As the 2023 (2024) Senior Schools Karate Championship is currently underway, it's a good time to reflect on the achievements of our junior athletes in the previously held 2023 Junior Schools Karate Championship, where our junior players achieved the Runner-up position by securing a total of 11 medals including 4 Gold, 3 Silver, and 4 Bronze.
Here's the breakdown of the medals:
Gold
- D.M.B.K. Dassanayake – Kata (Under 08)
- V.L.P.S.V. Vitharana – Kata (Under 11)
- G.D.T.D. Fernando – Kata (Under 11)
- G.K.A.N.S. Perera – Kumite (35 kg)
Silver
- G.K.R.D.T. Perera – Kata (Under 10)
- G.K.A.N.S. Perera – Kata (Under 11)
- K.S.D. Weerathunga – Kumite (35 kg)
Bronze
- S.M.R.M. Samarakoon – Kata (Under 08)
- O.D.A.P. Oodugama – Kata (Under 10)
- V.L.P.S.P. Vitharana – Kata (Under 13)
- G.D.T.D. Fernando – Kumite (35 kg)
Additionally, the Kata Team, consisting of G.K.A.N.S. Perera, V.L.P.S.V. Vitharana, and G.D.T.D. Fernando, secured a place among the 'Best Eight' teams. Meanwhile, H.S.W.S. Perera achieved a similar placement in the Under 09 Kata event.
As our senior players continue to compete in the ongoing Senior Championship, let's extend our best wishes to them for success in the final phase of the tournament.
Related: Breakdown of the medals in the Senior Championship at the conclusion of its first phase.