His passion is his profession- SATA coach Trilok Subba

 MUKESH SHARMA KALIMPONG, May 14: It may be called either the ill fate of the hills and the State or good fate of the neighbouring Sikkim, that the internationally acclaimed Taekwondo Champ, Trilok Subba despite of being born in Kalimpong is providing his services as the State Coach to the Sikkim Amateur Taekwondo Association (SATA). trilok subba A player, a coach and a referee Trilok, though being born to father PL Subba and mother Renulina Subba, both former MLAs of Kalimpong, politics never was a matter of interest for him unlike to his parents. In lieu of following the footsteps of his parents, Trilok chose to stay away from politics since his school days; rather he developed a keen interest in Taekwondo. With his dedication he has been able to make his passion his profession. 

After attaining his school education from Kumudini Homes and the Scottish Universities Mission Institution (SUMI), Trilok then enrolled himself in St. Joseph’s College, Darjeeling for further education. But the 1986 Gorkhaland agitation hampered his education compelling him to pursue his BA Degree from Sikkim Government College, Tadong. Trilok was already a Black Belt 1st Dan by participating in an international championship before going to Sikkim. Now a Black Belt 6th Dan, Trilok has been trained by Mar Tshering Lepcha, Passang Foning and Akhey Lee during his SUMI days in 1981. With more number of international championship awards than nationals his list of accomplishments comprise of 4 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze in international level and 2 gold, 5 silver and 1 bronze in national level. His record within the last 5 years include 1 bronze in Commonwealth Championship- 2011, 1 gold in the 6th Malaysia Classic International Championship- 2011, 2 gold and 2 bronze in the 3rd Scottish Open International Championship, 1 gold in the 1st World Goodwill Championship and 1 silver in the SAARC Kickboxing Championship. Apart from these wins Trilok has also participated in various international championships in Egypt, Uzbekistan, South Korea and SAARC countries. With all these gold, silver and bronze under his belt, this Taekwondo Champ has been able to carve a niche for himself and the nation as a whole in the international level. This son of Kalimpong with a Diploma in Taekwondo from the National Games Academy, Bangalore and SAI is not only the Sikkim State Coach but also holds a post of an International Referee. Right at the moment, Trilok is on visit to his hometown, Kalimpong where he will be training 20- 22 children (coming from rural areas) through Jankidas Subba Memorial Taekwondo Dojang. One of the students of this association, Robin Rai is already a Junior National Champion and has also won silver in the Senior National Championships. Trilok will be training the children of this association for the next 2 days whereas; Robin will be imparting the training for the next 5 days. 

Trilok now aims in making Robin an international player who is undertaking Taekwondo lessons from him. He is also working towards organizing a national level Taekwondo Competition in the hills and Kalimpong. Speaking about the trainings this dedicated coach says that a player needs to train for 6- 8 hours. He also feels that the children from Darjeeling too have immense potential but it needs to be nurtured well. Because of his vast contribution in the field of Taekwondo and also in making the hills and the nation proud, Trilok has also been honoured by the Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh (BGP) with Gorkha Gaurav Puraskar, Kalimpong Sports Association and Darjeeling Tea and Tourist Committee.