Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met the Gold Medalist team of 62nd National School Boys Hockey Competition (under 17) at CM House on Wednesday. Mayor Alok Sharma was also present on the occasion. CM Chouhan congratulated the players and extended best wishes for their bright future.
The Coach of Madhya Pradesh Hockey Team Sajid Noor informed that the competition was held from November 22 to 26 at Bhopal. A total of 29 teams took part in the competition and Madhya Pradesh has won the Gold Medal by trouncing Delhi team by 7-0 goals in the final match played on November 26.
He further mentioned that Madhya Pradesh has won Gold Medal for the first time in this competition. Moreover, Madhya Pradesh has bagged medal first time after 27 years. Earlier, a silver medal was won by Madhya Pradesh in the competition at Rajnandgaon.
Meanwhile, Badminton player of Bhopal, Gouranshi Sharma has glorified the name of the state by winning bronze medal 4th national athletic games of the deaf at Jamshedpur
Notably, the 9-year-old player, Gouranshi was trained by badminton coach Rashmi Malviya in the TT Nagar stadium. Gouranshi stands on number 4 sub junior (under 13 age category) in the national ranking.
Minister of State for Sports and Youth Welfare Yashodhara Raje Scindia has expressed happiness and congratulated Gouranshi Sharma on her achievement.
After returning from Jamshedpur, Gouranshi met the Sports and Youth Welfare Director Upendra Jain. Jain has expressed happiness and congratulated Gouranshi Sharma on her achievement.