Nagpur: STEPS Open State Karate Championship 2023 organized by STEPS Karate Club in association with MITSUYA-KAI Hayashi-ha Shito-ryu Karate-Do India was inaugurated on recently by Dr. Ahmed Sajjad Khan, Vice Principal of Anjuman College of Engineering & Technology, along with Chief Technical Director of Tournament Hanshi Dr.Zakir S. Khan, Dy. Director of Physical Education of Anjuman Engineering College, Nagpur.

Shabana Pathan, working with Anti Terrorism Squad, GRP, India and RJ Nisha of Big FM, Shihan Shahwar Khan, Organising Secretary and Dr. Shazia Khan, Organising President, STEPS Open State Karate Championship 2023 were present. About 250 Boys & Girls participants played in the Tournament.

Ritik Mudliyar bagged Gold Medal with Trophy and Cash Prize of Black Belt Men Open Challenge. 2nd place was bagged by Aaryan Khobragade and 3rd Place by Mohammad Sufiyan Mugal. Sanjana Thakur bagged Gold Medal with Trophy and Cash Prize of Black Belt Women Open Challenge. 2nd Place bagged by Bhavika Maraskolhe and 3rd Place by Syed Mehvish Ali.

The Tournament Technical Directors were Shihan Pankaj Khandagale & Shihan Emmanuel Philip.

The Referee panels were Shihan Hemant Yadav, Shihan Aminuddin Sheikh, Shihan Shiraz Syed, Sensei Sachin Lohakare, Sensei Akash Shahu, Sensei Syed Mehvish Ali, Sensei Pritish Kohale, Sensei Vaidehi Shende, Semsei Afifha Qazi, Sensei Abhishek Singh, Sensei Shyamsunder Singh, Sensei Nehal Sheikh, Sensei Sahil Khan, and Sensei Mohit Bhagat.

The winners were awarded with Medals and Trophies in valedictory function by Chief Guests Mrs. & Mr. Ashish Lawrence , Passionate Educationists and Mrs. Darpan Neb, Entrepreneur.

The program was conducted by Hanshi Dr. Zakir S. Khan and vote of thanks proposed by Shihan Shahwar Khan, Organizing Secretary.

Results Boys:

Boys 5 yrs Kata

Gold – Farhan Khan

Silver – Imaduddin

Bronze – Ryyan Khan

Boys 5 yrs Kumite

Gold – Farhan Khan

Silver – Imaduddin

Bronze – Davik Khara

Bronze – Ram Khandelwal

Boys 6 yrs Kata

Gold – Aalhad

Silver – Aadi Sheikh

Bronze – Tiyansh Sarda

Bronze – Ekansh Trivedi

Boys 6 yrs Kumite

Gold – Ekansh Trivedi

Silver – Aadi Sheikh

Bronze – Aalhad

Bronze – Tiyansh Sarda

Boys 7 yrs Kata

Gold – Divensh Kambe

Silver – Hashir Ahmed

Bronze – Zain Mirza

Bronze – Pulkit Gupta

Boys 7 yrs Kumite

Gold – Divensh Kambe

Silver – Hashir Ahmed

Bronze – Pulkit Gupta

Bronze – Md. Taha

Boys 8 yrs Kata

Gold – Gawang Kitkara

Silver – Ayush Pal

Bronze – Nachiket Zhadekar

Bronze – Arsalan Sheikh

Boys 8 yrs Kumite

Gold – Gawang Kitkara

Silver – Ayush Pal

Bronze – Ezekiel Arland

Bronze – Arzan Zaheer

Boys 8 yrs Brown Black Kata

Gold – Shivansh Singh

Silver – Ezikiel Arland

Bronze – Viraj Mandawkar

Boys 8 yrs Brown Black Kumite

Gold – Shivansh Singh

Silver – Nachiket

Bronze – Sayyed Ali

Bronze – Viraj Mandawkar

Boys 9 yrs Kata

Gold – Shivank Mediretta

Silver – Sayyed Maviya

Bronze – Ayan

Bronze – Vikrant Awale

Boys 9 yrs Kumite

Gold – Shivank Mediretta

Silver – Bhavishya Wankhede

Bronze – Ayan

Bronze – Vikrant Awale

Boys 10 yrs (Jr.) Kata

Gold – Saayan Barai

Silver – Ziyan Sheikh

Bronze – Hamdan Yusuf

Bronze – Yasir Pathan

Boys 10 yrs Kata (Brown Black)

Gold – Shazeb Hussain

Silver – Lavanya Raut

Bronze – Md. Sibitan

Bronze – Avnish Kawde

Boys 10 yrs Kumite (Brown Black)

Gold – Aditya Singh

Silver – Avnish Kawde

Bronze – Lavanya Raut

Bronze – Saayan Barai

Boys 10 yrs Kumite

Gold – Md. Abubakar

Silver – Shazeb Hussain

Bronze – Rudra Nirmal

Bronze – Md. Sibitan

Boys 11 yrs Kata (Brown Black)

Gold – Aditya Singh

Silver – Yuvraj Mishra

Bronze – Yusuf Aziz

Bronze – Sanidhya Bisare

Boys 11 yrs Kata (Jr.)

