Karnataka Taekwando Academy with 56 points claimed the overall championship in the 25th State Senior taekwondo championships which concluded here on Sunday.
KTA, who logged 43 points with having won six gold medals, emerged men’s champions while Dharwad Centre, who finished overall runners-up with 45 points, clinched the women’s title with three gold that fetched them 31 points.
Results (all finals):
Men: Fin: Dinesh Naik (Dharwad) bt Davinder Singh (SAI-B’lore) 12-9; Bronze: Ravi Kumar D and Sunil S (both Hi-tech Centre). Fly: Honnesh R (Nagapura) bt Basavaraj R Jamnal (Dharwad) 12-3; Bronze: Arun Kumar SS (Harihara) and Manjunath R (VIFA Cantre). Bantam: Rajnukantha A (Karnataka Taekwando Academy) bt Pradeep
P (Hi-tech Centre) 3-2; Bronze: Srinath R and Yogesh K (both Karnataka Taekwando Academy). Feather: Krian Raj O (Karnataka Taekwando Academy) bt Naveen Kumar R (VIFA Centre) 8-1; Bronze: Ravi CD (Shimoga Centre) and Arun Kumar BH (Harihara Centre). Light: Mohd Irfa (Karnataka Taekwando Academy) bt Murali R Rammar
(Dharwad) 8-0; Bronze: Naveen BN (Nagapura) and Mohd Ashfaaq (Karnataka Taekwando Academy). Welter: BP Kiran (Karnataka Taekwando Academy) bt Girish M ((Chitradurga Fort Centre) 4-3; T Mohammed Rafi (Harihara Centre) and Shivraj R (Dharwad). Middle: Lohith Kumar K (Karnataka Taekwando Academy) bt Arun P (Hi-tech Centre) by withdrawal; Bronze: Kiran Kumar SR (Hi-tech Centre) and Mahesh Krishnaiah (Karnataka Taekwando Academy).
Women: Fly: Madhuri M (Hi-tech Centre) bt Rishya P Murthy (Karnataka Taekwando Academy) by withdrawal; Bronze: Rajani V (Chitradurga Fort) and Manjula S Kanavi (SAI-Dharwad).
Feather: Jyoti M Shirur (Dharwad) bt Neelufar A Patel (Dharwad) 10-2; Bronze: Harshitha SK (Shimoga) and Thrushitha M (VIFA Centre).
Welter: Anjali P Kshatratej (Dharwad) bt Vinoda V Walgalli (Dharwad) by withdrawal; Bronze: Zahra Syed (Karnataka Taekwando Academy) and Deepu KR (VIFA Centre).