Madhya Pradesh
Supriya Jatav wins gold at US Open Karate Championships
- 04 May 2022
- 1 min read
Why In News?
- Supriya Jatav of Madhya Pradesh has won gold and bronze medals at the recently held USA Karate Championships in Las Vegas, USA. She has become the first karate athlete in the country to win a gold medal in the karate mix event.
Key Point
- Supriya Jatav of Bhopal won the gold medal and the senior athlete in the mixed event of the competition in Las Vegas, USA and the senior athlete in the 61kg. In the individual bout of the weight class, he defeated the Japanese athlete to win the bronze medal.
- Supriya, who has won the Eklavya and Vikram Awards at the state level, has so far won 37 medals, including six international gold, 22 national gold, in the Karate Championships.
