The players of Madhya Pradesh State Equestrian Academy performed brilliantly at the FEI (International Equestrian Federation) World Dressage Challenge winning one gold, silver and bronze medals each.
Expressing happiness over this achievement achieved by the academy's players, Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare, Jeetu Patwari and Director Sports and Youth Welfare SL Thoussen has congratulated the medal winning players and praised their performance.
In the youth class of FEI World Dressage Challenge held in Delhi from November 1 and 2, Academy player Omar Ali from North Zone gave the country a gold medal and Academy player Aditya Ayush Singh won the bronze medal.
While Academy player Faraz Khan finished fourth. In the competition, Omar Ali performed on the horse 'Pratap' of Tharobrid and won the gold medal, defeating 27 horsemen. This is the first time a boarding player of the academy has earned a gold medal in the FEI World Day 4 Challenge.
Academy player Aditya Ayush Singh earned a bronze medal while performing on 'Amara' Ash.
Similarly, in the senior category of FEI World Dressage session held in Bangalore from November 3 to 4 the academy's player Paridhi Joshi gave the country a silver medal from South Zone. Paridhi earned the medal while performing on Warmblood's horse 'Savila'.
The said players are trained under the guidance of Captain Bhagirath, chief instructor of Madhya Pradesh Equestrian Academy.
Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Athletics Academy player Sandeep Singh performed brilliantly today at the 35th National Junior Athletics Championships held at Nagarjuna University Guntur, Andhra Pradesh from November 2 to 6, 2019, in Madhya Pradesh's silver medal in the long jump event of the under-16 boys category.
Sandeep received this medal with a jump of 6.79 meters. With this medal, the academy's players have earned a total of eight medals so far, including four gold, two silver and two bronze.