KATHMANDU, May 23: Roekta Singh of Kathmandu got best trainee award during the First Karate Seminar of International Wado Federation (IWF) that concluded in Kathmandu on Thursday. IWF Norway’s head coach Kjartan Stornes conducted the seminar held from May 17 to 21. Jimm Rune Vaigheim and other four Norwagian instructors had helped Stornes during the seminar.
Altogether 137 players and coaches took part in the event in which Roekta was adjudged the best trainee. Sahdev Rajbanshi, Arun Kumar Karki, Man Bahadur Moktan, Buddhi Megi and Santosh Majhi passed the fourth Dan while 13 trainees passed the third Dan, 27 got second the Dan and 35 received the first Dan. Likewise, 55 participants passed brown belt test. Stornes distributed certiciates to all the participants.
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