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| birth_place = [[Kapu, Karnataka|Kaup]], [[Udupi]] | | birth_place = [[Kapu, Karnataka|Kaup]], [[Udupi]] | ||
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'''Pooja Shri Shetty''' | '''Pooja Shri Shetty''' is an [[India]]n karateka and an [[Aerospace]] [[engineer]] competing in the [[kumite]] 61 kg division. | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
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| Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Kaup, Udupi | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Cranfield University | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb; 9 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Karate | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | -61 Kg | |||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Kumite | |||||||||||||||||||
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Pooja Shri Shetty is an Indian karateka and an Aerospace engineer competing in the kumite 61 kg division.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Pooja Shri Shetty was born in a Tulu speaking bunt family in Kaup, Udupi. She completed her schooling from Little Rock Indian School and graduated with Bachelor's degree in Aerospace engineering from Amity University, Noida followed by a Master's degree in Aerospace Propulsion from Cranfield University, UK.[1]
Achievements[edit | edit source]
Pooja started training in karate from a tender age of 6 and was selected to represent India in the World Karate Championship 2000 in Germany but failed to compete owing to lack of funds and financial support. She has represented India in several WKF Karate Series A tournaments and International Championships. Her Tokyo Olympics 2020 standing is 181.[2]
| Championship | Venue | Position |
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| International Bosphorous Open Karate Championship | Istanbul, Turkey | Bronze[3] |
| Olympic Standing World Karate Championship Series "A" | Istanbul, Turkey | Participation |
| Helsinki Open Karate Championship | Helsinki, Finland | Bronze[4] |
| Serbian Open Karate Championship | Serbia | Participation |
| Olympic Standing World Karate Championship Series "A" | Santiago, Chile | Participation |
| Burgkirchen International Open Karate Championship | Germany | Silver |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "ಅಂತಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಓಪನ್ ಕರಾಟೆ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್'ಶಿಪ್: ಪೂಜಾ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಬೆಳ್ಳಿ ಪದಕ - BUNTS NEWS WORLD". www.buntsnews.com.
- ↑ "Tokyo 2020 Standings". setopen.sportdata.org.
- ↑ "set-online". www.sportdata.org.
- ↑ "set-online". www.sportdata.org.
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