12 Indian judokas to participate in Asian Championship

Patiala, Apr 22 (UNI) A 12-member men and women judo squad will represent India in the Olympic Qualifying Asian Judo Championship in Jeju, Korea, slated for April 24 to 28.

In the men category, the judokas for the Championship are Navjot Chana (60 kg), Ram Asrey (73 kg), Virendra Singh (81 kg), Anil (90 kg), Yashpal (100 kg) and Pawan (+100 kg).

The women members are Tombi Devi (48 kg), Anita Chanu (52 kg), Nirupma (57 kg), Garima Chowdhary (63 kg), Jina Devi (70 kg) and Bittu (78 kg). The coaches are J G Sharma, Narendra Singh, Satish Sharma and M N Triveni.

An intensive coaching camp was held in Sonepat (Haryana) from March 4 to April 20 to train the judokas for the Championship in Korea.

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