The J&K Sub Junior Taekwondo Team was officially flagged off today for the upcoming 38th National Sub Junior Kyorugi and 13th National Sub Junior Poomsae Taekwondo Championships, set to take place from November 29 to December 1, 2024, at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula, Haryana.
The flag-off ceremony, held at MA Stadium, Jammu, was attended by Baljinder Pal Singh, Divisional Sports Officer, Jammu (JKSC), and Krupali Singh, Manager of MA Stadium. The team had undergone an intensive Pre-Participation Coaching Camp organized by the J&K Sports Council from November 18 to 27, 2024, under the expert supervision of Atul Pangotra.
The ceremony was graced by Ramesh Chander Sharma, General Secretary of the J&K Taekwondo Association (JKTA), and Chandeep Singh, an international Taekwondo athlete, both of whom extended their encouragement and best wishes to the young athletes.
Selected Athletes for the National Championships
The selected players for the championships are as follows:
Sub Junior Boys:
- Ameer Ahmad Dar (Under 21 kg)
- Divyaansh Khametra (Under 23 kg)
- Nahil Farooq (Under 25 kg)
- Mohammad Ibrahim Mengnoo (Under 27 kg)
- Samrat Singh (Under 29 kg)
- Ayaan Sharma (Under 32 kg)
- Aflaq Ahmad (Under 35 kg)
- Toufeeq Firdous (Under 38 kg)
- Nazer Parvaiz (Under 41 kg)
- Abrar Ashraf (Under 44 kg)
- Arman Ali (Under 50 kg)
- Umer Qadir (Over 50 kg)
- Rehaan Gupta (Individual Poomsae)
- Ayaan Sharma (Pair Poomsae)
- Naeil Ud Din (Boys Team Poomsae)
- Zaid Ibn Aamir (Boys Team Poomsae)
- Mrigesh Spolia (Boys Team Poomsae)
Sub Junior Girls:
- Aayat Rouf (Under 20 kg)
- Anika Aijaz (Under 24 kg)
- Kritika Raina (Under 26 kg)
- Sana Chouhan (Under 29 kg)
- Ruksana Akther (Under 32 kg)
- Sudhanya Sharma (Under 35 kg)
- Palak Sanmotra (Under 38 kg)
- Aleena Hassan (Under 41 kg)
- Ayesha Binti Aamir (Under 47 kg)
- Sukriti Sharma (Over 47 kg)
- Ritambra Sharma (Individual Poomsae)
- Nittya Nand Vardhayni (Pair Poomsae)
The team will be led by coaches Burhan Ud Din Khan (Kyorugi Boys), Shah Faisal (Kyorugi Girls), and Mohsin Ali (Poomsae Team). The team will also be supported by managers Siddharth Sharma (Kyorugi Team) and Shanaz Parveen.
The players are set to showcase their skills and compete at the national level, representing Jammu and Kashmir in both Kyorugi and Poomsae categories.
