Meghalaya girls to represent India in karate championship
Shillong: Three girls from Meghalaya have been selected for the upcoming 9th Asian Karate Championship to be held in China from September 25 to 27. Linza Fenny Syiem, Annie Dahun Warjiri and Basuk are elated
to represent their state and country in China . The girls said they have all the
required skills and strength required in the sport and such international exposures
will help them gain experience and boost their confidence. "What we need is more
exposure in the international arena so that we can also have more chance of winning
in these international tournaments," said Syiem. The girls who have been practising
for years say they are confident of bringing laurels and medals. "It's a great
honour to be selected to represent India for the first time. I hope that we will
be able to do well," said Warjiri. However, the trio expressed their dissatisfaction
with the available poor infrastructure and said more needed to be done in order
to promote the sport in the state.
