State’s Wado Kai karate team hauls 15 medals in national c’ship

ITANAGAR, 26 May: The Arunachal Pradesh Wado Kai karate team won a total of 15 medals in the recently concluded 24th All India Wado Kai Karate Championship, which was held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, from 21-22 May.

The winners are Ajay Rotom (1 gold in Kumite and 1 in Kata), Toko Tada (1 gold in Kumite and 1 bronze in Kata), Nyakar Nyorak (1 gold in Kumite and 1 bronze in Kata), Toko Taram (gold in Kumite), Lindum Tani (gold in Kumite), Taram Rigam (gold in Kumite), Rigam Toru (silver in Kumite), Goda Yabyang (1 silver in Kumite and 1 bronze in Kata), Mebing Lamgu (1 silver in Kumite and 1 bronze in Kata), and Bili Lombi (silver in Kumite).

The team was led by head coach Sensei Dugi Teli and manager Sampei Nyakar Nyorak, under the guidance of Arunachal Wado Kai Karate-Do Association president Shihan Yarda Nikki.