Chhattisgarh Jump Rope teams (junior) have left for Karnataka to participate in the 10th National Junior Jump Rope Competition on Wednesday. The competition would be held in Karnataka from November 8 to 12.
Akhilesh Dubey vice president Jump Rope Federation of India informed that the jump rope players have undergone a 21-day rigorous training programme conducted at M G M School in Raipur. Dubey claimed that the junior teams (boys and girls) would bring laurels for the state.
He said that the Chhattisgarh this time around is more focusing on team events – Junior Under-16 and Under-18. Players from Chhattisgarh would take part in Double Dutch Speed, Double Dutch Freestyle, Double Dutch Pairs Freestyle, Chinese Wheel, Single Rope Pairs Freestyle during the competition.
The boys’ team includes Abhijit Mohidkar, Himanshu Biturwar, Vishal Kashyap, Himanshu Kashyap, Kunal Kanwar, Dhananjay Baghel, Hritik Verma, Bramharaj Sahu, Pritram, Raghunandan, Divyansh Jha, Ayush Manikpuri, Ayush Soni and Mayank lahre. Similarly, the girls’ team includes Shruti Sahu, Isha Verma, Smriti Patel, Samiksha Choudhary, Omkareshwari Pradhan and Dhanshika Maithani. Radheshyam Sahu is the manager while international jump rope player Rajdeep Singh Hargotra is the coach.