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Mumbai boy wins National Taekwondo championship

Chembur school student Atharva Samant bagged two gold medals at the National Taekwondo championship which was held in Daman two days ago.

by The Editors | editor@themetrognome.in

There’s no stopping this boy from winning gold. Chembur-based Atharva Samant (14), who is already a known name in Maharashtra’s juniors Taekwondo circuit for his penchant for winning gold medals, has done it again. The Class 8 student of Swami Vivekanand School, Chembur won two gold medals at the recently-concluded National Taekwondo championship held at Diu and Daman – he was representing Maharashtra after his big wins at the State championships held last month in Mumbai.

Atharva won gold at his favoured events – aekwondo Poomsae and Taekwondo Sparring in the Under-14 category. After the win, he credited his coach Shrikant Mishra for his recent win and all his wins thus far. He has won gold at previous national meets held in Mumbai, Surat and Amritsar.

Mumbai boy wins State Taekwondo championship

Atharva Samant won two gold medals in the Under 14 category at the recent championship; to represent State in Daman.

by The Editors | editor@themetrognome.in

Taekwondo has several takers in Mumbai, especially amongst youngsters in school. Several prestigious championships always receive a good turnout among students, and the recent Maharashtra State Taekwondo Championships were no different.

Chembur resident Atharva Samant won two golds in the championship, in Taekwondo Poomsae and Taekwondo Sparring in the Under-14 category. Atharva is a student of Swami Vivekananda School in Chembur, and trains with the suburb-based coach Shrikant Mishra. Prior to these wins, Atharva has also won top honours at championships in the same category, at national meets held in Nerul, Surat and Amritsar.

Atharva will now go on to represent Maharashtra at a national meet in December 2014 to be held at Daman.