Srinagar, Jan 3: Two students from Grand Warrior Academy have been selected for the National Pencak Silat Championship and the 6th edition of Pencak Silat – Federation Cup 2022, scheduled to be held this month in Maharashtra and Goa.
The National Pencak Silat Championship will be held at Nanded, Maharashtra from January 13 to 16, in which 30 Indian states will compete; while the 6th edition of Pencak Silat – Federation Cup 2022, will be held at Goa from January 19 to 21.
The Pencak Silat Association of J&K held selection trials for the Sub Junior and Pre-Teen (Boys & Girls) players on December 31 at the Indoor Sports Complex Poloview Srinagar.
Imdad Ali from the Grand Warrior Academy was selected for the junior National Pencak Silat Championship. Shahid has been selected to compete in the 6th Pencak Silat Federation Cup 2022 after winning the Bronze medal for J&K in the 10th senior national championship, which was held in October at the Sheri Kashmir Indoor Stadium in Srinagar.
“The academy is making progress every day and the results are outstanding,” the academy’s coach Adil Hussain Khan said.
