The players of Madhya Pradesh State Water Sports Academy brought laurels to the State by bagging medals at different championships held on an international platform. The players won bronze and silver medals in two different championships held at Jakarta and Korea.
The players of Madhya Pradesh State Water Sports Academy Ekta Yadav and Shaila Charles won a bronze medal at Asian Sailing Championship held at Jakarta. Besides, players Mangal Singh, Nitesh Bhardwaj, Rohit Sandhaw and Vijay Pal won silver medal at the Asian Junior Rowing Championship held in Korea.
Here on Tuesday, the players met the State Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia. The Sports Minister congratulated medal winners at the Asian Sports Championship and Asian Junior Rowing Championships of Water Sports Academies.
She said that the players of Madhya Pradesh are making the country and State proud by exhibiting such an impressive performance and winning medals in international competitions. She further said, “We are proud of our players and wish them luck for future endeavours.”
She encouraged the players to do well in future championships as well. On this occasion, Director Sports and Youth Welfare S.l.
Thoussen, the sailing instructor of Water Sports Academy Captain Dalbir Singh were present on the occasion.
It is notable that in the 49-odd class boat event of the Asian Sailing Championship held in Jakarta, Madhya Pradesh Water Sports Academy's singing player Ekta Yadav and Shaila Charles gave the country bronze medal. Similarly in the Asian Junior Rowing Championship held in Korea, the pair of Madhya Pradesh Water Sports Academy's Mangal Singh and Nitesh Bhardwaj added the Junior Men Quarterpool School and Rohit Sandhav and Vijay Pal Singh together in the Junior Men Coxless Four Event and won silver medal.