10 year old Mangaluru student secures third place at International Karate Championship
Nameer hails from Bhatkal and stays with his parents in Mangaluru
Mangaluru/ Mumbai: 10-year old Ismail Nameer Ruknuddin, a student of Mangaluru has secured third place at the 24th Asian/International WFSKO Open Karate Championship organized by World Funakoshi Shotokan Jarate Organisation between Feb 9-10 in Mumbai.
Nameer, who originally hails from coastal town Bhatkal, stays with his parents in Mangaluru and is a grade III student at Darul Ayman School, here.
He is the son of Nisar Ahmed Ruknuddin of Bhatkal, who has been living with his family in Mangaluru for last few years
Early into his school days, Nameer developed interest in Karate, and was duly trained at his school.
In the run up to the International tournament, Nameer Participated and emerged triumphant at state level and National level tournaments both of which were held at Moodbidri of Dakshin Kannada district.
The international level tournament that was held at Priyadarshini Sports Complex, P. K road Mulund, Mumbai, Nameer participated in the age category of 8-10 years and stood third in the competition on Sunday (Feb 10) afternoon.
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Drone crashes near Erbil airport in northern Iraq, Al Jazeera reports
Erbil: A drone has crashed near Erbil International Airport in northern Iraq, local media reports said, as cited by Al Jazeera.
According to the reports, a large plume of smoke was seen rising from the area where the drone struck. No further details are currently available.
Al Jazeera also reported that its correspondent reported that Erbil airport, located in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, was targeted twice as part of Iran’s response to attacks by Israel and the United States. Local reports cited by the news network added that air defences in Iraq intercepted the drone attacks.
