Bhopal

MP bags three gold, one bronze at Oman Sailing championship

Staff Reporter

Showcasing a brilliant performance at the Sultanate Oman Sailing Championship, the players of Madhya Pradesh Sailing Academy bagged three gold medals and one bronze medal.

At the championship the Indian team secured five medals. The Indian Sailing team performed brilliantly by bagging three medals including three gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medals.

It is to be noted that at the Sultanate Oman Sailing Championship Madhya Pradesh State Water Sports Academy's player Satish Yadav and Ashish Vishwakarma won a gold medal each in boys category and Ritika Dangi won a gold medal in the girls category. Similarly, Academy player Uma Chahan won a bronze medal in the girls category.

Tamil Nadu player Neil Anand, who was part of the Indian Sailing team, presented a silver medal to the nation in the child category.

Appreciating the spectacular performance of the players in the championship, the State Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia congratulated the medal winners and appreciated their efforts. She said that the State players have made the country and state proud by winning medals at an international platform.

Players of Water Sports Academy won medals by participating in the championship under the leadership of assistant coach Anil Sharma.

Director Sports and Youth Welfare S.l. Thoussen expressed his contentment by applauding the Water Sports Academy's players for their excellent performance in the championship.

 It may be mentioned that the said players are receiving training from the chief coach of Water Sports Academy, Arjun Avardi and Gl Yadav.