Sabari Karthik (born 30 March 1990) is an Indian karateka. He has represented India in international karate tournaments, including the 16th 2010 Asian Games in China, the Malaysian Open (silver medal), and the first South Asian championship in Delhi.
Early life Sabari Karthik was born on 30 March 1990, in Coimbatore, India, to Gunasekaran and Geetha Kumari. His father was a policeman who died when Sabari was 11 years old. He did his school education in Coimbatore. Sabari started training in Zen martial arts academy by coach Sensei N. Karthikeyan. He has won awards at district, state and national levels, before he earned his first international outing in Philippines in 2005 at 15 and World Karate Championship in 2007 As a member of the Indian national team, he trained under coaches from Iran, Spain, and Malaysia.
Achievements
Sabari Karthik won his first international gold medal in the International Junior Karate Championship, held in Singapore, 4 July 2009. He then went on to clinch a silver and a bronze medal in the first South Asian karate championship, held in Delhi. He has then won a silver medal in the Malaysian Open, held in Malaysia.
Career statistics EventYearResult 13th KOI Karate World Cup 2004 Participation 5th World cadet & Junior Karate Championship 2007 Participation International Junior Karate Championship 2010 Gold 16th Asian Games 2010 Participation 20th World Karate championship 2010 Participation Malaysian Open 2011 Silver 10th Senior Asian karate Championship 2011 Participation 1st South Asian karate championship 2011 Silver, Bronze 21st World Karate Championship 2012 Participation 34th National Games 2011 Gold 24th National Karate Championship, New Delhi 2012 Gold
References
External links Sabari Karthik does Coimbatore proud Sabari Karthik wins Gold medal in Singapore Open Karate Championships