Gold – Aradhya Kambe

Silver – Hammad Syed

Bronze – Rudra Nirmal

Bronze – Saad Khan

Boys 11 yrs Kumite (Jr.)

Gold – Aradhya Kambe

Silver – Soham Mungad

Bronze – Hammad Syed

Bronze – Saad Khan

Boys 11 yrs Kumite (Brown Black)

Gold – Yuvraj Mishra

Silver – Zeeshan Syed

Bronze – Sandhya Bisare

Bronze – Kuldeep Patel

Boys 12 yrs Kata (Brown Black)

Gold – Shaurya Mahakalkar

Silver – Aarya Singh

Bronze – Umar Khan

Bronze – Syed Anas

Boys 12 yrs Kumite (Brown Black)

Gold – Aadi Bhusari

Silver – Aarya Singh

Bronze – Nimit Nannavare

Bronze – Shaurya Bailmare

Boys 12 yrs Kata (Jr.)

Gold – Tanush Paliwal

Silver – Hemal Trivedi

Bronze – Nivan Agrawal

Bronze – Shaurya Mahakalkar

Boys 12 yrs Kumite (Jr.)

Gold – Shaurya Mahakalkar

Silver – Hemal Trivedi

Bronze – Shoeb Asif

Bronze – Tanush Paliwal

Boys 13 yrs Kata

Gold – Aarush Awachat

Silver – Kisan

Bronze – Ayan Sheikh

Bronze – Evyayan Kesherwani

Boys 13 yrs Kumite

Gold – Mohammad Syed

Silver – Krishna

Bronze – Evyayan Kesharwani

Bronze – Harsh Sharma

Boys 14 yrs Kata (Brown Black)

Gold – Rishi Lanjewar

Silver – Yuvraj Mugade

Bronze – Sanskar Tiwari

Boys 14 yrs Kumite (Brown Black)

Gold – Yuvraj Mugade

Silver – Md. Khan

Bronze – Rishi Lanjewar

Boys 14 yrs (Jr.) Kata

Gold – Rehan Khan

Silver – Syed Faiz

Bronze – Pratik Shahu

Bronze – Abir Shrivastava

Boys 14 yrs (Jr.) Kumite

Gold – Abir Shrivastava

Silver – Pratik Shahu

Bronze – Syed Faiz

Bronze – Rehan Khan

Boys 16 & 17 yrs Kata

Gold – Ayush Pathrabe

Boys 18+ yrs Black Belt Open Kumite

Gold – Hrithik Mudliyar

Silver – Aryan Khobragade

Bronze – Sufiyan Mughal

Bronze – Manav Ingle

Results Girls

Girls 5 yrs Kata

Gold – Tanvi Chirutkar

Silver – Sanhvi Thakur

Bronze – Rameen Javed

Bronze – Mariyam Khan

Girls 5 yrs Kumite

Gold – Sanhvi Thakur

Silver – Mariyam Khan

Bronze – Aliza Fatima

Bronze – Tanvi Chirutkar

Girls 6 yrs Kata

Gold – Avani Sorte

Silver – Krishna Kataria

Girls 6 yrs Kumite

Gold – Krishna Kataria

Silver – Avani Sorte

Girls 7 yrs Kata

Gold – Darshee Khara

Silver – Trishna Reddy

Bronze – Jiyashi Bhande

Girls 7 yrs Kumite

Gold – Jiyanshi Bhande

Silver – Darshee Khara

Bronze – Trishna Reddy

Girls 8 yrs Kata (Jr.)

Gold – Amra Khan

Silver – Rehuma Hussain

Bronze – Bhavishka Wandle

Bronze – Saana Bhusari

Girls 8 yrs Kumite (Jr.)

