Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 20: Organized by Jammu Taekwondo Association, 1st J&K Taekwondo Association Cup got underway at Brahman Sabha, Jammu under the aegis of J&K Taekwondo Association and Taekwondo Federation of India.
Around 500 players/officials are participating in the championship, which began on August 19.
The chief guest of the opening ceremony was Sukhdev Raj Sharma, District Officer, Youth Services and Sports while Sher Singh, ZEO Youth Services and Sports was the guest of honor. The ceremony was presided over by Subash Shastri of Dogra Brahaman Sabha.
The championship is being organized under the supervision of DN Pangotra, Joint Secretary, Taekwondo Federation of India, Anuj Sharma, organizing secretary, JKTA and Atul Pangotra (International player/Referee and NIS Coach).
In Sub Junior Boy (mini 1), Ishmeet Singh of BR Playway School won gold, Aashrya Bhasin of AITA got silver while Mohd Ali Malik of Kidzee and Shorya Sharma of CRPF settled for bronze.
In Sub Junior Boys (U- 21Kg), Soham Sharma of AITA bagged gold, Aryan Singh of BR Playway won silver whereas Hriday Singh of JP World and Pranav Rajput of Humanity School got bronze.
In Sub Junior Boys (U- 23 Kg), Ruder Pratap of CRPF got gold, Ridham Agarwal of VAOT won silver while Mahil Bangotra and Nikhil Chauhan of Lord Shiva Day Boarding bagged bronze.
In Sub Junior Boys (Mini 2), Harihans Dev Anand of Lawrence School bagged gold, Achiint Sharma of AITA won silver, Aquib Hussain Shah of BN Higher Secondary and Aryan Pandita of CRPF got bronze.
In Sub Junior Boys (U- 25 Kg), Yashsasvi Bhat of CRPF won gold, Harshit Sharma of LSDB got silver while Shivam Sharma of Shangrilla and Misbah of CRPF settled for bronze.
In Sub Junior Boys (U- 29 Kg), Vansh of CRPF got gold, Shivanshu of LSDB won silver while Parun of Humanity School and Shivansh Saini of KV Sunjuwan bagged bronze.