16-member team selected for World Jr Taekwondo Championship

Bangalore, July 18 (UNI) A 16-member team, including eight girls, has been selected by the Taekwondo Federation of India to represent the country in the 6th World Junior Taekwondo Championship, to be held in Ho Chi Minh city in Vietnam from July 26 to 30.

The team: Boys: Avinash B Panchal (Fly), Kayang Darang (Bantam), Salam Johny Singh (Feather), Abdul Mobeen Khan (Light), Muhammad Abash Khan (Welter), V Lalawmpuia (Light Middle), Pranshu Singh (Middle) and Gyandeep Kalita (Heavy).

Coach: Ramesh Kumar Gupta, Head of the team: Yumnam Khemchand.

Girls: Priti Kumari (Fin), Gunjan Bala (Fly), Jayati Pathak (Bantam), Sanoujam Surbala Chanu (Feather), Nikita Meel (Light), Varsha Bende (Light Middle), Ningombam Sanajaobi Devi (Middle), Supriya B Joshi (Heavy).

Coach: Ngasepam Sunita Chanu, Head of the team: Rajkumar Kakati.

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