Indian team to participate in Asian Martial Arts Games

Mumbai: A five-member Indian jujitsu team, including two women, is to take part in the 1st Asian Martial Arts Games to be held in Bangkok from August 1-9.The team, picked by the Jujitsu Federation of India and sent by the Indian Olympic Association, is to be accompanied by three officials at the Olympic Council of Asia-promoted Games which would feature 1300 sportspersons from 40 countries, a media release said. A total of 121 gold medals are on offer in 10 martial arts, including the better known styles of judo, karate, kick boxing, taekwondo and kungfu. This is the first-ever edition of these biennial Games which are going to be regulated by the OCA, the release added. Team: Abhay Mishra, Lalit Singh, Tarsem Sharma (men), Sakshi Singh and Surkhab Gul (women). Bureau Report