Mukesh sharma

Kalimpong, February 15:

6 karatekas from Kalimpong won medals under various categories during the 9th All India Open Karate Championship CMR Cup 2013 held at Swarna Bharati Indoor AC Stadium, Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The event was organized by the Vishaka Budokan Karate Association from 8 to 10 February, 2013. Total of 36 karatekas from West Bengal partook out of which 12 were from Kalimpong. The Kalimpong medal winners are Grace Tamang (gold and bronze, each), Anmol Tamang (gold, under 35-38 kgs), Parash Chettri (silver, under 50-54 kgs), Dal Bahadur Rai (bronze, under 55-60kgs), Kushal Dewan (bronze, under 60kgs and above) and Alex Lepcha (bronze, under 35-40kgs)