Judo player Vishal Jat exhibited an impressive show by winning a silver medal at All-Junior National Judo Championship 2017. Vishal is a player of Madhya Pradesh State Judo Academy.
In the All-Junior National Judo Championship, Vishal Jat defeated the Kerala, Orissa and Gujarat player and won the silver medal in the final match under 55kgs category. Another player of the academy Ram also participated in the championship under 50 kgs category.
Here on Wednesday, medal winner Vishal Jat met State Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia. The Sports Minister appreciated the performances made by Vishal Jat in the All-Junior National Judo Championship and encouraged him to give similar performance in future as well. On the occasion, Secretary of Sports Department Sachin Sinha and Director of Sports and Youth Welfare Upendra Jain were also present.
Notably, Vishal entered the academy a year ago and took the guidance of the international judo coach Kamla Rawat and coach Geetika Pant.
Meanwhile, player of Madhya Pradesh State Boxing Academy Manish Uike earned bronze in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh for second senior national championship held from October 23 to 30.
Manish Uike defeated the boxers of Manipur and Gujarat in the first two encounters of the championship and defeated them in the first round. In the third match, Mizoram beat the boxer 4-1 to make it to the semi-finals. Manish Uike won the bronze medal in the semi-finals and won the pride of the state.
Expressing happiness over the achievement of medalist Manish Uike, the State Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia congratulated him. Besides, Director of Sports and Youth Welfare Upendra Jain also appreciated the outstanding performance of Boxing Academy player Manish Uike. It is notable that Manish Uike is trained under the guidance of Roshan lal, Chief Instructor of the Boxing Academy.