Players Jigyasa Rajput and Ruchir Srivas of Boxing Academy, Madhya Pradesh State Martial Arts won bronze medals in the National Boxing Championship.
Both the medal winning players met Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare, Yashodhara Raje Scindia at Tatya Tope Stadium on Thursday. The Sports Minister congratulated both the players for winning medals.
Sports Minister said that our players are winning medals at national and international level. It is a matter of pride for us. She said that the State Government and the Sports Department would not allow any shortage of sports and sportspersons.
She said that it is our endeavor to provide world class facilities to the players. We have provided world class facilities to our players. This medal is the result of tireless hard work of the players.
The coaches are giving them high level training, and congratulations to them too. Director Sports and Youth Welfare Ravi Kumar Gupta and Head Coach of Boxing Academy Vishwamitra Awardee Shri Roshanlal were also present on the occasion.
Jigyasa Rajput won the bronze medal in the Senior Women's Boxing Championship played in Hisar, Haryana.
The championship was played from October 21 to 27. Jigyasa earned 75 to 81 kg. Jigyasa won two medals so far in national competitions.
Ruchir Srivas won a bronze medal by participating in the Men's Senior National Boxing Championship. This championship was played in Bilehari, Karnataka from September 15 to 21.
Ruchir defeated boxers from Chhattisgarh, Sikkim and Rajasthan to enter the semi-finals. Here he was defeated by a boxer from Haryana by a close margin. Ruchir so far won three medals in national competitions.