The players of Madhya Pradesh Athlete Academy showcased a brilliant performance at the 8th Fujairah Grade Two Taekwondo Championship held in Dubai, UAE and the 3rd Al Hasan Grade One Taekwondo Championship played in Jordan.
Eight players of the academy participated in both the championships and represented the country.
Here on Wednesday, the medalists met the Director of Sports Thoussen.
Thoussen congratulated the players and coaches expressing happiness on the achievement by the academy's players at the international level.
He informed that the Taekwondo game for the National Games has also been included in the list of priority games.
He encouraged the players to practise continuously and improve their talent for better performance in the national game.
On this occasion, instructor of Taekwondo Academy Jagjit Singh Mand, Assistant Instructor Latika Bhandari, and Assistant Director Shipra Srivastava were also present.
In the third Al Hasan Grade One Taekwondo Championship played in Jordan, academy player Shashank Singh Patel won one silver medal each in the senior category 87 kg and Aastha Anand in the 73 kg weight category.
While Aarti Singh gave the country a bronze medal in the Senior Under 46 kg weight category.
Earlier in the 8th Fujaira Grade Two Taekwondo Championship held in Dubai, Academy player Anshu Dandotia won a gold medal in the under 55 kg category. This is the first time any player in the country has earned first place in the Grade Two Ranking Championship.
In the championship, academy player Gaurav Yadav brought one bronze medal each to the country in the under 54 kg and Ayushi Singh in the under 42 kg category.