Staff Sergeant Najah wins gold at Akshay Kumar Kudo Tournament

A Maldivian citizen has won a gold medal at the 11th Akshay Kumar International Invitational Kudo Tournament.

Kudo is a Japanese hybrid martial art.

The 11th Akshay Kumar International Invitational Kudo Tournament was held in Surat, Gujrat, India on Thursday, October 24.

Feeling a little under the weather today but made it to XIth Akshay Kumar International Invitational Kudo Tournament in Surat ????????And I’m so glad I did, to see such little champions, not just participate but excel..made it all worthwhile. Thank you to all the kids & their parents pic.twitter.com/tJHprR4vxt

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) October 24, 2019

Several Maldivian citizens took part in the tournament, including Staff Sergeant Ibrahim Najah from the Special Forces of the MNDF, who won a gold medal after successfully competing in the PI 240 category.

He was presented with the gold medal last Saturday.

Najah has been congratulated by the Chief of Defense Force, Major-General Abdulla Shamaal.