Bhopal

Khelo India Youth Game: Players’ grand show continues

Staff Reporter

At Khelo India Youth Games, the players are exhibiting their talent immensly. A total of four medals including one gold in wrestling, one silver in shooting and one bronze and one bronze in swimming were won by Madhya Pradesh players.

Madhya Pradesh performed brilliantly in the matches played on Saturday under the Khelo India Youth Games. Wrestling Academy player Pooja Jat gave Madhya Pradesh a gold medal in the 53 kg weight category for Girls Under-21.

In the shooting under-21 girls, Neeru of shooting academy won silver and Preeti Rajak won bronze medal in Madhya Pradesh. Similarly in swimming, Madhya Pradesh player Nanak Moolchandani was btilliant with 1.02.06m / s in 100m race at back stroke event. He won a bronze medal with time.

Madhya Pradesh has got this second medal in swimming. Earlier, in swimming under-21 individual competition, Varun Patel scored 1.08.51m / s in 100m stroke. He won a bronze medal.

Including these medals, the players of the state have given a total of 36 medals including 12 gold, 10 silver and 14 bronze to Madhya Pradesh at the Khelo India Youth Games so far. Madhya Pradesh is eighth in the medals table with these medals.

Director Sports and Youth Welfare S. L. Thousen praised the performance of Madhya Pradesh players at the Khelo India Youth Games and congratulated all the medal winning players. They are encouraging him by being present among the players in Guwahati.

Meanwhile, academy player Sunil Davar will represent Indian team in 9th Asian Indoor Athletics Championship

The Championship will be held in China on  February 12 and 13. Sports Minister Jitu Patwari and Director of Sports  SL Thoussen congratulated him.

Sunil Dabur has been selected in the Indian team for the 1500 meters race. The Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Jitu Patwari and Director Sports and Youth Welfare Athletics Academy's talented player Sunil Dabur were selected in the Indian Athletics Team.