Gatka competition held with fanfare In Ludhiana

Ludhiana:  With over 40 teams participating from all over the country and two from Malaysia and Singapore, an international-level Gatka competition was organized by the newly set-up Khalsa Martial Arts Academy on 11 May 2008. As many as 12 women’s teams participated in the event.  

WSN presents a panoramic view of the event through photographs.

The top Gatka masters were Bhupinder Singh of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Akhada from Paonta Sahib, Gurpreet Singh from Shaheed Baba Deep Singh Akhada from Chandigarh, Bibi Lakhwinder Kaur of Mata Sahib Kaur Girls College, Bathinda.

The organiser of the meet Paramjit Singh Khalsa said that "ours is an attempt to revive the dying martial arts of the Sikhs. We propose to hold this competition annually and also impart training from experts to young Sikh boys and girls."

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