by Arafat Ahmed Aizaz
Goa bagged the ‘overall championship’ title in the two-day ’15th National Sqay Championship’ held on Dec.1 and Dec. 2 at Nanjaraja Bahadur Hall in city.
The competitions were held for boys and girls separately in four categories – Under 11 years, Under 14 years, Under 18 years and above 18 years.
A total of 118 medals were won by Goa out of which 74 were gold, 30 silver and 14 bronze medals.
Maharashtra won 99 medals (28-gold, 33-silver, 38-bronze) followed by Haryana – 49 medals (12-gold, 11-silver, 26-bronze), Jammu & Kashmir – 44 (11-gold, 17-silver, 16-bronze), Tamil Nadu – 37 (10-gold, 15-silver, 12-bronze), Karnataka – 26 (10-gold, 8-silver, 8-bronze), Madhya Pradesh – 15 (5-gold, 5-silver, 5-bronze), Delhi – 10 (5-gold, 2-silver, 3-bronze), Telangana – 7 (1-gold, 2-silver, 4-bronze), Assam – 7 (5-gold, 1-silver, 1-bronze), Gujarat – 6 (1-gold, 1-silver, 4-bronze), Kerala – 4 bronze and Chandigarh – 1 bronze.
Altogether 423 medals were given out of which 162 were gold, 125 silver and 136 bronze medals.
When Star of Mysore asked the Secretary of Mysuru District Sqay Association Anandaraju about why Karnataka’s performance was low in the Championship compared to other States such as Goa, Maharashtra and Jammu & Kashmir, Anandaraju said “In Karnataka, Sqay is gaining popularity at a snail’s pace unlike Goa, Maharashtra and J & K. Also, there were very less participants from Karnataka in this championship. In Karnataka when it comes to martial arts, many people take up Karate as they are not aware about Sqay. General Secretary of Sqay Association of Karnataka Mohammed Ali and I are working on creating awareness among people of Karnataka about Sqay martial Art. Once, more number of people start taking up Sqay in Karnataka, we will ensure that Karnataka becomes the top performing State in Sqay.”
Those who are interested in learning Sqay can contact Anandaraju on Mob: 99721 21673.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Friday , December 05th, 2014