Jamshedpur, April 9, 2019: Three Trainees from Tata Steel Sports Department’s Karate Training Centre won five medals (One Gold, Two Silver & Two Bronze) in the 1st South Asia Invitational Karate Championship held on April 1-2, 2019 at Kathmandu, Nepal.
The Indian team won the Runner’s Up Trophy. The trainees from the Tata Steel Karate Training Centre included Aakansha Singh, Vishal Yadav and Karnisha Das while L Nageshwar Rao took lead as Coach for the Indian Team.
Other participating countries in the Meet included Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Pakistan.
Performance of Karate Training Centre trainees is as follows:
| Sl. No. | Name | Sex | Age | Event | Place |
| 01. | Aakansha Singh | F | 16-17 Yrs. | Kata | 2nd |
| F | 16-17 Yrs. | Kumite | 2nd | ||
| 02. | Vishal Yadav | M | Senior 60 Kg. | Kumite | 3rd |
| 03. | Karnisha Das | F | 17 Yrs. | Kata | 1st |
| F | 17 Yrs. | Kumite | 3rd | ||
| 04. | L Nageshwar Rao (Tata Steel) Coach Indian Team. |
