Mangaluru : Karnataka State Muaythai Championship to be hosted at officers club, Mangaluru, Dakshina Kannada on Sunday 7th October, 2018 where “The Art of Eight Limbs” will make its debut in the district this October. It is also the first time in and around the South Carana & Coastal Distrists where the Muaythai Association of Karnataka(R) (MAK) hosts a grand Combat Sport event of this caliber said,  Rajgopal Rai, President of Muaythai Association of Karnataka.

Speaking to press reporters in a press meet at Mangaluru he said, as previously announced in our recent press release, the Muaythai Association of Karnataka(R) (MAK) will be conducting the state’s major Muaythai tournament as sanctioned by the United Amateur Muaythai Association of India(R) (UAMAI). Through this state championship, MAK aims to select and delegate the strongest state team for competition at the UAMAI National Muaythai Championship 2018 which will be held from November 14 to 18, 2018 at Pune, Maharastra, he said.

On September 20th, 2018 Dakshina Kannada District Muaythai Association was formed and inaugurated at 3rd Floor, Hotel Kudla, Balmatta, Mangaluru. The state championship event will be hosted by Dakshina Kannada District Muaythai Association affiliated to MAK. Karnataka State Muaythai Championship will feature some of the highest level Muay Thai Fighters from different parts of the state. The MAK have an excellent history in running their annual campaigns, all of them continuously crown high-caliber champions – capable of performing well for Karnataka in the National and International tournaments, he said.

By hosting this unifying tournament, the MAK has extend exclusive invitations to the tournament champions for the opportunity to compete in the nationals at Pune, Maharastra. This yields a process to give everyone, regardless of region within the state, an equal opportunity to earn a prestigious spot on the team by participating and winning in any of those tournaments.

For all Muaythai athletes, the MAK in partnership with the UAMAI will be the platform that enables your career to advance internationally!

Muaythai Association of Karnataka will be conducting Karnataka State Muaythai Championship on 7thth of October, 2018 at 9.00 am in Officer’s Club, Mangaluru.

The Inauguration of the tournament will be done by Sri. K. Prakash Shetty, Chairman, MRG Hospitality and Infrastructure PVT. LTD., Bangalore & lighting of the lamp will be done by Shashikant Senthil, District Commissioner, Dakhshina Kannada.  A. Sadanand Shetty , Honorable President, Muaythai Association of Karnataka will Preside over the function.

T. R. Suresh , Police Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada, Dr. A. J. Shetty, President Laxmi Memorial Education Trust(R).,  Capt. Ganesh Karnik, Ex. MLC.,  Gokuldas Nayak, Joint Commissioner, MCC.
Srinath Hebbar, Chairman, Land Trades, Mangaluru. Walter Nandalike, Mansoor Ahmed, Azad Hardware, Mangaluru. Musharaf, Managing Director, MS Sportswear, Mangaluru will be the Chief Guests.

The closing ceremony and the award distribution of the tournament will be done by Still U.T Khader, (hon’ble Minister for Urban development and housing) and also K Bhaskar , mayor, Mangalore .

Rajgopal Rai , President, Muaythai Association of Karnataka will Preside. Nalin Kumar kateel, Member of parliament, Dakshina Kannada, Vedavyas kamath, MLA, mangalore South, Umanath kotian, MLA, moodbidri, Y. Bharat Shetty , MLA, mangalore north, Ivan D’Souza, MLC, Dayachand Bhola, General secretary, (uamai), Mansoor Ahmed, Azad Hardware, Mangaluru , Musharaf, Managing Director, MS Sportswear, Mangaluru wil be the Chief Guests

Mahesh pandya, vice president , Muaythai, Association of Karnataka, Vikram dutt, Honorable President Dakshina Kannada District Muaythai Association, Chandrahas Shetty , vice president Muay Thai association of d.k,  Aslam , Vice president, Muay Thai association of d.k, Ragavendra Rao, legal advisor , Muay Thai association of Karnataka, Nithesh Kumar, Chief General Secretary, Muaythai Association of Karnataka,  Sachin Raj Rai, Organizing Secretary, Muaythai Association of Karnataka, DhanuSh Rai , treasurer, Muay Thai association of d.k, Hemanshu Hegde, General Secretary, Dakshina Kannada District Muaythai Association, Executive Members of Muaythai Association of Karnataka and Dakshina Kannada District Muaythai Association were present.

Few MAK Achievements:

• MAK state team won the Runners-Up Trophy with 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 3 Bronze Medals in MINF National Fedration Cup 2016 at Mumbai, Maharastra.

• MAK won overall champion with 6 Gold, 8 Silver, 4 Bronze Medals in Jaipur

• MAK has conducted Street and Civilian Self Defense workshop & seminars numerous schools & colleges.

• MAK Athletes represented the country in World Muythai Championship 2017, at Bangkok Thailand and won 4 Silver & 1 Bronze medals.