The Taekwondo players of Madhya Pradesh Martial Arts Academy exhibited an impressive performance at the 37th Junior National Taekwondo Championship. The players bagged four medals including two gold medals and two bronze medals.
The championship was held in two sessions one at Dharwar in Karnataka and other at Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh.
In the Junior National Taekwondo competition held in Bilaspur from December 27 to 31, 2017, Academy's player Shashank Singh Patel won gold medal in 78 kg and Kunal Dhosale bagged 78 kg weight. While in the same competition 63kg of the weightlifter, Academy's player Ishaan Sharma won the bronze medal.
Similarly, in the junior National Taekwondo competition held in Dharwad, Academy's player Hush Dube earned a bronze medal in the weight of 47 kilograms.
Medal winners were felicitated by the State Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare Yashodhara Raje Scindia on Saturday at her residence. Scindia expressed her deep contentment. The Sports Minister appreciated the performance of the players and congratulated them on winning the medal.
She congratulated the players for the achievement and wished them luck for their future. She also encouraged them to play well and not get distracted from their focus. Scindia also told the players to give their best at the other championships.
Director of Sports and Youth Welfare Department Upendra Jain also congratulated the players and asked them to play well at the championship.
On this occasion, Chief Instructor of the Taekwondo Academy BlN Murthy and assistant coach latika Bhandari was also present.