Excellent Taekwondo Academy Shines at the 18th Smit Taekwondo Championship

Mira Road, dated 14 (City News Mumbai)

In the 18th Smita Taekwondo Championship held at Little Angel School in Thane, Mira Road’s Excellent Taekwondo Academy delivered a stellar performance, securing the second‑place trophy. The academy’s athletes won a total of 66 medals in the competition, comprising 26 gold, 17 silver and 23 bronze medals.

More than 200 athletes from various academies participated in this competition. Matches were organized in different categories for boys and girls under 8, 12, 14, 17 and 19 years of age.

The athletes of Excellent Taekwondo Academy illuminated the academy’s name by showcasing outstanding technical skill, discipline, confidence and sportsmanship.

### Success Achieved Under Coaches’ Guidance

The athletes were guided by national taekwondo coaches Gajendra Gavandar and Kanchan Gavandar. Assistant coaches Manthan VapiLkar, Karan Ghare, Zheenal Dabi, Amrita Kulkarni and Shrutika Jadhav also played important roles in the players’ training.

With the proper guidance of the coaches, the hard work of the athletes and the support of the parents, the academy achieved this remarkable success.

**Gold Medal Winners**

1. Sharvari Kambale 2. Hayat Shah 3. Shivanya Mendon 4. Vrisha Bargode 5. Ansh Gaadhve 6. Hiyansh Nayak 7. Shivam Rokde 8. Shravni Sakpal 9. Monica Tiruva
10. Piyusha Jain 11. Sanidhya Mishra 12. Pari Chauhan
13. Krish Modi 14. Advait Potle
15. Aarav Pisa 16. Vivan Tiwari 17. Shaurya Ganveer
18. Swara Mohite 19. Pooja Jain 20. Kshitija Patil
21. Aditya Surendra 22. Amrita Kulkarni 23. Shrutika Jadhav
24. Daksh Sain 25. Arena Abraham 26. Vaishnavi Chauhan

**Silver Medal Winners**

1. Vedhika Maurya 2. Anam Mulla 3. Krisha Jain
4. Arohi Yadav 5. Yashshri More 6. Aarvik Ganveer 7. Nishka Saneel 8. Aadhya Shinde 9. Vidisha Karva
10. Prashant Jadhav 11. Svanand Shinde 12. Mridula Farande 13. Soumya Gupta 14. Niti Velani 15. Aaron Abraham
16. Aniket Kulkarni 17. Zheenal Dabi

**Bronze Medal Winners**

1. Ovi Varhadi 2. Kiara Bhalla 3. Ruhi Hankare
4. Avni Halde 5. Swara Sakpal 6. Kavya Gavandar
7. Parth Chaudhary 8. Shaurya Dhuri 9. Diyan Shah
10. Shivam Chauhan 11. Devansh Rawat
12. Tanishk Rokde 13. Taksh Rajapoorkar
14. Anish Vishwakarma 15. Riya Rane
16. Aaradhya Rajapoorkar 17. Husna Kureshi
18. Sakshi Mishra 19. Div Velani
20. Shardul Pednekar 21. Manthan Rawat
22. Vedant Bhosle 23. Manthan VapiLkar

**Distinguished Persons Congratulated**

On this achievement, Vice‑President of Taekwondo Association of Maharashtra Neeraj Borse, national taekwondo coach Lata Kalwar, President of Thane District Taekwondo Federation Tukaram Mhatre, Vice‑Presidents Salil Jhaveri and Deepak Malusare, Secretary Kaushik Garwalia and Treasurer Surendra Kambale congratulated the coaches, athletes and parents and wished them a bright future.

The competition was organized by Smita Taekwondo Academy President Surendra Kambale.

The accomplishment of Excellent Taekwondo Academy has created a joyous atmosphere in Mira Road’s sports community. It is hoped that the academy’s athletes will continue to deliver similarly spectacular performances in upcoming competitions.