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The 1st US National Gatka Championship witnessed hundreds of spectators which concluded at The Sikh Center of New York Inc. late Saturday night. It was organized by the Gatka Federation USA- an umbrella organization to manage, standardize, promote, and popularize the Gatka-Sikh Martial Art in the USA under the aegis of the World Gatka Federation, the championship saw Kansas Gatka Association securing the runner-up position, while NJ Gatka Association achieved third place, as per the release.
This event witnessed the enthusiastic participation of over 100 boys and girls representing different State Gatka Associations and Akharas in the US. The competition was jointly organized by the Gatka Federations USA in association with the host state New York Gatka chapter- New York Gatka Association.
On the final day of the championship, Gurinder Singh Khalsa Chairman, President Kalvinder Singh Fresno California, General Secretary Dr. Deep Singh, and Dr. Tinna presented the trophies to the deserving winners. The officials from Gatka Federation USA thanked all volunteers for successfully organizing the national-level Gatka championship in New York and congratulated all the winners.
The proud winners of the 1st US National Gatka Championship, as per the release, are as below:
In Single Soti Individual event (Under 21 Mens Event) Amritneer Singh Shaheed Baba of Ajit Singh Gatka Akhara NJ came first while in the Girls category Gurvinder Kaur from Kansas Gatka Association got first position.
In Single- Soti Individual event (Under 17 Girls) Oneet Kaur from Baba Ajit Singh Gatka Akhara NJ, clinched first position while in the Men’s category Vanshdeep Singh of Akal Gatka Gurmat Group New York stood first.
In the Girls (Under-14 Demonstration-Individual) category Harnidh Kaur NY from Baba Deep Singh Gatka Academy, NY came first while in the boys category Gurraj Singh clinched first place.
Apart from these winners Gurpreet Singh from Baba Deep Singh Gatka Academy, NY and Oneet Kaur secured most valuable players awards in men’s and women’s category. Kansas Gatka Association clinched the Best team award among the participated teams at Championship.
The Judgement and Refree panel for the event included S. Lovepreet Singh Aman (Center Referee) from Canada, Sahib Singh (Canada), Sujan Singh, Jagjit Singh, Taranjot Singh, Jakirat Singh, Jashandeep Singh, Mandeep Singh, Simran Kaur, Prabhjot Singh, Gurpeet Singh, Sarabjit Kaur as Commentator, Sarabjit Singh and Dalbir Singh.
