Karnataka competitors win silver and eight excellence awards at WorldSkills
Nine candidates from Karnataka received international honours at the 48th WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai, according to a report in The Hindu. Smriti Nambiar won silver and India’s Best of Nation award in bakery, while eight other candidates earned Medallions of Excellence across advanced engineering and industrial skills.
Nine candidates from Karnataka have received international honours at the 48th World Skills Competition in Shanghai, China, according to The Hindu. Karnataka sent 16 candidates as part of the Team India contingent. The group secured one silver medal, India’s Best of Nation trophy and eight Medallions of Excellence across four advanced engineering and industrial skills.
Smriti Nambiar won the silver medal in the Bakery category and was also awarded the Best of Nation honour for India. The result made her the highest-placed Indian competitor identified in the report. Eight other Karnataka candidates received Medallions of Excellence.
Pawan B.S. was recognised in Additive Manufacturing, while Suhan Mascarenhas and Mallinath earned awards in Industry 4.0. Jayant K.
and Deepu M.S. received Medallions of Excellence in Mechatronics. Dhanusha M.G.
was recognised for Electrical Installations, and Abhishek Somanna Sighnalli and Vinay M.H. received awards in Robot Systems Integration. The awards covered skills linked to manufacturing, automation, electrical work, robotics and bakery.
The report described the honours as international recognition for the candidates’ performance in the competition. Karnataka Minister for Medical Education and Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Sharan Prakash Patil congratulated the winners. He said their participation on a global platform demonstrated the skills, talent and dedication of young people from the state.
The competition was held in Shanghai, but the source material does not provide the dates, the full medal table or the names and results of competitors from other states. It identifies the Karnataka contingent’s silver medal, Best of Nation award and eight Medallions of Excellence as the principal results.
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