Players of Madhya Pradesh Athletics Academy continue to perform well in the 36th National Junior Athletics Competition being played in Guwahati.
Sportspersons of the state won four medals, including two gold, one silver and one bronze, to Madhya Pradesh.
On the third day of the competition, star player Sunil Dabur of Madhya Pradesh State Athletics Academy gave Madhya Pradesh a second successive gold medal after performing brilliantly. Sunil ran 14 minutes 13.95 in 5 thousand meters race
Taking the time of the second, broke the record made 24 years ago and set a new national record and
In 1996, Manipur athlete N. Gojan Singh set a national record of 14: 14.48 seconds. This is Sunil Davar's second golden success in this national competition.Similarly, in the competition Athletics Academy player Bajrangi Prajapati completed the 10 kilometer walk in 43 minutes 36.53 seconds and gave Madhya Pradesh a silver medal. Academy player Nimisha Dayma gave Madhya Pradesh a bronze medal in the triple jump. Nimisha earned the medal by jumping 11.62 meters.
Madhya Pradesh player Hemant Singh Raghuvanshi won the gold medal by throwing 18.84 meters in the shotput, setting a new national record in the shot-under-14 event played today.
Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare Yashodhara Raje Scindia expressed her contentment on the success of Madhya Pradesh's players in the National Junior Athletics Competition and congratulated the medal winning players.
This national competition will be played till February 10. In the competition, 22 players are participating in the guidance of the academy's chief trainer SK Prasad, Ghanshyam Yadav, Anupama Shrivastava and Virender Dabas.