Taekwondo Belt Grading Examination C’ship concludes

Young Taekwondo players posing during Belt Grading Championship at Sai Palace, Jammu. -Excelsior/Rakesh
Young Taekwondo players posing during Belt Grading Championship at Sai Palace, Jammu. -Excelsior/Rakesh

Excelsior Sports Correspondent

JAMMU, Oct 6: The J&K Sports Taekwondo Association organized the Belt Grading Examination Championship 2024 at Sai Palace, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu, with great enthusiasm and participation. A total of 210 students showcased their Taekwondo skills, with 180 being promoted to higher colour belt ranks.
The championship was conducted under the leadership of Anil Nanda, President of the J&K Sports Taekwondo Association, and Ronika Rathore, General Secretary and organizer of the event. Other key officials present included Fateh Ali (Joint Secretary), Peetember Tandon (Senior Member), and Sneh Gupta (Senior Member).
Senior BJP leader and ex-MLC, Vikram Randhawa was the chief guest. Dr. Anita Sharma, motivational speaker and founder of Maven Vibes, along with Dr. KCS Mehta, Academics Director of IDPS Akhnoor, were the guests of honour. They distributed certificates and awards to students who successfully passed the belt grading examination.
In his address, Anil Nanda highlighted the significance of the event and announced that the promoted students would be given an opportunity to participate in the State Taekwondo Championship, which will be held in Jammu in December 2024. The championship was a platform for students to test their skills, discipline and dedication, with participants from various schools in Jammu, including Roots the Montessori House, Modern Montessori International School, Dogra Higher Secondary School, Heritage School and British International School.
Some of the prominent students who successfully cleared the belt grading examination and received their certificates include Samriti Sharma, Tavneet Kour, Shivyansh Gupta, Sakshi, Aradhya Sharma, Shanaya Sharma, Vihaan Sharma, Vardaaan Singh, Viraj Singh, Mehar Choudhary, Amaan Choudhary, Avyaan Gupta, Anaisha Gupta, Jaskamal Singh, Parth Sarth Tandon, Samarth Gupta, Mudit Handoo, Siddhanpreet Singh, Agastya Anand, Dev Mahajan, Kainaat Puri, Bandagi Kaur, Raaganya Bakshi, Viraj Magotra, Gauri Khajuria, Shivaansh Tripathi, Ruhanika, Ziva Mughal, Ryaan Bhardwaj, Veer Gupta, Elena Mansotra, Gurdaat Singh, Tejasv Mahajan, Gurkirat Kour, Hayyan, Ekamjot Singh Bali, Sana Kour Gandotra, Manjot Singh, Mitali Choudhary, Haaris Malik, Aashvi Sharma, Heyansh Gupta, Keeyan Thakur, Mohd. Saeed Saleem Kichloo, Japnoor Kour, Ashwika Mahla, Harsimran Singh, Rehan Singh, Rishav Sharma, Tejas Gupta, Sagar Choudhary, Mahira Choudhary, Nabhanya Mahajan, Rayan Kotwal, Ayaan Bhandari, Arnav Sharma, Manjeet Singh Rainu, Rithwin Singh Charak, Maahin Gupta, Shiven Gupta, Tamandeep Kour, Vedang Shrikul, Eyana Gupta, Nirvaan Chopra, Kanishka Gupta, Nirved Sharma, Sharanya Vaid, Pravika Pachnanda, Shanaya Mahajan, Gouransh Mahajan, Pradyut Sharma, Keerat Saini, Yuvraj Gandotra, Naira, Prashree Choudhary, Sonalpreet Kour, Sehar Choudhary, Hetaksh Gupta, Jibraan Elahi, Rudram Lalotra, Reyansh Soi, Ail Husnain, Divya Chitrangada, Divyanshi Verma, Evraj Gupta, Samraj Singh, Bhavmanyu Khajuria, Shvay Vaid, Prathush Gupta, Aryansh Kumar, Saira Handa, Aaryav Katoch, Dhaneshree Tanwar, Jayani Suri, Aakanshi Barmun, Vasvi Verma, Samarth Dabgotra, Rishit Gupta, Nihal Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Ahaan Dubey, Royal Kotwal, Anshuman Singh Jamwal, Vedika Mahajan, Aadi Dev Singh Sambyal, Vihaan Srivastava, Nirbhay Sharma, Ruhaan Nagpal, Shreenidhi Dubey, Shivya Mattoo, Veeha Bamba, Enaira Turaa, Avyan Khajuria, Samridh Singh, Nabeeha Mahajan, Vaidik Mahajan, Mohammed Adyan, Ritisha Gupta, Dhinkrita A. Singh, Sanvir Singh Handa, Avirann Thakur Sen, Shivam Verma, Ranish Kumar, Sumeha Nayyar, Srijan Sundan, Aira Gupta, Sobit Kaur, Bhumiksha Sharma, and Harsimran Singh.