City grapplers bag medals at National Jiu-Jitsu Championship

Seen in the picture are (kneeling from left) Samarth Vikram, G. Suraksha, K.K. Kushik, Manish Patel, Samarth Sumesh, Ayaan Ali, Ankush P. Mathad, G.M. Durgashree, J. Bhuvan Raj, M.B. Nanditha, Theeksha Bharuni and Pranav Kaushik; (standing middle row) M.S. Suhas, Mohd. Hidayath, M.R. Riddhi Gayathri, K. Preetham, G.S. Dattatreya, C.G. Rudraksha, G.M. Chandramouli, Aryan Raj, Praful Raghavendra, Mohammed Owaiz, R. Rajesh, Prashanth Rotti and N. Harshith; (standing last row) S. Kumar, Mohammed Zaid, S. Anand, Snehith Ravikumar, N.P. Kiran, Coach Likhith, Kavyashree, Official and Team Manager Kru. Syed Tanveer Ahmed, MCSA General Secretary Kru. M.N. Vikram, Coach Kru. Darshan, Irfan Pasha, Mohammed Ameen, S. Adarsh and Ayaan Shariff.

The grapplers of Academy of Martial Science (AMS), Krishnamurthypuram and Smite School of Martial Arts, Rajivnagar, affiliated to Mysore Combat Sports Association (MCSA), won 13 Gold, seven Silver and four Bronze medals for the State in Jiu Jitsu National Championship held in  Bengaluru recently.

The event was organised by Sports Jiu Jitsu India Federation (SJJINDF) with Karnataka Body at Fight Capital India. With the above medal tally, MCSA secured the No.1 position in Junior Division and 4th in Senior Division.

Over 300 participants from various States of the country participated in the event.

Kru. Syed Tanveer Ahmed was the team Manager and official. Team was coached by Kru. M.R. Darshan and Likhith. Team MCSA is headed and mentored by Kru. Vikram, who is also the Vice-President of SJJINDF.

Results are as follows: Juniors (U-18 years) — Ayaan Ali – Kindergarten, Feather Weight – Gold Medal; Ankush P. Mathad – Youth, Light Feather Weight – Gold Medal; Rudraksha Cheluvachar Gayathri – Youth, Light Weight – Gold Medal; N. Aryan Raj – Pre-Teen, Light Weight – Gold Medal; Praful Raghavendra – Pre-Teen, Super Heavy Weight – Gold Medal; Samarth Vikram – Teen, Light Weight – Gold Medal; Mohammed Owaiz – Juvenile, Light Weight – Gold Medal; M.S. Kumar – Juvenile, Feather Weight – Gold Medal; M.B. Nanditha – Female, Youth, Middle Weight – Gold Medal; G.M. Durgashree – Female, Pre-Teen, Light Weight – Gold Medal; Theeksha H. Bharuni – Female, Pre-Teen, Feather Weight – Gold Medal; G. Suraksha – Female, Youth, Middle Weight – Gold Medal; M.R. Riddhi Gayathri – Teen, Middle Weight – Gold Medal; K.K. Kushik – Youth, Light Feather Weight – Gold Medal; Manish Patel – Pre-Teen, Light Weight – Silver Medal; G.M. Chamndramouli – Junior Teen, Rooster Weight – Silver Medal; K. Preetham – Junior Teen, Feather Weight – Silver Weight; Mohammed Zaid- Juvenile, Medium heavy- Silver Medal; Prashanth Rotti – Adult, Medium Heavy Weight – Silver Medal; N. Harshith – Adult, Heavy Weight – Silver Medal; Samarth Sumesh – Kindergarten, Feather Weight – Bronze Medal; G.S. Dattatreya – Pre-Teen, Heavy Weight – Bronze Medal; Pranav Kaushik – Juvenile, Light Feather – Bronze Medal; N. Maithri – Female, Adult Feather – Bronze Medal.

This post was published on December 31, 2019 4:15 pm