First girl to represent Karnataka in K-1 Ring Sport at WAKO India National Junior Kick-boxing Championship
Mysuru :
City’s Karate Kid Deia S. Urs, who is a Black Belt in Karate, has added one more feather to her cap by receiving 1st Degree Black Belt in Kick-boxing (K1) from National Kick-boxing Federation (WAKO India). She was awarded Black Belt by C. Ravi, General Secretary, Karnataka Kick-boxing Association, after successfully completing the WAKO India Dan Grading Examination held at Bengaluru.
Ravi has a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Kick-boxing and is a WAKO (World Association of Kick-boxing Organisations) Asian Referee. WAKO has the recognition of International Olympic Committee and is the member of Sport Accord and International World Games Association and WAKO India is recognised by Olympic Council Asia and by School Games Federation of India. K1 Kick-boxing is a sport where a boxer defeats the opponent by using full contact punches and kicks to specific area, under specific time and specific rules.
Deia has been selected to represent Karnataka at the WAKO India Junior National Kick-boxing Championship to be held from Feb. 16 to 21 at Talkatora Indoor Stadium, New Delhi. She is the only girl among 20 boxers selected by Karnataka Kick-boxing Association to represent the State at the Nationals.
She is the first girl to represent the State in K-1 Ring Sport at WAKO India Championship in the Junior Category. She will be competing in the below 15-18 years (-48 kg) female K-1 category.
Deia Urs is trained by Kimura Fight Club Chief Coach Kru. Chetan Mysuru Ashwathama, who is an expert Kick-boxing, Muay Thai, Muay Boran and Brazilian Jiu Justu. Deia, a 9th std. student of Vidya Vardhaka Sangha B. M. Sri Educational Institutions in Kuvempunagar, is the daughter of Srinath Urs and Roopa Urs.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports News / Tuesday – February 02nd, 2016