Jamnagar karate athlete Yashasvi Sinh wins two medals at Commonwealth Championship

Yashasvi Sinh, a 15-year-old karate athlete from Jamnagar, won a silver medal in the club category and a bronze medal in the elite category at the Commonwealth Karate Championship 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland. The championship was held from 4 to 8 November under the World Karate Federation. Sinh trains at Utkal Karate School in Reliance Greens, Jamnagar.

Notable Points

• Commonwealth Karate Championships: organisation: The Commonwealth Karate Federation organises the championships. Elite entries are national squads from Commonwealth karate federations that belong to the World Karate Federation.
• Commonwealth Karate Championships: category changes: The 2008 Edinburgh championships introduced an open division for competitors outside national squads and the event’s first children’s categories. In 2009, cadet and junior categories were added to the elite event under World Karate Federation rules.