the National Championship are Ritvik Choudhary, Umair Ashaq Pintoo, Bilal Bashir Mir,Danish Shabir, Jaideep Manhas,Tajamul Ahmad Khan,Tarun Gupta,Rudrakshit Gupta, Mohammad Zaheem Malik,Amanat Ashaq Yatoo, Saksham Langeh,Faizan Mushtaq,Faizan Sofi,Azhar Rashid, Maroof Gulzar, Zamid Riyaz, Imran Akber Wani,Arsalan Abid,Dawood Ibrahim,Maroof Gulzar,Koushal Garg,Tejshree Singh,Seerat Iqbal,Gungun Tickoo,Anjali Charak,Tanzeela Nazir,Tanziya Ayoub Mir,Dua Mukhtar,Rishika Sharma,Palak Sharma,Sachi Chib,Anjali Kumari and Anjali Charak. Arshad Aziz and Rajat Bhagat will accompany the team as Coaches and Danish Sharma as Manager respectively.
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