Players of Madhya Pradesh State Water Sports Academy showcased an impressive performance at 39th Junior National Rowing Championship by bagging two gold and two bronze medals. The 39th Junior National Rowing Championship had a grand closure on Saturday with brilliant performance by players of Madhya Pradesh.
In the 1000 m race the players brought laurels to the State by bagging four medals. Having won four medals in the championship, Madhya Pradesh remained second in the score board. With three gold medals, Orrisa got first position and with four medals including a gold medal, two silver medals and one bronze medal Kerala remained at the third position on the score board.
Madhya Pradesh Academy players earned gold medals in the junior boys category of the Single Scull and Double Scull Event while the junior boys and girls category in Coxless four event Rowing Academy players won one bronze medal. President of Rowing Federation of India, Rajlakshmi Singh Dev, President of Sports and Youth Welfare S.L. Thoussen felicitated the medal winners of the championship.
Madhya Pradesh’s player Mangal Singh won the gold medal in the final rounds of the single-scull boys category. While West Bengal and Karnataka players remained at second and third position respectively. Similarly, the duo players of Academy Nitesh Bhardwaj and Praduman Mandloi gave Madhya Pradesh a gold medal in the double-scull competition.
Madhya Pradesh players Vedanta Kulshresh, Ajay Singh, Vijay Pal Singh and Prince Nassir won the bronze medal in the junior boys category's Coxless Four event. Similarly, Pratyusha Jain, Partibha Bharti, Jyoti Kushwaha and Monika Bhadauriya won a bronze medal to Madhya Pradesh while performing well in the Coxless Four event. The concluding programme was addressed by Rajlakshmi Singh Dev, President of the Rowing Federation of India. On the occasion Director Sports and Youth Welfare SL Thoussen congratulated the medal winners and congratulated the participants.
On this occasion, Girish Fernandes, Secretary of the Rowing Federation of India, Life Time President of Rowing Federation of India Colonel CP, Robin Dutta, President of Madhya Pradesh Rowing Association, President of Madhya Pradesh Rowing Association, Arjuna Award Padmashree Bajrang Lal Thakkar, Chief Instructor of Madhya Pradesh Rowing Academy, Chief Trainer of Sailing Academy GL Yadav other coaches and players were present.