Pooja Shri Shetty

Pooja Shri Shetty (born 10 August 1990) is an Indian karateka and an Aerospace engineer competing in the kumite 61 kg division.

Pooja Shri Shetty

Personal information
Nationality	Indian
Born	10 August 1990 Kaup, Udupi
Alma mater	Cranfield University
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb; 9 st 2 lb)
Sport
Sport	Karate
Weight class	-61 Kg
Event	Kumite
Medal record Representing  India Women's Karate Open Karate Championships 2019 Istanbul Kumite-61 kg 2019 Helsinki Kumite-61 kg 2019 Burgkirchen German Kumite-61 kg

Early life

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

Pooja started training in karate from a tender age of 6. 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
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