Students of Shotokan Karate-Do Japan Federation-India (SKJFI) Karate School, Margao, delivered an impressive performance at the 16th SKJFI National Karate Championship 2026, winning a total of 41 medals, including 14 gold, 15 silver and 12 bronze medals in Kata and Kumite events.
The championship was organised by Shotokan Karate-Do Japan Federation India (Goa State) and conducted under Sports Karate rules. The event was held at the Manohar Parrikar Indoor Stadium Hall, Navelim, Margao, on May 24.
The medal winners from the Margao school were Arushi Prabhugaonkar, Kanishka Dilkhush Velip, Triveni Naik, Amy Fernandes, Srisha Shirodkar, Alyssa Rodrigues, Sweksha Chauhan, Spara Naik Karmali, Hiranya Gudivada, Shreeya Suraj Prabhudessai, Anvi Pandrekar, Eesha Bhushan Shirwaikar, Apoorva Amonkar, Nidhi Gaonkar, Adira Naik, Rohit Singh, Shreeyash Karekar, Aditya Hegde, Atharv Prabhugaonkar, Eshwar Gudivada, Tanay Timani, Shrihan Suraj Prabhudessai, Parth Prabhugaonkar and Nathan Kavlekar.
All the students were trained under SKJFI Goa Chief Instructor Sensei Gaurish Dattaram Dabholkar, Black Belt 6th Dan.
