FULL NAME: Ritesh Ray
NICK NAME: Sonu/Somu
GENDER: Male
BORN: 2 June 2001 and 2 June 2000 (Source: Orissa State Karate-Do Association). 2 June 1994 (Source: Facebook)
FAMILY: Father (), Mother ()
HOME ADDRESS: Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Studied at Kendriya Vidyalaya No 1 and Rajdhani College, Bhubaneswar
PROFESSION: Not known
TRAINING PLACE: Not known
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Not known
TEAMS/UNITS REPRESENTED: Odisha State Karate-Do Association and Karate India Organisation, India Police

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

NATIONAL:
*     Won the silver medal in senior male +84 kg fight event of the KIO National Karate Championships, held at Multipurpose Hall in Dehradun, Uttarakhand from 8-12 May 2024.
*     Bagged a double, winning one gold medal each in under-21 and senior men 84kg individual kumite events of the All-India Inter-Zone Karate Championship, held at Talkatora Indoor Stadium, in New Delhi on 2 December 2022.
*     Won the bronze medal in boys 16-17 years fight event of the National Junior, Cadet & U-21 Karate Championship, held at Guwahati, Assam from 5-7 April, 2019.

INTERNATIONAL:
*     Won 1 Gold medal (male above 84kg kumite) in the karate competition of the 21st World Police and Fire Games, held in Birmingham, USA from 27 June to 6 July 2025.
*     Won the Bronze medal in senior male 84+kg kumite at the 11th Commonwealth Karate Championship, held in Durban, South Africa on 28-29 Nov 2024.

MISCELLANEOUS:
*     Won one bronze medal in team fight category of the Indian Challengers Cup 7th International Karate Championship, held at Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata on 29-30 July 2023.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 13 April 2019
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 12 July 2025