Yam Chan Chu, Jude Thompson and Chelsea Benjamin were among the winners when the Guyana National Karate Federation staged its Senior National Championship Sunday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
In the female 14-17 Kata section, Benjamin secured the top spot followed by Anya Insanally who finished in second place while Ann Mary Holder and Isabella Ramlall shared the third position.
Benjamin also won the female 14-17 Kumite division, relegating Oshana Quamina to second place. Holder and Ramlall were joint third.
Similarly, Thompson clinched the Male 14-17 Kata title, edging Dimitri Cheong and joint third-place finishers David Hackett and Maheswar Dyasindoo. Thompson also secured the male 14-17 Kumite (68KG) title. Finishing in the runner-up position was Cheong, while the duo of Dyasindoo and Jeremy Hargobin shared third place.
Chan Chu won the female Senior Kata accolade, besting lone competitor Allure Thompson. Chan Chu also clinched the female Senior Kumite title, defeating Thompson and Gunwattie Sirpaul, who finished in second and third place, respectively. Below is the complete list of results.
Complete Results
Individual Events
Female 14-17 – Kata
1st Chelsea Benjamin
2nd Anya Insanally
3rd Ann Mary Holder/Isabella Ramlall
Female 14-17 – Kumite
1st Chelsea Benjamin
2nd Oshana Quamina
3rd Ann Mary Holder/Isabella Ramlall
Male 14-17 – Kata
1st Jude Thompson
2nd Dimitri Cheong
3rd David Hackett/Maheswar Dyasindoo
Male 14-17 Kumite – 68KG
1st Jude Thompson
2nd Dimitri Cheong
3rd Maheswar Dyasindoo/Jeremy Hargobin
Male 14-17 – Kumite 68+KG
Seqouya Shuman
Female Senior – Kata
1st Yam Chan Chu
2nd Allure Thompson
Female Senior – Kumite
1st Yam Chan Chu
2nd Allure Thompson
3rd Gunwattie Sirpaul
Male Senior – Kumite – 60KG
1st Shamar Francis
2nd Musa Khan
3rd Balram Dass/Bevon Jordan
Male Senior – Kumite – 67KG
Jade Thompson
2nd Avinash Ramgolam
3rd Brandon Yong/Duane Peters
Male Senior – Kumite – 75KG
1st Manzoor Ali
2nd Matthew Gurahoo
Male Senior – Kumite – 84KG
1st Shawn Jemmott
2nd Bharat Jhaiant
3rd Davis Melville
Male Senior – Kumite – 84+KG
1st Keith Beaton
2nd Bradley Mohabeer
Male Senior – Kata
1st Roger Peroune
2nd Avinash Ramgolam
3rd Shamar Francis/Matthew Gurahoo
Male Senior – Team Kata
1st Association Do Shotokan Karate – Roger Peroune/Avinash Ramgolam/Malcolm Francis
2nd Berbice Shotokan Karate Association – Matthew Gurahoo/Bevon Jordan/Jade Thompson
3rd Guyana Karate College – Brandon Yong/Bradley Mohabeer/Shawn Jemmott
Male Senior – Team Kumite
1st Berbice Shotokan Association – Jade Thompson/Bevon Jordan/Matthew Gurahoo
2nd Association Do Shotokan Karate – Keith Beaton/Malcolm Francis/Roger Peroune
3rd Guyana Karate College – Shawn Jemmott/Brandon Yong/Bradley Mohabeer
3rd Guyana Wado-Ryu Karate Association – Manzoor Ali/Dawne Peters/Seqouya Shuman
