Rural sport talents of Barbil and Sialijoda in Keonjhar district with support of the JSPl Foundation have once again excelled in national-level championship.
The Kick-Boxing and Wushu team comprising sports talents of Sialijoda under Deojhar gram panchayat in Joda Block have bagged two silver and two bronze medals in the 15th Sub-Junior National Wushu Championship-2016 held at Patanjali, Haridwar in Uttarakhand recently.
A team of 12 students, including eight from Sialijoda and four from Barbil, represented in the event. While Krishna Munda of Sialijoda and Bapi Chatterjee of Barbil bagged one silver medal each, Manju Munda and Kirtimayee Munda won bronze medals. The winners were given grand welcome at Deojhar railway station by the JSPl Foundation team, local leaders and sports lovers.
EVP and Unit Head TS Shanbhogue congratulating the sports icons said, “It is a matter of pride for Barbil and JSPl Foundation that the rural talents have won laurels in the national event. This shows that if rural students, given an opportunity, can shine in global competitions. I wish all the best to the team and hope they will bring more medals from global competitions.”
Notably, about 80 tribal students (boys and girls in 7 -14 years age group) from the villages of Deojhar GP have been learning and practicing kick-boxing and wushu under Coach Pankaj Mahanta over the past six years at Sialijoda. The JSPl Foundation, Barbil has been promoting these popular sports among tribal youths by providing all sorts of infrastructure and coaching facilities required for national and I international level championships. These talents have already participated in many national-level championships and brought laurels.