The female players of Madhya Pradesh State Wrestling Academy exhibited an impressive performance at the National Wrestling Competition. The female players brought laurels to the State by bagging a silver medal and four bronze medals at the championship. It is to be noted that the championship was held in the city of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. Girls from Madhya Pradesh Wrestling Academy were wonderful during all the matches. Interestingly, this is the first time that the wrestling players of the Academy secured third position in the championship. Player Himanshi Punjabi won a silver medal in the championship. Besides, four players Madhuri Patel, Priyanka Yadav, Priyanshi Prajapat and Hansaben Rathore bagged bronze medals.
Here on Wednesday, medal winners met the State Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia. Sports Minister congratulated the players on winning the medals in the national wrestling competition. She later, encouraged them to win the gold medal in the upcoming events and championships. She also said that they should perform similarly at international platform too. On this occasion, Director Sports and Youth Welfare S.l. Thoussen was also present. In the national wrestling competition, Academy’s player Himanshi Punjabi defeated Kerala's player in the quarter-final match and Jharkhand’s player in the semi-finals. She played in 66 kg category and won the silver medal in the final match.
Similarly, Academy's player Madhuri Patel played under 36 kg, Priyanka Yadav played under 58kg, Priyanshi Prajapat played under 50kg and Hasababen Rathore played under 46 kgs and won bronze medals each. These players bagged medals in the national wrestling competition by participating in the leadership of Academy's coach Vinay Prajapati and Sakha Rani.