The Madhya Pradesh State Fencing Academy player Pragya Singh has made the country and the state proud by earning a silver medal in the Asian Fencing Championship.
The championship was played from February 24 to March 3 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Pragya Singh won this medal in the EP event of Fencing.
Pragya won the silver medal in the final with a score of 45-36 while playing with the player of Uzbekistan.
State Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Hon. Yashodhara Raje Scindia has congratulated and congratulated fencing player Pragya Singh on winning a silver medal in the Asian Fencing Championship.
It is noteworthy that M.P. State Fencing Academy player Pragya Singh has been a part of the Indian team in the recently held Senior Grand Prix-2022. This competition was played in Qatar.
This is the first international medal of the farmer's daughter Pragya Singh. Pragya has so far won 11 medals in national competitions.
The players of the State Fencing Academy are learning the nuances of the game of fencing under the guidance of the academy's chief coach Bhupendra Singh Chouhan.
Meanwhile, in the Women's Cricket Academy run by the Sports and Youth Welfare Department, a talent search is being organized for women cricketers in different phases at Shivpuri, Bhopal Indore and Jabalpur. Players in the age group of 14 to 21 will be able to participate in this talent search.
In Women's Cricket Academy, talent search for players of Bhopal, Narmadapuram and Sagar divisions was organized on 2nd and 3rd March at Ankur Khel Ground, Bhopal. 67 women players participated in this selection trial.
Out of which 18 female players have been selected for the final trials.
Talent search for the players of Jabalpur division will be organized on March 4 to 5 at Ranital Sports Complex, Jabalpur and on March 7 to 8 for the players of Gwalior and Chambal divisions at Akademi Sports Complex, Shivpuri.