A 12-year-old Sailing player Eklavya Batham from Madhya Pradesh State Water Sports Academy will represent the Indian team in the World Sailing Championship (World Sailing Championship) to be held from 30 June to 10 July 2021 at Rivadel Garda, Italy.
Eklavya Batham is the only player from Madhya Pradesh to participate in the World Sailing Championship. Apart from Madhya Pradesh, the Indian team of five-member players, including three boys and two girls, includes one each from Mumbai and Goa and two players from Hyderabad.
On the selection of Eklavya Batham in the World Sailing Championship, Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia expressed happiness and congratulated him. She encouraged Eklavya to do his best in the championship and wished him all the best.
Sports Director Pawan Jain congratulated Eklavya on achieving this success in the World Sailing Championship. Chief Instructor of Sailing Arjun and Vishwamitra Awardee G.L. Yadav told that Eklavya Batham has been training in Sailing Academy for the last four years and at present he is at the first position in the national ranking.
Meanwhile, in the 60th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championship held in Patiala, Punjab from June 25 to 29, 2021, player of Madhya Pradesh State Athletics Academy, Babita Patel won a silver medal by performing brilliantly.
Babita Patel earned this medal by jumping 3.40 meters high in the pole vault event.Appreciating the excellent performance of Babita Patel in the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championship, Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia congratulated Babita