Gold – Rehuma Hussain

Silver – Fatema Tuzzohra

Bronze – Amra Khan

Bronze – Preesha Bawariya

Girls 8 yrs Kata (Brown Black)

Gold – Amaira Purohit

Silver – Aashvi Mohta

Bronze – Hanuma Ghazi

Bronze – Nashra Fatema

Girls 8 yrs Kumite (Brown Black)

Gold – Amaira Purohit

Silver – Aashvi Mohta

Bronze – Nashra Fatema

Bronze – Hanuma Ghazi

Girls 9 yrs Kata (Brown Black)

Gold – Anandi Jugade

Silver – Ayesha Fatema

Girls 9 yrs Kumite (Brown Black)

Gold – Ayesha Fatema

Silver – Anandi Jugade

Girls 9 yrs Kata (Jr.)

Gold – Trishna Kamble

Silver – Samayarah Khan

Bronze – Myrah Fatema Khan

Bronze – Zeekra Khan

Girls 9 yrs Kumite (Jr.)

Gold – Zeekra Khan

Silver – Trishna Kamble

Bronze – Myrah Fatema Khan

Bronze – Taniya Swain

Girls 10 yrs Kata (Brown Black)

Gold – Ravya Shah

Silver – Ojasvi Kulsonge

Bronze – Vedanshri Bawne

Bronze – Disha Banerjee

Girls 10 yrs Kumite (Brown Black)

Gold – Ravya Shah

Silver –Vedanshri Bawne

Bronze – Ojasvi Kulsonge

Bronze – Disha Banerjee

Girls 10 yrs Kata (Jr.)

Gold – Akira Shrivastava

Silver –Rudra Bhotmange

Bronze – Parthavi Bose

Bronze – Maliha Quazi

Girls 10 yrs Kumite (Jr.)

Gold – Aradhya Rakhed

Silver –Rudra Bhotmange

Bronze – Akira Shrivastava

Bronze – Parthavi Bose

Girls 11 yrs Kata

Gold – Amishi Purohit

Silver – Anahita Kapoor

Bronze – Elina Peter

Bronze – Falak Asif

Girls 11 yrs Kumite

Gold – Ojal Gudodhe

Silver – Anahita Kapoor

Bronze – Manisha Ambe

Bronze – Falak Asif

Girls 12 yrs Kata

Gold – Aliya Khan

Silver – Rahemeen Ahmad

Bronze – Vanshika Meshram

Bronze – Manasvi Dihari

Girls 12 yrs Kumite

Gold – Rahemeen Ahmad

Silver – Aliya Khan

Bronze – Aliza Khan

Bronze – Rashi Sharma

Girls 13 yrs Kata (Brown Black)

Gold – Riddhi Nadekar

Silver –Zoya Sheikh

Bronze – Khushanki Gudhate

Girls 13 yrs Kumite (Brown Black)

Gold – Riddhi Nadekar

Silver –Khushanki Gudhate

Bronze – Zoya Sheikh

Broze – Aqsa Mariam

Girls 13 yrs Kata (Jr.)

Gold – Janvi Dehariya

Silver –Zarmeen Ahmed

Bronze – Zaina Akhtar

Girls 13 yrs Kumite (Jr.)

Gold – Janvi Dehariya

Silver – Zaina Akhtar

Bronze – Zarmeen Ahmed

Girls 14 yrs Kata (Brown Black)

Gold – Akshara Thakur

Silver –Siya Thakur

Bronze – Ayesha Khan

Girls 14 yrs Kumite (Brown Black)

Gold – Siya Thakur

Silver – Akshara Thakur

Bronze – Ayesha Khan

Girls 14 yrs Kata (Jr.)

Gold – Bhumika Ahirkar

Silver –Aditi Ostwal

Bronze – Nikita Patil

Bronze – Nikita Kulmethe

Girls 14 yrs Kumite (Jr.)

Gold – Nikita Kulmethe

Silver –Aditi Ostwal

Bronze – Bhumika Ahirkar

Bronze – Nikita Patil

Girls 15 yrs Kata

Gold – Kaonein Syed

Silver –Mahi Gangahedi

Bronze – Arunima Sharma

Bronze – Anandi Diyewar

Girls 15 yrs Kumite

Gold – Kaonein Syed

Silver – Arunima Sharma

Bronze – Anandi Diyewar

Bronze – Mahi Gangahedi

Girls 16 & 17 yrs Kata

Gold – Hudaibiyah Qazi

Silver – Nazma Sajid

Bronze – Afifa Shah

Girls 16 & 17 yrs Kumite

Gold – Afifa Shah

Silver – Nazma Sajid

Bronze – Hudaibiyah Qazi

Girls 18+ yrs Kata

Gold – Sakina Ahmed

Girls 18+ yrs Kumite

Gold – Sanjana Thakur

Silver – Bhavika Marashkati

Bronze – Sakina Ahmed

Bronze – Syed Mehvish