District Kishtwar Kalaripayattu C’ship concludes

Players posing along with dignitaries during prize distribution ceremony.
Players posing along with dignitaries during prize distribution ceremony.

Excelsior Sports Correspondent
KISHTWAR, May 5: A two-day District Kishtwar Kalaripayattu Championship was organized at Martial Arts Club Hidyal by the Academy of Martial Arts (KAMA). Over 100 participants competed across seven events. Darshan Singh, Police Post Incharge Hidyal, was the chief guest, while Neeraj Parihar served as Presiding Officer. The event was observed by District Association President Mukesh Thakur, with Sachin Kumar Thakur as Secretary and Sajan Kumar Shan as Vice President.
In Chuvadukul, gold medallists included Shreesha, Adhivansh, Tavishi Anand, Aradhya, Riyansh, Himanshu, and Dhruvita. Silver medals were won by Samridhi, Aditya, Arav, Vandita, Smriti, Aadvik, and Priyanjal, while bronze went to Niyati, Anika, Aditi, Ashriti, Ananya, Bhavya, Laksh, Madhur, Sahil and Vinayak.
In High Kick, gold winners were Aahana, Arav Rajak, Bhavish Parihar, Lovmeet Sen, and Parinidhi Shan. Silver medalists included Riyansh Rathore, Bhuman Sen and Fiza Ameen, while bronze winners were Ayaan Parihar, Agestya Shan, Kalpana Thakur, and Ankush Thakur.
In fights, gold medallists included Bhavish Parihar, Mohd Murtza, Aahana, Vinod Singh, Janvi Sen, Saksham Rana, Sonam Parihar, Abhinav Thakur, Anwita Sharma, Rajveer Singh Rathore, Harshita Sharma, Veer Aditya Badyal, Ridaan Thakur, Mohd Ehraar, Kalpana Thakur, Haseeb Imtiyaz, Lovmeet Sen, Agestya Shan, Ishan Parihar, Samridhi Shan, Kartik Thakur, Riyansh, and Vihan Parihar. Silver and bronze medals were also awarded across categories.