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LDIMAA captures 14 medals at 1st Shuirken Martial Arts School tourney in Suriname

Sep 19, 2014 Sports

The Little Diamond Int’l Martial Arts Academy (LDIMAA) turned in creditable performances
at the Shuirken Martial Arts School of Suriname first International Martial Arts which was held in the neighboring country on September 6.
Despite only being able to have 9 of its 12 students participate due to the divisions the competition was held, LDIMAA still managed to do their county and self proud. Those allowed to compete were Christian Freeman, Leal Garnett, Matthias Ignatius, Vikash Somwaru, Michael Prescott, Moses Ignatius, Umish Parasram, Marlon Ignatius and Parsuram Arjune and they collectively captured 14 medals (4 gold, 9 silver, 1 bronze).
Following are the results:
Senesi Parsuram Arjune of Wales, West Bank Demerara won 1 gold and 2 silvers for Kata and Kumite in the 16 and over Division. Christian Freeman also of Wales achieved 1gold and 1 silver in the 7 – 10 Kumite and Kata Divisions.
Matthias Ignatius of Parfait Harmony won gold in the 7 – 10 Kata Division; Vikash Somwaru of Enmore took gold and silver in the 13 – 15 Kumite and Team Divisions. Marlon Ignatius of Parfait Harmony and Umish Parasram of Enmore collected 2 silver medals apiece. Marlon Ignatius got one silver in the Full contact tournament.
In the team Kumite championship bout, Guyana was second of the 4 teams. According to a release from the club, overall, the Guyana team did excellent in their first overseas tournament.
Shihan Nazim said that he will now turn attention to getting his team ready for the Open International Championship next year where the Shin-Kai-Ryu Guyana team would be going up against the likes of Suriname, Venezuela, French Guiana and Curacao. A total of 22 persons (athletes and supporters) travelled to Suriname.

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